Table Lamp Opaline Glass and Chrome by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1960s

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Midcentury beautiful large table lamp in opaline glass and chrome by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.

Made in Italy in the 1960s.

A beautiful lamp that is perfectly working but most of all, it provides an amazing visual impact in every room. European plug (works outside EU with a simple plug adapter).

Chic Italian modern style, iconic example of post war lighting produced in the golden age of lighting made in Italy.

This model lights up in both the top, and bottom sections, or both simultaneously.Creator: Mazzega (Manufacturer),Carlo Nason (Designer)Dimensions: Height: 25.99 in (66 cm)Diameter: 13.39 in (34 cm)Style: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: Chrome,Glass,Metal,Murano Glass,Opaline Glass,SteelPlace of Origin: ItalyPeriod: 1960-1969Date of Manufacture: 1960sCondition: GoodWear consistent with age and use.Seller Location: Rome, ITReference Number: 1stDibs: LU3988143130222Shop All Carlo Nason

Carlo Nason

A mid-century modern reference for todays 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, Nasons 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 familys 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 Decostyled 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 artisans pieces that were included in Glass 1959 went to his familys 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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