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Multicolour Discs Chandelier

Materials: 36 hand blown Murano crystal glass discs in several different colours. Clear glass on the outside, coloured on the inside of the discs. Metal chromed wire frame. Bakelite sockets.

Chain Length: 60 cm / 23.62’’

Height: 58 cm / 22.83”

Width: 58 cm / 22.83”

Electricity: 8 bulbs E14, 8 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, but preferably clear/bright bulbs.

Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: After a Carlo Nason design.

Manufacturer: AV Mazzega, Murano, Italy.

Other versions: This multicolour discs chandelier exists in many different sizes and colours. Made with more or less discs. Also made as a wall lamp, ceiling lamp, table lamp.

Gino Vistosi

Gino Vistosi was not the designer of these disc lamps, despite everybody says it. Vistosi made glass discs lamps, but they have all much smaller discs.

Several lamp producers on the Murano island made these chandeliers. In all probability, most of them are made by AV Mazzega. Carlo Nason designed the LS 130, LS 131, LS 132, LS 133 chandelier, all similar to this one, but without the colours and made in clear & opal glass. 

These lamps were a big hit and they were made for more than 30 years. Few are marked with a label. Today new chandeliers are in production, beware!

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. The company is renamed in Mazzega 1946; the year AV Mazzega was founded. 

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

Four other examples, also on Vintageinfo

Gino Vistosi Multicoloured Discs Chandelier - Version with only white discs

Gino Vistosi Multicoloured Discs Chandelier - Version with blue turning into pink discs

Gino Vistosi Multicoloured Discs Chandelier - Other model with white and translucent discs

Gino Vistosi Multicoloured Discs Chandelier - Salmon pink version