Lino Tagliapietra Globe Table Lamp

Materials: Round black tubular crystal glass base. Brass ornamental nut on the bottom of the base, some brass parts. Thick hand blown crystal clear Murano glass globe lampshade with many thin black stripes. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height: 60 cm / 23.62”

Width: ∅ 38 cm / 14.96”

Base: ∅ 16 cm / 6.29”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 75 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred. But a globe bulb gives the most beautiful effect.

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Lino Tagliapietra – attributed.

Manufacturer: La Murrina, Murano, Italy – attributed.

Other versions: This Lino Tagliapietra globe table lamp was in  all probability produced in several variations.

Lino Tagliapietra 

Lino Tagliapietra was born August 10, 1934 in Murano, Italy and has also worked extensively in the United States. As a teacher and mentor, he has played a key role in the international exchange of glass blowing processes and techniques between the principal American centres and his native Murano, but his influence is  apparent in the whole world. Lino is master in this striped technique.

Lino Tagliapietra:
“I don’t invent anything new; I personalise something … and that makes it something that nobody has done before.”

La Murrina

The La Murrina company was founded in 1968 as a small business started by a group of glass-worker masters. La Murrina is renowned for its innovative lighting designs, combining traditional Murano glass techniques with modern design elements.

The company has collaborated with several prominent designers and architects, including Ettore Sottsass, Lino Tagliapietra, Dorian & Massimiliano Fuksas, Marcello Albini, Matteo Thun, Antonio Rodriguez, Paolo Deganello, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, and Karim Rashid. These collaborations have resulted in a diverse range of contemporary glass art, lighting fixtures, and decorative items that showcase the unique craftsmanship of Murano glass.

In 1974, La Murrina was bought by a family from Milan. Today they are located at Via Isonzo, 26, 22078 Turate (Co), Italy. The furnace is still on the Murano island and located at Riva Longa, 17 – Murano Venice, Italy.

Lino Tagliapietra is the most well known designer of the company. He designed numerous lamps and objects for La Murrina in the seventies.

It is unclear whether the company still exists. The official website has been offline since 2021.