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Set of 2 glass sconces appliques by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1960s

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Set of 2 glass sconces appliques by Carlo Nason for Mazzega 1960s Carlo Nason. Born in Murano (Venice) in 1935, he grew up frequenting the glass masters who worked in the family furnace. His culture appropriates the most refined techniques of the island's glassmaking tradition. More than fifty years of association with this material have earned him a great deal of experience, so much so as to push him to turn his attention to modern design. His glasses have been chosen to be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Galleries Difference in Paris. The roots of Mazzega1946 sink into Murano, a land of master glassmakers who still today preserve the centuries-old techniques of hand-crafting glass. In over seventy years the company has revived and reinterpreted the Murano heritage with passion and tenacity, without betraying its origins and inviting international designers with heterogeneous expressive languages to adopt those alchemies of sands, oxides and dusts. Mazzega1946 today addresses a global niche market, offering lighting products that last over time, faithful to the tradition of the island, exploring innovative and contemporary contents.

Creator:

Carlo Nason (Designer),Mazzega (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)Width: 13.39 in (34 cm)Depth: 7.49 in (19 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Brass,Glass,Steel

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

1960s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Padova, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU6345232759842

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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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