Carlo Nason

Carlo Nason (1935–) is an Italian designer specializing primarily in the creation of glass lamps. The heir to an important Murano glassmaking dynasty—his father Vincenzo Nason was director of the historic NasonMoretti glassworks and also founded a second business under the name V. Nason & C.—Carlo cultivated a passion for modern, clean forms that clearly departed from his father’s still heavily ornamental, traditional style. He therefore formed a partnership with another Venetian glassworks, A. V. Mazzega (now known as Mazzega 1946), which from 1965 through the 1980s put into production many of his most fascinating and experimental creations, conceived in an aesthetic poised between Space Age and Art Déco. Over the years he also had the opportunity to work with other major Venetian glassmakers such as De Majo, i-tre, Vistosi, and many others. From 2025 onward, some of his most captivating works have been put back into production by the British brand Established & Sons.