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Pair Large Italian Mid-century Modern White Blown Glass Table Lamps, Carlo Nason

Name: Pair Large Italian Mid-century Modern White Blown Glass Table Lamps, Carlo Nason
Brand: Carlo Nason
Rating: 5 (8 reviews)

$7,744per set

£5,813.16per set

€6,776.95per set

CA$10,967.08per set

A$10,997.40per set

CHF 6,362.59per set

MX$133,911.25per set

NOK 73,835.94per set

SEK 75,255.91per set

DKK 50,666.64per set

About the Item

Rare Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern mold blown white Murano milk glass table lamps by Carlo Nason. The lamps are Minimalist in concept and design; they function practically as table lamps and as light sculptures with both lower and upper levels illuminating separately. Each piece of glass is mold blown of white Murano Glass and united by a central steel band. The lamps derive from the Italian Radical Design movement of the 1965-1975 period with it's emphasis on alternative lifestyles, minimalism and a utopian vision. References: Stilnovo, Fontana Arte, Arredoluce, Gio Ponti, Angelo Lelli, Max Ingrand.

Creator:
Carlo Nason (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Diameter: 14 in (35.56 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Power Source:
Plug-in
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Blown Glass,Milk Glass,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1965-1975
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Overall good condition/.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: MZ411stDibs: LU793514161892

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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. 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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