Doge Laguna Table | Carlo Scarpa

Doge Laguna

Design Carlo Scarpa

Artisan excellence in a table

Cassina celebrates the induction of Carlo Scarpa into the iMaestri collection with a limited edition of 50 pieces of the Doge Laguna table, designed in 1968 by the esteemed Venetian architect, to incorporate the atmosphere of the Lagoon into the piece through the creation of a sculptural work of the highest craftsmanship.

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2023

Cassina celebrates the induction of Carlo Scarpa into the iMaestri collection with a 50-piece edition of the Doge Laguna table, designed in 1968 by the esteemed architect to incorporate the atmosphere of the Lagoon into the piece through the creation of a sculptural work of the highest craftsmanship. The rippling waves of the Venetian waters surface in the extra-clear glass table top. In a tribute to the ancient glass art, the reflections of the waves are captured through a new complex type of workmanship. The sheet is sand blasted to bring a matte finish to the glass and then fired again – a process that allows the creation of the distinctive appearance of the top, lending it texture and movement. The refinement of the glass is further enhanced by the bevelling – a perimeter edging that thins the contours and forms a transparent crystaline frame – a sophisticated detail that contrasts with the central part of the table. Available in two sizes, Doge Laguna retains its iconic sculptural steel base that highlights the architectural character of the table.

I CONTEMPORANEI

Carlo Scarpa

From architecture to works in glass, from design projects to preparing museum exhibitions, the work of Carlo Scarpa has always stood out in the unmistakable way in which it manages to bring together his love for materials, his attention to detail and his masterly elaboration of organic and Wrightian poetics. Architect, designer and artist, Scarpa left the Venice Academy of Art in 1926 and began professional work, but continued to visit craftsmen’s’ workshops and Venetian master glassworkers. For twenty years, right up until the second half of the Forties, he received numerous commissions to design, convert prepare buildings.