Biography

     Born in Venice in 1955, Laura de Santillana 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. 

 

Public Collection

Venezia, Museo Vetrario di Murano

Corning, Corning Museum of Glass

London, Victoria & Albert Museum

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Arts

St Louis, Saint Louis Art Museum

New York, Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

Seattle, Seattle Art Museum

Denver, Denver Art Museum

Houston, the Museum of Fine Arts

Pittsburg, Carnegie Museum of Art

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Lausanne, Mu.DAC

New York, MAD

Sao Paolo Museu de Arte

Paris, Musée des Arts Decoratifs

San Diego, Mingei International Museum

Dusseldorf, Kunst Museum im Ehrenhof

Coburg, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg

Coesfeld-Lette, Ernsting Stiftung, Alterhof Herding museum

Hamburg, Museum Fur Kunst und Gewerbe

 München, Neue Sammlung

IMA Indianapolis Museum of Art

Boston, MFA

Miami, Lowe Art Museum

Works
  • Laura de Santillana, Tokyo-ga (Nero/Verde), 2008
    Laura de Santillana
    Tokyo-ga (Nero/Verde), 2008
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled (Powders) 2002, 2002
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled (Powders) 2002, 2002
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Black cut - Black diptych
    Laura de Santillana
    Black cut - Black diptych
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Black cut - Black diptych
    Laura de Santillana
    Black cut - Black diptych
    glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Ciel Terrestre, 2017
    Laura de Santillana
    Ciel Terrestre, 2017
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Leaf (bronze)
    Laura de Santillana
    Leaf (bronze)
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, SIL 2004, 2004
    Laura de Santillana
    SIL 2004, 2004
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Tokyo-ga 2011 (brown/white), 2011
    Laura de Santillana
    Tokyo-ga 2011 (brown/white), 2011
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Tokyo-ga 2011 (violet /white), 2011
    Laura de Santillana
    Tokyo-ga 2011 (violet /white), 2011
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, UNTITILED (3 x DARK GREY MIAMI FLAG)
    Laura de Santillana
    UNTITILED (3 x DARK GREY MIAMI FLAG)
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled, 2019
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled, 2019
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled, 2019
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled, 2019
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled, 2019
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled, 2019
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled, 2019
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled, 2019
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled (Bamboo Tree), 2016
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled (Bamboo Tree), 2016
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled (Bamboo Tree)
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled (Bamboo Tree)
    Glass
  • Laura de Santillana, Untitled (Triplet), 2019
    Laura de Santillana
    Untitled (Triplet), 2019
    Glass
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