Murano glass chandelier from the tessuto series design ludovico diaz de santillana for venini origin italy period 1970s designer ludovico diaz de santillana (1931-1989) he graduated in architecture in venice, devoting himself to university teaching. He married anna venini, daughter of paolo, and took over the management of venini & c. From the death of the owner until 1985 when, with the same duties, he moved to eos for which he designed important collections. Ludovico de santillana gave great expansion to glass in architecture and opened the venini furnaces and the secrets of murano to young americans, with a delicate balance between art craftsmanship, design and industry venini brand model specimen from the 'tessuto' series material glass, metal dimensions ø 34 cm h 100 cm condition the chandelier is in working order and in very good condition, as can be seen from the attached photos. No cracks or splinters in the glass. There are slight bloomings on the metal chrome-plating. Assess through the attached photos. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no official proof of authenticity, however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution, up to 250v (europe/uk standard).the wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.