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Set of Two Square Wall Appliques in Murano by Carlo Nason, Italy 1970s

About the Item

When you talk about wall appliques made from Murano in the 1960s and 1970s, it is impossible to ignore Carlo Nason. He was the sole designer at the manufacturer Mazzega for decades and created a strong and recognizable style that is very popular today. Design The special thing about his designs is that they are both funky and chic. Of course, Murano glass inherently contains a kind of class and beauty that without even molded into a certain shape already attracts the eye. The shapes and composition and, as in this case, combined with another material creates an attractive dynamic.For the design of these appliques, four rectangular Murano glass parts were blown, each with a square recess that extends from the center. These parts are slid onto a metal wall plate, in this case the fixture. Four spacers are placed between each part and the plate, the diffuser, made of brushed aluminum is slid onto the spacers. A beautiful light is the end result and oozes warmth. Condition The lamps are in excellent condition with only some minor weathering on the fixture.

Creator:

Carlo Nason (Designer),Mazzega (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Power Source:

Hardwired

Voltage:

220-240v

Lampshade:

Included

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Murano Glass

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1970-1979

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Hellouw, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU5583239687122

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Carlo Nason

A mid-century modern reference for today’s Murano glassmakers, Carlo Nason influenced the current tradition of glassmaking on an island renowned for it for hundreds of years. Celebrated for their exceptional designs, Nason’s lighting fixtures are sought after by collectors worldwide.

Learning to design and craft pieces from the family vetreria — rather than partaking in any formal training — Nason was working with the maestros at his family’s company furnace, V. Nason & C., attached to their family home by the time he was 11 years old. Although his roots are in Murano glassmaking, he took inspiration from the clean lines and natural colors of the Japanese metal vases he had seen in his youth at Milanese fairs.

Wanting to produce modern glass lamps, Nason worked with his family friend Gianni Mazzega of Mazzega Murano. For his Cascata chandelier (Italian for “waterfall”), which debuted in the 1960s, Nason achieved the effect of cascading water through an inverted pyramid of hanging glass plates, each individually mouth-blown and suspended from a chrome-plated frame for a dazzling, Art Deco–styled display.

The 1970s and 1980s were productive and creative years for Nason as the sole and independent designer at Mazzega Murano. His prolific career has also seen him design for other lighting manufacturers like I TRE, Murano Due and Kalmar.

After a mere four years as a glassmaker, Carlo Nason had his creations displayed at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. The credit for the artisan’s pieces that were included in “Glass 1959” went to his family’s company, but the designs were all authored by Carlo.

Stepping away from the traditional, vibrant Murano stylings, Nason kept true to his inspiration, working with modern and simple forms that are relatively free of color. Nason told Palainco in a rare 2019 interview that his emotions inspired the shapes. And his legacy includes fixtures that are irreplicable and unreproducible, too — Nason made lighting pieces with multiple layers of glass that would be too costly or difficult to recreate today, and some designs were made with processes and materials now unavailable or banned in the glassmaking world.

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