Carlo Scarpa

Carlo Scarpa was a genius Italian archi­tect as well as glass and fur­ni­ture designer.

Carlo Scarpa (1906–1978)

According to Wikipedia, “Scarpa was born in Venice and attended the Academy of Fine Arts where he focused on archi­tec­tural studies. Grad­u­ated from the Accad­emia in Venice, with the title of Pro­fessor of Archi­tec­ture, he appren­ticed with the archi­tect Francesco Rinaldo. Scarpa mar­ried Rinaldo’s niece, Ono­rina Lazzari.

How­ever, Scarpa refused to sit the pro forma pro­fes­sional exam admin­is­trated by the Italian Gov­ern­ment after World War II. As a con­se­quence, he was not per­mitted to prac­tice archi­tec­ture without asso­ci­ating with an archi­tect. Hence, those who worked with him, his clients, asso­ciates, craftsper­sons, called him “Pro­fessor”, rather than “architect”.

 Scarpa taught drawing and Inte­rior Dec­o­ra­tion at the Isti­tuto uni­ver­si­tario di architet­tura di Venezia from the late 1940s until his death. While most of his built work is located in the Veneto, he made designs of land­scapes, gar­dens, and build­ings, for other regions of Italy as well as Canada, the United States, Saudi Arabia, France and Switzer­land. His name has 11 let­ters and this is used repeat­edly in his archi­tec­ture.^”

Carlo Scarpa

We are most inter­ested in his glass works. They are beau­tiful, time­less pieces that add char­acter and dimen­sion to any room.

Carlo Light Example 1

We love the almost “fish scale-​​like pattern.”

Carlo Light Example 2

Carlo Light Example 3

And we love the stacked design.

Carlo Light Example 4

Clayton Gray Home does not carry his actual lights, but we do carry two new light pen­dants that mimic Carlo Scarpa’s beau­tiful and chic fixtures.

Small Boho Pen­dant Light

Large Boho Pen­dant Light

 What do you love about Carlo Scarpa light fixtures?