AV Mazzega LT215 Table Lamp

Materials: Orange clear hand blown crystal glass “chalice” with a flattened round base. White opal hand blown crystal glass globe lampshade inside. Some chromed iron parts. Bakelite E14 socket.

Height: 25 cm / 9.84”

Width: ∅ 16 cm / 6.29”

Electricity: 1 bulb E14, 1 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used. But a frosted or white/opaque one is preferred. A clear bulb creates stripes on the glass.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Carlo Nason in 1968.

Manufacturer: AV Mazzega, Murano, Italy.

Other versions: This AV Mazzega LT215 table lamp exists in several colours. This table lamp is the smallest, often used as a bedside lamp. The big version is model LT216. A series of these lamps can be found here on Vintageinfo: Carlo Nason LT216 Table Lamps.

This table lamp was published in the book Italian light 1960-1980: cento lampade della collezione Cortopassi (one hundred lamps from the Cortopassi collection). Written by Paola Palma and Carlo Vannicola and published in 2004. EAN: 9788881258406

AV Mazzega

AV Mazzega was founded in 1946 by Angelo Vittorio Mazzega. In 1950 his son Gianni Bruno Mazzega started working in the family’s glass factory. Gianni Bruno Mazzega is responsible for the creation of many beautiful lamps.

Today, under the watchful eye of Andrea Mazzega, grandson of Angelo Vittorio, the company works together with high-level international designers. Andrea is the president of the company since 2000. Today the company is named Mazzega 1946.

Designers that worked for AV Mazzega – Mazzega 1946 are among others: Carlo Nason, Aldo Nason, Christophe Pillet, Michele De Lucchi, Giovanni Barbato, Paolo Piva, Sam Baron, Gasmi Chafik, Oriano Favaretto and Riccardo Giovanetti.

Carlo Nason

Born in Murano in 1935 he grew up in one of the oldest families of Murano glass makers, where experts introduced him to the most refined techniques. His father’s factory was just the right place to familiarise himself with the structure of work and experimentation. His works from the 1950s were famous and are still in the collections of the Corning Museum in New York today.

In the 1960s he worked for the family glass works V. Nason & C.

He quickly started to collaborate with other glass workshops, with special attention for modern design and achieving a combination of technique and craftsmanship which characterizes all his projects. Carlo has always shown an attitude for innovation without losing his tradition.

From 1965 until the 1980s he designed the complete collection of AV Mazzega, that today is an icon of vintage: the creation of the highest quality at the level of its design.

In 2015, on his 80th birthday, he was invited by the Milan Triennale to exhibit a selection of his most important designs.

Carlo Nason designed for Vistosi, De Majo, Kalmar Franken, Leucos, Alt Lucialternative, Gallery Vetri D`Arte, Murano Due, Vetreria Vistosi, Vetreria Carlo Moretti, Vetreria Livio Seguso, Gruppo Firme di Vetro di Salzano, Selenova and several other companies.

Not only he designed glass objects, he designed ceramics for Baldelli, a ski-boot for Garmont; consultant for Casinos Austria International in Vienna, perfume flacons for fashion designers and worked on graphics for several companies.

iTRE

In 1975 he founded his own company iTRE. Since 2002 the company is owned by FDV Group S.p.A., better known as LEUCOS. Many well-known designers worked for the iTRE company.

Not only is he a designer, he is also passionate about photography. In the 60s and 70s he has won numerous competitions.

Carlo’s work can be found in several museums. The Museum of Modern Art  MoMA in New York, USA, the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, Italy. The Corning Museum of Glass in New York has a large collection of his works.