Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Italian, b. 1935
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.
Find an array of vintage Carlo Nason table lamps, floor lamps, decorative objects and more on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Carlo Nason
Huge Red Opaline Glass Vase by Carlo Nason Eklettika Vintage Murano Studio Art
By Carlo Nason
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant red opaline glass Vase by Carlo Nason of the "Eklettika" series is a stunning work of art made from high-quality red opaline glass. The vase is large in size, making it a com...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century C. Nason Style Pocket Emptier in Solid Purple Murano Glass Italy 60s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, IT
Very refined circular pocket emptier in solid purple Murano glass. Visible a very small chips on the edge of the base. Murano production by Carlo Nason, Italy 60s.
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
$474 Sale Price
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Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Carlo Nason
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in three striking colours. The items could be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Carlo Nason
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Carlo Nason
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Murano glass sculpture bowl by Carlo Nason for Mazzega 1970s clear glass
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Murano glass sculpture made by the great designer Carlo Nason born in Murano itself in 1935, who in the 70s made a series of wonderful and very exclusive sculptures with pleasant fre...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason, Signed '99
By Carlo Nason
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano glass vase by Carlo Nason, signed '99.
Triangle shaped, 3.25 in x 7.5 in high.
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason, 1960s.
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian modern yellow blown Murano glass vases by Carlo Nason, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern yellow blown Murano glass vases by Carlo Nason, 1970s.
Set of three blown Murano glass vases, with three different shapes and sizes.
Designed by Carlo Nason in approx....
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason ‘Ala’ Light Sculpture, Italy 1970
By Carlo Nason, Linea Gb Milano
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Carlo Nason ‘Ala’ table lamp for Linea GB Milano, Italy 1970s. Interesting sculptural design consisting a high gloss black lacquered cylinder base and...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Aluminum
2000s Astonishing Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass. Made in Italy in 2005. The vase is signed at the bottom C. Nason and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 7,08 x 11,02 H in...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$312 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Incalmo Murano Art Glass Vase by V. Nason & C. ca. 1990s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Carlo Nason
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large and decorative murano glass vase of the 'Fiapi' series designed by Carlo Nason and manufactured by V. Nason & C. Murano end of the 20th century. Amber and black glass fused i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
3 flower vases by Carlo Nason for AZ. Mazzega, Murano glass, 1960, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
3 flower vases by Carlo Nason for AZ. Mazzega, Murano glass, 1960, Italy
Dimensions D: 1) 8, 2)13,5 cm H: 1)34, 2)22,5, 3)19 cm W: 1) 11,5, 2)15, 3)6,5 cm
The Italian de...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Vintage Murano Artistic Glass Large Vase by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined artistic glass vase, Italy, production circa 1980s Murano. Original brand present in Nason production. Large vase with a particular design, in transparent glass that turns in...
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1980s Italian Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
$1,707 Sale Price
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Nason MuranoLight Blue and Blue Glass Vase Bamboo Model from the 1980s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, MI
Light blue and blue Murano glass vase, Bambù model, made by Nason in the 1980s
Ø cm 12 h cm 40
Carlo Nason, born in Murano in 1935 from one of the oldest families of glassmakers on the island, he was a great master glassmaker. He grows up frequenting the glass masters who work in the family furnace, appropriating the most refined techniques of glass art, demonstrating an innovative and planning aptitude which he employed in the field of design, but referring back to tradition.
In 1925 the Nason Moretti company was founded by the nasone brothers, specialized in the production of furnishing accessories and tableware, where the mastery of the most refined Murano techniques is integrated with a modern vision and careful chromatic research.
In 1955 Umberto Nason created an innovative project of two-coloured bowls...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
$782 Sale Price
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1970s Gorgeous Set of 3 Vases in Murano Glass by Nason, Made in Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
1970s gorgeous set of 3 vases in Murano glass by Nason. The items are in excellent condition. Handmade. Made in Italy
Dimension:
Diameter 3,14" x 11,02" Height inches
Diameter 8 c...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Carlo Nason Murano Glass Black and White Chrysalis Vase
By Carlo Nason
Located in Troy, MI
Sleek, modern design Chrysalis vase by Murano glass maker Carlo Mason in black and white. Etched maker's mark on underside of base. Excellent pre-owned con...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Minimal Decorative Bowl Black Murano Massif glass 1970 Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Decorative Bowl Black Massif Murano glass 1970 Carlo Nason for Mazzega
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italalian Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for A. V. Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Milan, Italy
Glass vase designed by Carlo Nason and produced by A.V. Mazzega, 1975s. With original label.
Biography
The Italian designer Carlo Nason was born in 1935 in Murano, into a family of ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
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Murano Glass
Carlo Nason Cenedese Fanciful Vetri Figure
By Carlo Nason
Located in Sharon, CT
A black Scavo over clear glass Murano figure. Incised signature/date to underside.
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1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Incalmo Murano Art Glass Vase by v. Nason & C. ca. 1990s
By Carlo Nason, Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large and decorative Murano glass vase of the 'Fiapi' series designed by Carlo Nason and manufactured by V. Nason & C. Murano end of the 20th century. Clear and white glass fused i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century C. Nason Style Pocket Emptier in Solid Yellow Murano Glass Italy 60s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, IT
Very refined circular pocket emptier in solid dark yellow Murano glass. Visible a couple of very small chips on the edge of the base. Murano production by Carlo Nason, Italy 60s.
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$474 Sale Price
50% Off
Large "Bark Textured" Murano Glass Vase by Ingrid Glass, Germany, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable "Bark Textured" vase by Ingrid Glass, Germany.
Milky glass inside with a external layer of clear glass piece
The vase has visual connection with the research of Carlo Nas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Rare Black and Red Glass Liqueur Drinking Set by Moretti & Nason, Italy
By Carlo Moretti, Carlo Nason
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
This is a very rare Moretti & Nason liqueur set, exhibited at the Glass Museum in Venice on the occasion of the company's centenary commemorative exhibition.
Th...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Set of Two Murano Glass Centerpieces by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Murano Glass Centerpieces by Mazzega.
Thick crystal glass pieces made with black and transparent stripes.
Available only as a set.
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1970s Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculptural Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural Murano glass vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Vase and Ashtray by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1976
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase and ashtray by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1976.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,526 Sale Price
20% Off
Carlo Nason, Murano Vase, Red Amber Transparent Glass, circa 1960
By Carlo Nason
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Carlo Nason - Murano vase - Bleu and transparent glass, circa 1960.
Original label
In very good condition.
Measures: Height 45 x circular 12 cms
850 Euros.
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1960s Italian Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Triptych of Vases, Design Carlo Nason, Production V. Nason & C.
By Carlo Nason
Located in Napoli, IT
Triptych of vases, design Carlo Nason, production V. Nason & C..
Murano glass, crystal bases.
Measures: 1: diameter cm 14 x height 54,
2: diameter cm 14 x height 33,
3: diameter ...
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1990s Italian Modern Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1970s Abstract Glass Sculpture by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano
By Carlo Nason
Located in London, England
A free-form undulating sculpture in clear and moss green glass, by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano.
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1970s Italian Vintage Carlo Nason Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Carlo Nason decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Carlo Nason decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Carlo Nason decorative objects, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Carlo Nason were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Barovier, VeArt, and Licio Zanetti. Prices for Carlo Nason decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $215 and can go as high as $8,211, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,336.