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Laura de Santillana

Laura de Santillana

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    Courtesy of Enrico Fiorese
    Courtesy of Enrico Fiorese
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    "Veiling, shading, blurring...aethetic dignity of reality in all its smallest aspects, pure and rarefied"
    – Laura de Santillana

    Born in Venice in 1955, Laura de Santillana (1955–2019) studied classics and architecture before moving to New York City, where she worked with the Vignelli Associates studio whilst attending the School of Visual Arts. De Santillana went on to design art books and began designing objects and lamps for the family business, Venini, alongside her father Ludovico. Founded with her father and brother, de Santillana served as art director of EOS until 1993.

          Following a commission to design a kaiseki range in glass, Laura began a long working relationship with Japan, notably alongside lacquer master Suzuki Mutsumi. From 1999 until her death in 2019, de Santillana committed herself to innovating glass techniques; it is during this period that she created many of her iconic works, including her signature standing glass series. 

  • Biography
    Courtesy of Enrico Fiorese
    Courtesy of Enrico Fiorese
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    Public Collections:

    Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, USA

    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, USA

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA

    Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA

    Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France

    Museo Vetrario di Murano (Murano Glass Museum), Venice, Italy

    Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Kunstmuseum Duesseldorf im Ehrenhof, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany

    Glasmuseum Lette - Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld, Germany

    Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, München, Germany

    Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, USA

    Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California, USA

    Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, USA

    Sao Paolo Museu de Arte, São Paulo, Brazil

  • Works
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy Courtesy of Douglas Dubler
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy Courtesy of Fabio Zonta
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Lamette | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy

    Laura de Santillana

    Untitled (Lametta), 2019
    Hand-blown and slumped glass
    H11 3/8 x W9 x D3 1/2 in
    H29 x W23 x D9 cm
    C27569_(LS2019_LAM10)
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    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Lamette | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) Blue Lametta | Laura de Santillana | Ippodo Gallery | Murano Glass | Japan and Italy
    Laura de Santillana was known as a master of color; often she allowed hues to withdraw behind the other qualities of glass, such as the slumping form and cold-worked surface. The tension of the glass, which is affected by the properties of each unique color, are in constant fluctuation and require careful coordination to yield deep layers of blue contrasted with complimentary orange.
  • Video
  • Exhibitions
    • Laura de Santillana: Echoes of Her Gaze

      Laura de Santillana: Echoes of Her Gaze

      Impressions of Tokyo and Kyoto in Glass 15 May - 29 Jun 2024
      Exhibition opens Wednesday, May 15, 2024 . Opening Reception : May 15, 6 PM to 8 PM. All visitors are welcome : Mon.—Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM. Private viewing...
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    • Through Her Eyes

      Through Her Eyes

      In Memory of Laura de Santillana 21 Oct - 18 Nov 2020
      An exhibition at Ippodo Gallery New York featuring artist Laura de Santillana's glass sculptures.
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    • Moon : Tsuki wo koso …

      Moon : Tsuki wo koso …

      Kondaya Genbey x Laura de Santillana 6 - 8 Oct 2018
      Moon : Tsuki wo koso… Genbey Yamaguchi, the tenth generation owner of the famous Kyoto obi specialist, Kondaya, is a rare breed of man. Kondaya has remained a leader in...
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  • Press
    • Hube Magazine: Frieze Masters 2025

      Julia Silverberg
    • Elle Decor Italia: Masters of the Past

      Antonio Di Mino
    • Elle Decor Italia: Frieze director Emanuela Tarizzo on Japanese-Italian influences

      Maria Chiara Valacchi
    • The World of Interiors: Natural kinship with Kettle's Yard

      Holly E J Black
    • Frieze Highlights: Fashion designer reflects on de Santillana's glass

      Roksanda Ilinčić
    • This Starlit Night

      Shoko Aono
    • Beauty Revealed in the Twilight

      Mari Hashimoto
    • Laura de Santillana: Quiet Impact

      Janet Koplos
  • Blog
    • Remembering Laura de Santillana, Through the Eyes of Her Collectors, Collaborators, and Friends

      Remembering Laura de Santillana

      Through the Eyes of Her Collectors, Collaborators, and Friends June 24, 2024
      Ippodo Gallery and Shoko Aono welcomed close friends of Laura de Santillana; Barry Friedman (art dealer), Janet Koplos (art writer), Benjamin Cobb (artist and collaborator)...
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    • Laura de Santillana, 'A Few Thoughts' (2014), A Look Back at the Glass Artist's Impression of Japan

      Laura de Santillana, "A Few Thoughts" (2014)

      A Look Back at the Glass Artist's Impression of Japan May 28, 2024
      In 2014, Laura de Santillana exhibited her signature glass artworks with Ippodo Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. At that time she recorded her internal world in...
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    • Design Miami/ 2023 Recap

      Design Miami/ 2023 Recap

      February 19, 2024
      Ippodo Gallery’s presence at Design Miami/ for a second year is met with rave reviews. We are so grateful for the enthusiastic responses of our...
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    • About Glass, A Short Introduction to Glassblowing Technique

      About Glass

      A Short Introduction to Glassblowing Technique October 20, 2020
      Glasswork has been around for centuries and glassblowing as a technique was created in the middle of the 1st century BC. Glassblowing offered new lengths...
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    • A Letter to Laura

      A Letter to Laura

      October 13, 2020
      To Laura, whom I love and respect. Dear Laura, your glass works sum up your character— s oft, graceful, intellectual yet tantalizing . The way...
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