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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Mid Century Modern Yellow Table Lamps Designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of artistry and functionality. Created in Italy in 1960, these lamps are crafted from vib...
Glass
Carlo Nason Vase S509 in Glass and Steel, Italy 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hellouw, NL
Glass appears almost suspended within a framework of steel in Carlo Nason’s S509 vase. Designed for A.V. Mazzega around 1969, the piece brings two contrasting materials together in a...
Murano Glass
Murano glass bowl vase, signed Carlo Nason circa 2000
By Carlo Nason
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined blown glass bowl with inclusion of lattimo filaments, in shades of red on clear glass, arranged irregularly to create an elegant decorative pattern. The effect of transparenc...
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Blue Table Lamps and Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
The Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of artistry and functionality. Created in Italy in 1960, these lamps are crafted from...
Glass
Murano glass vase by Carlo Nason, Italy 2000s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant blown glass vase, characterized by the inclusion of lattimo filaments in shades of red and gray, of different thicknesses, which intertwine in a refined vertical development ...
Murano Glass
Murano Opalescent Glass Vase Attributed to Carlo Nason, Italy 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Sculptural Murano art glass vase attributed to Italian designer Carlo Nason, produced in Murano, Italy, during the 1960s. The piece is hand-blown in opalescent glass displaying a so...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vase Mod S 506 by Carlo Nason, Glass & Metal, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Vase Mod S 506 by Carlo Nason, 1970s
Metal
Sculptural Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural Murano glass vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s.
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.
Murano Glass
$328Sale Price|20% Off
Carlo Nason Astonishing Murano Glass Vase, 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...
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.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$540Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
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. Clear and white glass fused i...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Steel and Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega Model S 506, 1970, Italy
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Steel and Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega Model S 506, 1970, Italy Sculptural, clear, blown Murano glass with double rounded bottom set into an intersecting stainless steel...
Stainless Steel
Murano glass vase by Carlo NASON, Italy 2000s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Firenze, FI
Slightly flared balustrade vase, made of flashed glass in orange and white colors. Dimensions: H 29 cm - diameter 14.5 cm. Production dated to about the year 2000. Keep the original ...
Murano Glass
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...
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: diame...
Crystal
Italalian Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for A. V. Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Asti, Piemonte
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 ...
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....
Murano Glass
$1,466Sale Price|20% Off
Carlo Nason Vase and Ashtray for Mazzega, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Vase and ashtray by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1976.
Glass
Carlo Nason, Murano Vase, Red Amber Transparent Glass, circa 1960
By Carlo Nason
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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.
Murano Glass
Glass Vase, Czech Art Glass, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large vase. Never been used, excellent condition! Made in Czech Republic.
Glass
Big Table Lamp Murano Italy 1970s Mazzega, Design Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Big table lamp in Murano glass featuring two simultaneous lights. Made in Italy by the Italian designer Mazzega, design by Carlo Nason, circa 1970.
Metal
Modulable Table Lamp by Carlo Nason, Murano Glass, Italian Design
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Modulable table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
Murano Glass
$4,295
H 22.84 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Table Lamp In Murano Glass By Carlo Nason For Mazzega, Italy 1970's
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Hellouw, NL
Table lamp in Murano glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.As a descendant of a family that has specialized in making Murano glass for generations, it was Carlo Nason who changed his cour...
Murano Glass
$309Sale Price|40% Off
H 9.85 in Dm 5.32 in
Carlo Moretti Murano Glass Vase, Marbled Decor, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Valencia, VC
A Carlo Moretti beautiful marbled decor Murano glass vase in white and orange. Handmade in the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, circa the 1960s. A gorgeous, cheerful piece. Di...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,886
H 18.9 in W 22.05 in D 18.9 in
Italian modern Murano glass table lamp 335 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Murano glass table lamp 335 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s Table lamp model 335 with a brushed copper base. The frame is composed of perfectly matched Murano glass ...
Copper
$3,290
H 18.51 in W 13.39 in D 11.03 in
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass ca 1968
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space age one-light table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970. Each lamp consist of two"Petals" hand manufactured in clear 'Pulegoso' Murano glass. The lamp holds one e27 b...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,374
H 6.7 in W 10.63 in D 9.45 in
Sculptural Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural Murano glass vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s.
Glass
$1,790
H 15.75 in Dm 11.03 in
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age one-light table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for mazzega, circa 1965 in Murano opalescent glass.
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason Murano Glass Table Lamp for Mazzega, Italy 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Milan, IT
Carlo Nason light yellow murano glass table lamp for Mazzega. Italy 1970s The lampshade is also in Murano glass.
Murano Glass
$3,200
H 16.54 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1960s in Opalescent Murano Glass
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Mazzega, designed by Carlo Nason, circa 1960, in blown Murano Glass, still retaining the original label. Consists of four slabs of glass j...
Blown Glass
Aldo Nason Vase with Gold Foil and Murrhines, 1960s
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Aldo Nason
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hand-blown glass vase with undulating form from the Yokohama Series, blue glass with murrhines and gold foil, by Aldo Nason for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1960'...
Foil
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H 9.85 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Vase Sculpture in Murano Glass, Italy 1970s
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Naples, IT
Italian Murano glass sculpture vase designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega glassworks, in clear glass with coral-colored central band. Ottime condizioni vintage, piccolo difetto come da...
Murano Glass
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H 11.82 in W 13.38 in D 12.63 in
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Rare Steel and Glass Sculpture Vase, circa 1960
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning vase, in steel and Murano glass, was designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in 1969. This rare piece has a significant sculptural flair. A masterpiece that blends the mast...
Metal, Steel
Large Modernist Art Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist art glass vase by master glass artist Carlo Nason for Murano Glass, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 8.5"W x 9"...
Art Glass
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H 13.39 in W 4.53 in D 3.15 in
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...
Murano Glass
Large Vintage Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Embrace the timeless elegance of Murano glass with this exquisite vintage vase crafted by the renowned Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s. This grande masterpiece showcases Nason's...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason Glass & Steel Vase for A.V. Mazzega, Italy, c.1969
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Carlo Nason Blown Glass & Stainless Steel model S509 Vase for A.V. Mazzega, Italy, c.1969.
Stainless Steel
Carlo Nason Vase
By Carlo Nason
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Carlo Nason polished aluminum and blown glass vase An icon of 1970s design
Glass
Veronese Vase in Purple and Gold Murano Glass by Nason 1980s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, MI
Veronese cup in hand-blown purple and golden Murano glass, made by Nason in the 1980s Ø 17 cm h 41 cm 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...
Murano Glass
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H 12.41 in Dm 5.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1960s Not an identical pair, very slight difference.
Murano Glass
Yellow Glass Rounded Table Lamp Mod. Lt 226 Designed by Carlo Nason
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Table Lamp mod LT 226 designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Made of colored glass. Composed of a central structure that serves as a vase, Italy, 1960. Bibliography 1000 Lights; Char...
Glass
Pair of Table Lamps Designed by Carlo Nason and Edited by Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Madrid, ES
The Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of artistry and functionality. Created in Italy in 1960, these lamps are crafted from...
Glass