One of Italian design's most renowned designers, Carlo Scarpa, was born on June 2, 1906 in Venice, Italy - died on November 28, 1978 in Sendai, Japan. Carlo Scarpa's artistry was influenced by traditional Italian materials, the landscape, and Venetian craftsmanship, but also Japanese culture and contemporary modernism. He transformed his knowledge and interest in history and craftsmanship into ingenious glass and furniture designs; and his architecture reflects a deep awareness of the great importance of history, and a masterful attention to detail and integration of ancient craftsmanship within a distinctly modern aesthetic.

Carlo Scarpa began collaborating with the Venini Hut in 1932, while still studying architecture, and later became its artistic director until 1947. Carlo Scarpa developed a new modernist approach together with glassblowers and artists and together they developed a completely new way of thinking in traditional Venetian craftsmanship. They evolved the traditional ornate chandeliers by embracing a contemporary design language including streamlined shapes and saturated colors. It was through his work with the Murano glassblowers at Venini that he deepened his understanding of the traditional role of craftsmanship that came to influence his legacy in contemporary architecture and design.