Author Topic: Scarpa ? Mazzega ? ......or just Lampada ? (Read 4142 times)

paradisetrader · « **on:** April 06, 2006, 07:40:27 PM »

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You have prompted me to examine mine and from the base rim it also appears to be 3 layers !

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Oh, was just plodding through Miller's Collecting The 1960s and there's a photograph of your lamp in yellow (yours looks lime green on my monitor).

It's Italian, unknown manufacturer, but is apparently borrows liberally from a design by Italian architect Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Estimate: £120-150.

Thanks Nic -
I've only just seen your response to this made back in Feb.
Tobia Scarpa ! well thats a name to conjure with ! .....but Flos.

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Any joy with ID on your orange one ? http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,3510.0.html

Separating this as thread got a bit long............and

Just found this site for AV Mazzega where the Maestro is blowing something very similar to mine..... http://www.avmazzega.com/Pagine%20HTM/AVMazzega%20-%20Fornace.htm

paradisetrader · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2006, 08:07:29 PM »

Now found some of their current lighting catalog
Click on the lamp http://www.avmazzega.com/Pagine%20HTM/AVMazzega%20-%20Design.htm

Pinkspoons · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2006, 07:16:52 PM »

I never found anything out about my lamp. I just mentally settled on Italy.

Italy is for unidentified glass lamps what Poland is for lemonade sets!

There are some very nice lights on the AV Mazzega site, shame they're mostly all white, though. No one wants to be daring with lighting anymore! Not that I'm one for making sweeping statements! :lol:

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Oops... just noticed a typo in my message you quoted.

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It's Italian, unknown manufacturer, but is apparently borrows liberally from a design by Italian architect Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Estimate: £120-150.

Should be:

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...but it apparently borrows

paradisetrader · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2006, 12:07:26 PM »

Tobia Scarpa (son of Carlo) designed for Venini from 1958 - ?
A range of Venini lamp shades is shown in
1950's Modern Price Guide - (Treadway) Auction Results of the 1990's. These are are mainly white or striped / "a cane".
If anyone is interested you may find some on the Treadway website.

Nic - What does "Flos." mean ?

Pinkspoons · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2006, 04:18:31 PM »

Flos is a v. well respected Italian lighting company - and I think they're still in business. I will search for a website!

Ah, easypeasy:
http://www.flos.com

paradisetrader · « **Reply #5 on:** April 09, 2006, 08:38:12 PM »

Flos
Thanks - I hadn't heard of them ! but ....

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In 1974, Flos became the owner of Arteluce

Now Arteluce is a name I know. Must have kept the name as I'm sure I was drooling over Arteluce catalogues in the mid 80's

No designs in current range like mine ....