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A Vintage Italian "Birillo" Table Lamp By Carlo Nason For Mazzega, Murano c.1970

About the Item

A wonderful vintage Italian table lamp made by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Produced in Murano, Venice in the 1970s, this chrome and glass lamp exemplifies Carlo Nason’s workmanship. Nason has used speckled glass for the base and gorgeous white milky cone shaped glass for the top which gives a fantastic glow when the light is on whilst being a lovely item of sculptural glassware. The lamp screams retro chic, a perfect addition to any mid century or modern interior. CONDITION In Great Condition - No Damage. SIZE Height: 123cm Diameter: 33cm

Creator:

Mazzega (Maker),Carlo Nason (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 48.43 in (123 cm)Diameter: 13 in (33 cm)

Voltage:

220-240v

Lampshade:

Included

Materials and Techniques:

Chrome,Glass

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1970

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In Great Condition - No Damage.

Seller Location:

Royal Tunbridge Wells, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: B93941stDibs: LU1348235839482

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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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