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Carlo Nason Figurative Sculptures

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
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 Figurative Sculptures

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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 Figurative Sculptures

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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 three striking colours. The items could be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Nason Figurative Sculptures

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A black Scavo over clear glass Murano figure. Incised signature/date to underside.
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Carlo Nason figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Carlo Nason figurative sculptures 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 figurative sculptures, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Prices for Carlo Nason figurative sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,500 and can go as high as $3,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,500.

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