Flavio Poli
Flavio Poli | |
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| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 1984 (aged 83–84) |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Awards | Compasso d'Oro |
Flavio Poli (1900–1984) was an Italian artist, known for his designs in glass.[1] [2]
Born in 1900, he was trained at the Istituto d'Arte di Venezia , then began work as a ceramicist.[2]
In 1929, he began working for the company "I.V.A.M." (Industrie Vetraie Artistiche Murano ) as a designer of glassware.[2] He was appointed artistic director of Barovier, Seguso & Ferro (later Seguso Vetri d’Arte ) in 1934, where he devised a style of 'submerged' glass, with several transparent layers, one over the other.[3] Within three years, he was a partner in the company.[2] Poli received one of the inaugural Compasso d'Oro awards in 1954 for the Seguso "Mod. 9822" blue-ruby glass vase.[4] He left Seguso in 1963.[5]
From 1964 to 1966 he led the artistic glass division of the Società Veneziana di Conterie e Cristallerie .[2]
Poli died in 1984.[2] A number of his works are in the Murano Glass Museum, as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London;[6] the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia;[7] the Corning Museum of Glass,[8] and the Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York.[9] [10]
References
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- ^ "Flavio Poli Auction Results". Artnet . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Flavio Poli". Barovier & Toso . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1900–1970: glass and design – Museo del Vetro". Murano Glass Museum . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "MOD 9822 VASE". ADI Design Museum. Retrieved 2024年06月29日.
- ^ "Artistica Soffiera Seguso". Museo del Vetro (in Italian). 2013年05月08日. Retrieved 2024年06月29日.
- ^ Poli, Flavio; Seguso Vetri d'Arte (1950–1955), Bowl , retrieved 2024年06月29日
- ^ "Flavio POLI". National Gallery of Victoria . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Flavio Poli". Corning Museum of Glass . Retrieved 2024年08月03日.
- ^ "Flavio Poli". MoMA . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Flavio Poli | "Corroso" Vase". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024年06月29日.