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Tobia Scarpa

Tobia Scarpa, né à Venise en 1935, est le fils de l'architecte Carlo Scarpa. Avec son épouse Afra, il a signé pour Flos plusieurs pièces fondatrices des années 1960, dont Foglio. Son travail associe une culture artisanale vénitienne et une rigueur industrielle.

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Tobia ScarpaThe Woods Gallery
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Tobia Scarpa grew up in the workshop of his father, the Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa, and retained a flair for detail and the perfect material. With Afra Bianchin, his lifelong work partner, he designed lighting for Flos and furniture for Cassina. Here you will find the Foglio and Ariette wall lamps, the marble Biagio lamp, and the Seki-Han and Soriana collections.

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Born in Venice in 1935 and a 1957 architecture graduate of the Iuav University of Venice, he began working with Afra Bianchin in the mid-fifties. The couple opened their studio in Montebelluna in 1960 and divided their work between furniture, lighting, industrial architecture, and interior design.

He was awarded a Compasso d'Oro in 1969, and another for his lifetime achievements in 2008. He has been teaching in the design department at Iuav since 2002. His pieces are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Louvre, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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