Fulvio Bianconi
b.1916–1996, Italy
b.1916–1996, Italy
BIOGRAPHY
One of the most famous post-war Italian
graphic designers, Fulvio Bianconi began his career learning the art of
decorating glass at the workshops of Murano under the directorship of Michael
Pinto, where he returned later in life to begin his fruitful product design
career and establish Murano as the place for production of artistic glass
around the globe. Before his innovations, glass had been used for utilitarian
purposes. Bianconi pushed the limits of glassmaking in the traditional sense
and material of glass itself by transforming it in both theory and practice.
His works—lamps, vases, and sculptural objects—were developed coming out of his
illustrious graphic design positions at some of the most prestigious publishing houses in Italy, who
allowed him to create work for the sake of exploration.
SELECTED WORKS
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