Son of a glassblower in Murano, he was a sculptor, designer and businessman. He attended the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Venice, and immediately after he started exhibiting as sculptor in the major international events. He became Gabriele D’Annunzio’s favorite artist, and he designed a funeral monument for him as well as many other sculptures and glass works which can be seen at the Vittoriale. In the years between 1921-1931 he directed the Glass Museum of Murano and then became partner and artistic director of the Venini & C. in 1925. During this period he elaborated his own personal style derived from his experience as a XX century sculptor. In 1928 he made his first pieces in "pulegoso” glass with impressive shapes and vivid colours, as well as an unusual collection of cacti, fruits and animals. In 1932 he founded the Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaiciwith Francesco Zecchin. In the post-war period he became artistic director of Alberto Seguso’s Arte Vetro where he made glass sculptures shaped while hot, and between 1953-58 he designed chandeliers and glass tiles for the Vetreria Cenedese. During the ‘60s and ‘70s he designed works then produced by Alfredo Barbini for Pauly & C.
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