A Cerchi, A Fasce, A Spirale, no. 3606

Between 1932 and 1947, Carlo Scarpa worked closely with Paolo Venini and other master glassblowers to pioneer techniques, silhouettes, and colors that thoroughly modernized the ancient traditions of the glass-making Venetian island Murano. New methods of surface decoration were invented and each vessel is named for the techniques employed in their making, emphasizing the fact that experimentation was crucial to producing such a dazzling array of visual and material effects.

A Cherci, A fasce, and A spirale glass was a series of glassware designed by Scarpa that features ribbon-shaped decorations in opaque glass. The ribbons would be applied hot and subsequently marbled to the clear glass, delineating complex geometries through their spiraling forms. Here, the white bands serve to emphasize the round contours of this glass piece, making each section appear as if suspended in air.