Name: Barovier&Toso Metropolis 01 Wall Sconce with Olive Glass & Gold Finish
Brand: Barovier&Toso
Price: 2490 USD
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Barovier&Toso Metropolis 01 Wall Sconce with Olive Glass & Gold Finish

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About the Item

Metropolis takes its cue from the glamorous, seductive atmospheres of the 1920s, drawing on the lively ferment in the visual arts, design, architecture and fashion in that period. Referencing the vibrant aesthetic trends that made New York, Moscow, Berlin and Paris into worldwide capitals of luxury, entertainment and lifestyle. A new collection fascinating and refined, charged with intense and sensual expressive energy. Metropolis is a collection that forcefully evokes the class, symmetrical and plastic forms of Art Deco, shaped by a harmonious, fluid rhythm. The chandelier version has a central body in the form of a chalice, from which arms extend, crafted by hand in blown Venetian crystal. The pieces stand out for their sturdy diameter, softened by the external ribbing with its longitudinal arrangement. The sinuous arms curve and reach outward, sliding down at first and then opening upward. The light source is concealed inside the cups in opaline glass, embraced at the two ends by metal collars. The mouldings, proportions and the entire construction of these terminal parts suggest the upper structure of classical columns topped by capitals. This particular character and intense dialogue between materials is even more vivid in the elegant, essential wall model, with its own design and measurements. The already wide, varied range of colours of Venetian crystal by Barovier&Toso now includes new hues created to respond to the latest trends in interior design. The modern, stylish tones of the new palette are lively but also have low saturation levels, to generate a soft, refined effect. From the delicacy of sand to the vibrancy of olive, by way of magnetic, intriguing periwinkle and cadet blue, and then indigo with its intense, enveloping shades of skies at twilight: new nuances to generate new aesthetic and emotional possibilities. Colour has always been a key factor in the company’s history: just consider the constant experimentation conducted by Barovier&Toso across the centuries in pursuit of particular, distinctive hues and chromatic effects. That creative spirit is still very much alive, driven by the desire to offer something novel and unique, year after year. The goal is not only to create amazing products, but also to open up new imaginaries for architecture and interiors, designed with a wide-ranging, coordinated and synergic overall vision. To this end, the colours introduced this year range through warm and cool tones, permitting multiple combinations, daring or more understated and painterly contrasts, for a clearly contemporary image. Additional Information: Color: Olive Finish: Brushed gold No of bulbs: 1 Type: G9 + Led Dimmable: D G9 W. max: 7+1.5 Bulbs Included: G9 Led + Led Dimensions: 16 W x 20 D x 25 H cm Available in other color options: Cadet blue, crystal, periwinkle, sand, indaco, grey, gold Available in other finish options: Brushed black nickel Available in other structural options.

Creator:
Barovier&Toso (Designer, Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 6.3 in (16 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
Style:
Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2021
Production Type:
New & Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
12-13 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
Venice, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: 5720/01/DK/OJ1stDibs: LU5156126042312

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Barovier&Toso

Partnerships come and go within the community of glass-making artisans on the Venetian island of Murano, where business relationships seem as complex as the shifting alliances in the notoriously acrimonious Italian parliament. Formed in 1942 by members of families with centuries of experience in the craft, Barovier, Toso & Co. has proven to be one of the most enduring and prosperous Italian glass manufactories of recent decades. Under the nearly 50-year artistic directorship of cofounder Ercole Barovier (1889–1974), the company created buoyant traditional pieces such as chandeliers and sconces, and it pioneered an array of innovative modernist designs with bold colors, patterns and surfaces.

To appeal to gentler, more conservative tastes, Barovier Toso produced a range of lilting, sinuous lighting pieces that are often described as embodying “Liberty Style” — the Italian term for Art Nouveau, taken from the name of the famed London department store that promoted 19th-century organic textile designs in the manner of William Morris. The hallmarks of the style in Barovier & Toso works are elements of glass in the shape of thick leaves, fronds and flower petals, deployed along with other naturalistic ornament in sconces, pendants and chandeliers.

Ercole Barovier began his personal aesthetic transition toward modernism in the 1930s with his Primavera series of vases and animal sculptures — idiosyncratic milky-white and clear glass filled with tiny bubbles and hairline interior fissures that he produced for Artisti Barovier, a firm headed by his father and uncle. Later, with Barovier Toso, he would explore such novel styles as the mosaic-like Pezatto glass; fluid Spiral patterns; the pebbly textured Barbarico line and the complex, layered and highly colored abstractions of the Oriente series of vases and bowls.

Traditional or modern, Barovier Toso — still under family control — has produced one of the finest and most diverse catalogues of Murano glass in the last 100 years.