ANGELO BROTTO
Angelo Brotto (b. 1914, Venice – d. 2002, Campiglia Marittima, Italy) was a Venetian designer and artist known for his work with glass and as a lamp designer. He graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia in 1941. Immediately thereafter, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned him to paint frescoes in Montenegro. In the late 1940's, he created pieces in Venice for Peggy Guggenheim’s collection. During his career he won many design and art awards in Bergamo, Cremona, Suzzara, and Verona, as well as at the first Exhibition of Engravings in Rome.
Brotto collaborated with the Murano glass-maker Esperia during the 1960's and 1970's, becoming a prolific lighting designer during this collaboration. His lamps, in particular, quickly earned acclaim for capturing the sensibility of the time by creating playful, artistic modern shapes, breaking with traditional ways of glass-making in Murano.
