Sakura

Unique piece - Large -SAKURA - is an iconic work by Simone Crestani dated 2012 -

Simone Crestani is an artist, a designer, and a glassblowing master. He was born in Marostica, in the region of Venice, where he still lives and works. The privilege of living near Venice, a glass capital, has given him the opportunity to make frequent visits to Venetian glass masters. He started working with glass in 2000 as Massimo Lunardon’s apprentice, during which time he mastered different techniques of flameworking. He is represented by galleries in Paris, Milan, and New York City. Selected Exhibitions: 2015: Two pieces of the “Rooted-Uprooted” exhibition entered in the collection of the glass pavillon of the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv (Israel) “Le Banquet”, special group exhibition for the show “Révélations”, Grand Palais, Paris (France) “The bearable lightness of the table”, solo show for the EXPO2015, Studio Dimore Collection, Milan (Italy) “In Glass We Trust”, group show for the Venice biennale, Balbi art glass Gallery, Venice (Italy) “Yes Art Maters”, group show for Milan Design Week (Italy) “Rooted-Uprooted”, Mizgaga Museum (Israel) –solo show- 2014: “The Salon Art+Design”, New York –fair- “Manualmente, il Vetro”, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan (Italy) – group show - “New Glass Objects”, OhMyBlue, Venice (Italy) “Hotel show”, Dubai (fair) One “Delicious fish” has been exposed on an installation designed by Vincent Darré at the Musée Des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 2013: International fine art & antique dealer show, New York, NY (USA) –Fair- PAD, Paris (Frace) –Fair- “Shattered: contemporary sculpture in glass”, Frederik Meijer gardens and sculptures park, Grand Rapids, MI (USA) -group exhibition- 2012: “Delicious Fish” , Gallerie Alexandre Biaggi, Paris (France) –solo show- “Between the squares”, Bernd Goeckler introduces Simone Crestani – Bernd Goeckler Antiques, New York (USA) –solo show- The Salon Art+Design, New York (USA) –fair- “8° international prize of sculpture” – museum of contemporary art, Galliate (Italy) –group exhibition- “La via della Im-Perfezione” – Florence (Italy) –group exibition- “Fragilismo” Design Library – Milan (Italy) –group exibition- 54° Venice Biennale – Padiglione Italia Torino (Itay) –group exibition- 2011: “Peninsula Glass Guild annual show” , Hampton VA (USA) -group exhibition- “Soffi di Lume” fonderia Bucci, Pesaro (Italy) –solo show- “Fragile” stamperia Busatto, Vicenza (Italy) –group exibition- “Italy-Israel: Mediterranean senses” Hangar Bicocca, Milan; Villa Durazzo, S. Margerita Ligure; Ex Jaffa’s Train Station, Tel-Aviv (Israel) –group exibition- “ Les créations de Patrice Dangel, Simone Crestani, Mauro Fabbro”, Alexandre Biaggi Gallery, Paris (France) “Delicious Fishes”, Blanchaert Gallery, Milan (Italy) –solo show- 2010: “OPERAè’’ Excellence Hand-crafted Collective Show, Turin (Italy) -group exhibition- 2010: “Vicenza golden events”, Collective Show, Vicenza (Italy) –group exhibition- 2009: “Rivadossi-Daverio collection”, Basilica di S. Ambrogio, Milan (Italy) –group exibition- 2008: “Glass Bonsai”, Galleria Blanchaert, Milan (Italy) –solo show- 2007: “Symposium”, Tempo degli Artisti, Milan (Italy) –solo show- 2006: Installation “Cascata silente”, Parco del Sojo, Vicenza ( Italy) Styles / Movements Art Glass, Contemporary