Carlo Scarpa

(Italian, 1906–1978)

Carlo Scarpa was an Italian architect and designer whose enigmatic works combined the influences of Venetian architecture, Japanese aesthetics, and Modernism. Scarpa’s compelling furniture, housewares, and buildings, evinced his myriad tastes and interest in history. “If the architecture is any good, a person who looks and listens will feel its good effects without noticing,” he once stated. Born on June 2, 1906 in Venice, Italy, he went on to study architecture and design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Despite apprenticing with the architect Francesco Rinaldo and his friendship with Louis Kahn, Scarpa was never granted the title of architect. This was entirely due to his refusal to take the professional exam given by the Italian government, because of this he forced to have a licensed architect on hand for his projects. Scarpa’s notable structures include the Olivetti Showroom in Venice (1958), the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona (1956–1964), and the Brion Tomb and Sanctuary in San Vito (1969­–1978). The architect died on November 28, 1978 in Sendai, Japan. He is famously buried standing up and wrapped in linen, in the tradition of medieval knights.

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Credenza ‘Scuderia’ per Bernini 1977

Carlo Scarpa

Credenza ‘Scuderia’ per Bernini 1977

Sale Date: May 8, 2024

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Tre bottiglie e un vaso serie 'Tessuto' per...

Paolo Venini and Carlo Scarpa

Tre bottiglie e un vaso serie 'Tessuto' per...

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Credenza ‘Scuderia’ per Bernini 1977

Carlo Scarpa

Credenza ‘Scuderia’ per Bernini 1977

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Tre bottiglie e un vaso serie 'Tessuto' per...

Paolo Venini and Carlo Scarpa

Tre bottiglie e un vaso serie 'Tessuto' per...

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Monumental vase, from the 'Cinesi' series, 1950

Carlo Scarpa

Monumental vase, from the 'Cinesi' series, 1950

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Un vaso modello

Carlo Scarpa

Un vaso modello

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un vaso in vetro a bollicine e foglia oro.

Carlo Scarpa

Un vaso in vetro a bollicine e foglia oro.

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un vaso

Carlo Scarpa

Un vaso "iridato" in vetro fumè con superficie...

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un piccolo vaso a mezza filigrana lattimo., 1934

Carlo Scarpa

Un piccolo vaso a mezza filigrana lattimo., 1934

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un piccolo vaso a mezza filigrana lattimo., 1934

Carlo Scarpa

Un piccolo vaso a mezza filigrana lattimo., 1934

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Un vaso modello, 1935

Carlo Scarpa

Un vaso modello, 1935

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un vaso in vetro a bollicine e foglia oro., 1935

Carlo Scarpa

Un vaso in vetro a bollicine e foglia oro., 1935

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un vaso

Carlo Scarpa

Un vaso "iridato" in vetro fumè con..., 1940

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Quattro sedie 'Kentucky'.

Carlo Scarpa

Quattro sedie 'Kentucky'.

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un tavolo 'Samo'.

Carlo Scarpa

Un tavolo 'Samo'.

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Un tavolo 'Samo'., 1970

Carlo Scarpa

Un tavolo 'Samo'., 1970

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Quattro sedie 'Kentucky'., 1980–1989

Carlo Scarpa

Quattro sedie 'Kentucky'., 1980–1989

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Italienischer Architekt und Designer, 1936

Carlo Scarpa

Italienischer Architekt und Designer, 1936

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Flacone

Carlo Scarpa

Flacone

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Ciotola

Carlo Scarpa

Ciotola

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Flacone per Venini, Murano

Carlo Scarpa

Flacone per Venini, Murano

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Ciotola per Venini, Murano

Carlo Scarpa

Ciotola per Venini, Murano

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Turn of 1950/-60s 'Polyhedra' chandelier, 1950–1969

Carlo Scarpa

Turn of 1950/-60s 'Polyhedra' chandelier, 1950–1969

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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A mid 20th century glass vase, 1950

Carlo Scarpa

A mid 20th century glass vase, 1950

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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