Venini Battuti Alexandrite Crystal Ltd Edition by Tobia Scarpa & Ludovico Diaz (1962) – 516.13

It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Crystal, Aquamarine and shaded pink Alexandrite. Its translucent appearance is the result of the skill and hard work of the master glassblowers, who skilfully grind the glass to lend it a unique slightly slubbed texture

This is the cold-crafting technique that most challenges the skill and delicacy of the master glass maker. The distinctive characteristic of Beaten glass is that its surface is “sculpted” by hand with a grinding wheel. This creates countless small and apparently irregular marks on the glass surface.