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Impressive Large Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1970s

About the Item

Original and rare Mazzega floor lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Carlo Nason, Italy 1970s Manufactured by Mazzega. The lamp consists of 4 handblown clear and white textured Murano glass elements. Each element holds one bulb and can be turned in different positions. The elements rest on a white metal base. The lamp has the original wiring and white lacquered brass hardware. Murano Glass also known as Venetian Glass is hand-made blown glassware crafted using special methods, techniques, and tools from silica, soda, lime and potassium melted together in a special furnace. This glass-making process was invented in Venice over 1,000 years ago and still survives today. References: Mangiarotti, Space Age, Midcentury Design, Postwar, Sixties, Seventies, 60s, 70s, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Pierre Paulin, Tobia Scarpa, Osvaldo Borsani, Eero Saarinen, Eero Aarnio, Alvar Aalto, Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo 55, Artifort, Fritz Hanssen, Gavina, Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Zalszupin.

Creator:

Carlo Nason (Designer),Mazzega (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 55.12 in (140 cm)Diameter: 13.39 in (34 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Glass,Metal,Murano Glass

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1970s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. This is a lamp made from handblown glass which means that there can be small imperfections or colour variations.

Seller Location:

Echt, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1805329367932

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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. 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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