Tomaso Buzzi

Italian architect and designer (1900-1981) who was artistic director of Venini in the early 1930s, creating refined series of glass such as the Laguna and Alga works. A close collaborator of Gio Ponti, he also designed interiors, furniture and objects for an aristocratic clientele. Late in life he created La Scarzuola, his fantastical ideal city in Umbria. Collectors prize his Venini glass above all.