Code: 11214
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Rare sculptural hand blown table lamp attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano 1970's, composed of a curvaceous outer glass in Pulegoso glass and opaline cylinder inner glass on a chrome metal base. This sculptural creation exemplifies Nason’s ability to transform Murano glass into a pure architecture geometrical form creating an impressive presence. The Italian designer Carlo Nason, who was born into a family of glass makers. His father, Vincenzo Nason, ran the famous glass company Nason Moretti. The Modern geometry of form was the opposite to the family business, which mainly specialized in highly traditional decorative objects. Nason shifted his focus to the design of glass lighting into the innovative contemporary language of its time. His Experimentation attracted the attention the glass manufacture A. V. Mazzega who invited Nason to collaborate on new collections from 1965 until the 1980's. Today this range is of iconic lighting designs is collected around the world. Pulegoso is a Venetian glassmaking technique from Murano that creates a "frothy" or "spongy" appearance by filling the glass with thousands of tiny air bubbles.
Creator: AVMazzega (Manufacturer)
Attributed to: Carlo Nason (Designer)
Style: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques: Chrome,Murano Glass
Place of Origin: Italy
Period: 1960-1969
