Is Tobia Scarpa related to Carlo Scarpa?

Yes, Tobia Scarpa is related to Carlo Scarpa. A well-known architect and designer in his own right, Tobia is the son of the legendary architect Carlo Scarpa. Tobia studied architecture at the Università Iuav di Venezia in Venice, where he met designer Afra Bianchin, who would become his wife and long-time collaborator. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Tobia Scarpa furniture.

Poliedri Carlo Scarpa

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Mid Century Amber Light

Sapphire Blue Glass

Monumental Chandelier

Poliedri Wall Sconce

Murano Pendant Pink And Gold

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21st Century Poliedri Wall Light in Crystal by Carlo Scarpa

$6,047 / item

21st Century Poliedri Wall Light in Crystal by Carlo Scarpa

By Carlo Scarpa, Venini

Located in murano, IT

Poliedri 951.27 APPLIQUE CR Additional Information: Color: Crystal Light Source: 2 x max 8W LED E14 Finishes: Chrome metal Dimensions: W 27 x D 27 x H 39 cm.

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Elegant Murano Poliedri Chandelier - Carlo Scarpa - 84 white alabaster glasses

$3,188

Elegant Murano Poliedri Chandelier - Carlo Scarpa - 84 white alabaster glasses

By Mazzega

Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT

Elegant Italian chandelier made from 84 beautiful Murano white alabaster glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The alabaster poliedri are a rare glass, a rar...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Elegant Murano Poliedri Chandelier - Carlo Scarpa - clear and amethyst glasses

$2,277

Elegant Murano Poliedri Chandelier - Carlo Scarpa - clear and amethyst glasses

By Mazzega

Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT

Elegant Italian chandelier made from 56 beautiful Murano clear and amethyst glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late XX century Dimensions: 37,80 ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Pair of Light Blue Poliedri Murano Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Light

$9,566

Pair of Light Blue Poliedri Murano Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Light

By Carlo Scarpa

Located in Rome, IT

This chandelier consists dozens of hand blown Acquamarine light blu color Poliedri made of Murano glass with a brass frame. Price is for 2item. Edition limited from a great master ...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Italian Midcentury Murano Poliedri Glass Chandelier, 1950s

$3,206 / item

Italian Midcentury Murano Poliedri Glass Chandelier, 1950s

By Paolo Venini, Carlo Scarpa

Located in Morazzone, Varese

The chandelier reminds to the style of Carlo Scarpa for Venini. All parts are original from the 1950s, please have a closer look to the old glass shape as well as to the lamp frame m...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Blue and Clear Poliedri Sconces Carlo Scarpa Venini Variation, 1980'

$5,238

Pair of Blue and Clear Poliedri Sconces Carlo Scarpa Venini Variation, 1980'

Located in Rome, IT

Amazing pair of poliedri wall lights. Rare combination of blue , heavenly and clear color Murano glass. Available four pairs and also a chandelier. Provenance form a historic Roman ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Blown Glass

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H 17.72 in Dm 23.63 in

Elegant Murano Poliedri Ceiling Light, Carlo Scarpa

By Carlo Scarpa

Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT

Elegant Italian ceiling light made from 84 beautiful Murano transparent glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late 20th century. Dimensions: 17.70 ...

Custom Italian Brass Mirror by Le Lampade

$2,750

H 34 in W 23 in D 1 in

Custom Italian Brass Mirror by Le Lampade

By Gio Ponti

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Italian brass mirror by Le Lampade. 1950s Italian Gio Ponti style. This mirror can be custom made and several finishes are available.

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Straw

$4,250 / set

H 15.75 in W 5 in D 3 in

Brass and Murano Glass Sconces, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy, New Design

Located in Austin, TX

Petite sconces from Murano, Italy made with smoked glass stamped into a lovely curved shape with texture. The brass structure has been newly wired to fit US standards. This pair is...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Art Nouveau Chandelier by Hector Guimard, Oxidized Bronze, France

$7,207

H 39.38 in W 11.82 in D 27.56 in

Art Nouveau Chandelier by Hector Guimard, Oxidized Bronze, France

By Hector Guimard

Located in Rebais, FR

Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of Art Nouveau with this magnificent Guimard chandelier, a true masterpiece of refinement and poetry. Crafted from oxidized bronze with deli...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Art Deco Small Chest of Drawers

$12,000

H 30 in W 31 in D 18 in

Art Deco Small Chest of Drawers

Located in New York, NY

A small Art Deco chest of drawers. Amboyna and ebonized fruitwood with fluted leg details and patinated brass pulls.

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ebony, Amboyna

Gio Ponti Italian Walnut Wardrobe with Horizontal Striped Veneer, Italy, 1930s

On Hold|~~$40,999~~

H 68.71 in W 45.48 in D 22.05 in

Gio Ponti Italian Walnut Wardrobe with Horizontal Striped Veneer, Italy, 1930s

By Gio Ponti

Located in Chiavari, Liguria

The wardrobe reads as a sequence of horizontal bands: the entire carcase, both front and sides, is veneered in walnut in a tight rhythm of lighter and darker stripes that runs withou...

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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

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Walnut

Classic Elegant Murano Chandelier with Clear Poliedri Prisms.

Sold|~~$4,750~~

H 45.3 in Dm 26.8 in

Classic Elegant Murano Chandelier with Clear Poliedri Prisms.

By Carlo Scarpa

Located in Bromma, SE

Classic Murano Chandelier in the style of Scarpa with beautiful hand blown poliedri prisms in prisms in clear glass. Lamp structure and chain in chrome with light patina. The chandel...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak

$1,800 / item

H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in

Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak

By Bertu Furniture

Located in Oak Harbor, OH

Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...

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2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood, Oak

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Poliedri Carlo Scarpa For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal poliedri carlo scarpa for your home. Each poliedri carlo scarpa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, murano glass and metal. If you’re shopping for a poliedri carlo scarpa, we have 175 options in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer poliedri carlo scarpa, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right poliedri carlo scarpa, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made poliedri carlo scarpa over the years, but those crafted by Carlo Scarpa, Venini and Murano are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Poliedri Carlo Scarpa?

The average selling price for a poliedri carlo scarpa at 1stDibs is $7,456, while they’re typically $155 on the low end and $49,554 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.

Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.

Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.

With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.

Questions About Poliedri Carlo Scarpa

Is Tobia Scarpa related to Carlo Scarpa?
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1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
Yes, Tobia Scarpa is related to Carlo Scarpa. A well-known architect and designer in his own right, Tobia is the son of the legendary architect Carlo Scarpa. Tobia studied architecture at the Università Iuav di Venezia in Venice, where he met designer Afra Bianchin, who would become his wife and long-time collaborator. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Tobia Scarpa furniture.

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