Laura Diaz de Santillana, Blue glass vase with gold foil 'Sommersi Oro', Venini, 1985

Beautiful sea blue glass vase with gold foil 'Sommersi Oro' ('Submerged Gold'), designed by Laura Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy, 1985. Signed 'Venini Italia Laura 85'.This design is inspired by 'Sommersi foglia oro', designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in 1934-1936. Laura Diaz de Santillana (1955-) is the granddaughter of Paolo Venini, founder of the Venini glass factory, one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass. Her father, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, was director of Venini. Laura Diaz de Santillana was brought up with love for glass work. During the period 1976-1985 she worked for Venini and learned the age-old techniques of Murano glass. Today she is one of the leading female glass artists in the predominantly masculine world of Murano. Numerous exhibitions were dedicated to her work.