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        Overview"Veiling, shading, blurring...aethetic dignity of reality in all its smallest aspects, pure and rarefied"– Laura de SantillanaBorn 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. 
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        BiographyPublic 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 
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        WorksLaura de SantillanaSIL 2004, 2004GlassH15 3/4 x W15 3/4 in
 H40 x W40 cmC13075Courtesy of Ippodo GalleryFurther imagesGlassVideoExhibitions- 
                            
                            
                                    
                                          Laura de Santillana: Echoes of Her GazeImpressions of Tokyo and Kyoto in Glass 15 May - 29 Jun 2024Exhibition 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...Read more
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                                          Through Her EyesIn Memory of Laura de Santillana 21 Oct - 18 Nov 2020An exhibition at Ippodo Gallery New York featuring artist Laura de Santillana's glass sculptures.Read more
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                                          Moon : Tsuki wo koso …Kondaya Genbey x Laura de Santillana 6 - 8 Oct 2018Moon : 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...Read more
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                                              Hube Magazine: Frieze Masters 2025Julia Silverberg
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                                              Elle Decor Italia: Masters of the PastAntonio Di Mino
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                                              Elle Decor Italia: Frieze director Emanuela Tarizzo on Japanese-Italian influencesMaria Chiara Valacchi
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                                              The World of Interiors: Natural kinship with Kettle's YardHolly E J Black
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                                              Frieze Highlights: Fashion designer reflects on de Santillana's glassRoksanda Ilinčić
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                                              This Starlit NightShoko Aono
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                                              Beauty Revealed in the TwilightMari Hashimoto
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                                              Laura de Santillana: Quiet ImpactJanet Koplos
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                                          Remembering Laura de SantillanaThrough the Eyes of Her Collectors, Collaborators, and Friends June 24, 2024Ippodo Gallery and Shoko Aono welcomed close friends of Laura de Santillana; Barry Friedman (art dealer), Janet Koplos (art writer), Benjamin Cobb (artist and collaborator)...Read more
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                                          Laura de Santillana, "A Few Thoughts" (2014)A Look Back at the Glass Artist's Impression of Japan May 28, 2024In 2014, Laura de Santillana exhibited her signature glass artworks with Ippodo Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. At that time she recorded her internal world in...Read more
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                                          Design Miami/ 2023 RecapFebruary 19, 2024Ippodo 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...Read more
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                                          About GlassA Short Introduction to Glassblowing Technique October 20, 2020Glasswork has been around for centuries and glassblowing as a technique was created in the middle of the 1st century BC. Glassblowing offered new lengths...Read more
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                                          A Letter to LauraOctober 13, 2020To Laura, whom I love and respect. Dear Laura, your glass works sum up your character— s oft, graceful, intellectual yet tantalizing . The way...Read more
 
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