Carlo Scarpa

Vase in pulegoso glass with applications at the side and foot, iridised surface

At first, Carlo Scarpa used also the pulegoso glass developed by Napoleone Martinuzzi, occasionally giving an iridescence to the surface. Combining the purely geometric forms preferred by the architect with the plasticity of pulegoso glass heightened the Novecento style that characterized the applied arts and architecture of the day.

Bibliography

Marino Barovier, Carlo Scarpa. Glass of an Architect, Skira, Milan 1999, pages 102, 204 no. 1; Marina Barovier (editor), Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932-1947, Skira, Milan, 2012, exhibition catalogue (Venice, Le Stanze del Vetro, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, August 29, 2012 – January 6, 2013), page 110.

Author
Carlo Scarpa
Year
c. 1932
Year
Venini
Year
34 cm