Pair of Chandeliers, designed by Giusto TOSO. Italy, Fratelli Toso, 1968.

Two large chandeliers known as the 'GALA' Chandeliers consisting of 186 seperate hand blown glass pieces. Manufactured on Murano Island near Venice. Chromed metal frames, each with black metal head pieces, E27 light socket. The electrics and cables have been updated. 

In 1968, Giusto Toso received the first prize at the Venice Biennale for this glass and lamp design, where it had been exhibited for the first time.

Giusto Toso, born in Murano on May 11, 1939, is a renowned Italian designer and architect. He graduated in Architecture from Venice in 1966 and began exhibiting his work nationally in 1963. Coming from a family deeply rooted in Murano glassmaking, he started his career at his father's company, Fratelli Toso, a historic Murano glass manufacturer founded in 1854. Giusto contributed significantly to the artistic renewal of Fratelli Toso in the 1960s, designing iconic lamps such as the ‘Rio’ and ‘Elios’. Later, he worked with Barovier & Toso and Leucos and founded his design company in the 1980s in Venice. His works are exhibited internationally, including the Corning Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.