Glass tableware MINA by Joe Colombo for ‘Fidenza Vetraria’ made in Italy

These are original vintage pressed glass cups and tableware from the 1960s, attributed to the Italian designer Joe Colombo. After years of selling these pieces, I’ve been able to trace them back to their actual producer: Fidenza Vetraria, an Italian glass factory, where this design was sold under the product name “Mina”. I originally listed these as being made by “Arno” — an attribution I copied from 1stdibs when I first encountered the design — but I can find no publication or documentation linking this glassware to Arno or Arno Fassi (a silverware manufacturer). I want to correct that here, and I apologise for any confusion this may have caused over the years.

A note on attribution and authenticity
When I first discovered these cups at a vintage market around 2010, I was immediately captivated by the design — the seamlessly stacked geometric shapes, the way pressed glass makes the contents look suspended above the table. I later found a matching listing on 1stdibs, which credited the design to Joe Colombo and named “Arno” as the producer. I used that information when I started selling these pieces, and it has since circulated widely online.
After 16 years of selling this glassware, I now believe that attribution is incorrect. The pieces I sell came once to me in original factory packaging from Fidenza Vetraria, an Italian pressed glass factory, where this set was produced under the product name “Mina”. Arno Fassi is a silverware manufacturer with no known connection to 1960s pressed glass design. I have never found any book, catalogue or museum publication linking this design to Arno. I’m genuinely sorry for having spread inaccurate information, and I want to be transparent about what I actually know and don’t know.
The design is consistent with the Italian modernist aesthetic of Joe Colombo — geometric, stackable, functional, beautiful — and the attribution to him remains plausible in spirit. But I can only say: attributed to Joe Colombo, produced by Fidenza Vetraria, Italy, circa 1960s.

Dimensions
Coffee / Tea cup D 8.5cm x W 10.5cm x H 6cm
Espresso cup D 6.5cm x W 5.5cm x H 5cm
Coffee / Tea Saucers D 14cm x W 14cm
Espresso Saucers D 10,5cm x W 10,5cm
Sugar bowl D 9cm x W 9cm x H 9cm
Milk jug D 7cm x W 9cm x H 8.5cm
Breakfast plate D 21,5cm x W 21,5cm
Dinner plate D 23cm x W 23cm
Egg cup / Candel holder D 5cm x W 5cm x H 5.5cm

How to recognise an original — and spot a remake
There are now remakes of this design being produced in Asia. Here is how to tell the difference:
Original Fidenza Vetraria — marked on the bottom with a star and the word ITALY in capital letters.
Remake — marked with ARNO and a star on the bottom. These are not vintage and not Italian. The “ARNO” mark on these newer pieces appears to be a brand name adopted for the remake, unrelated to the original Italian factory.

Every piece I sell is an original vintage item from the 1960s.