This Desk and Stool by Carlo Scarpa was made in Italy in 1942, and features a stunningly simple yet effective shape. Most of it looks like a simple, Mid-Century modernly-shaped table and stool, but it is topped by the loveliest detail: a slight curving of the top that evokes images of Japanese pagoda rooftops. It's a subtle thing, but it really lends a wonderful feel to the whole piece. It would look great in a space with Japanese style, but also would look good in a modern or traditional room.
These Swank Lighting Vintage Almond-Shaped Venini Sommerso Murano Lamps are also from Italy from the 1940s. These lamps, while obviously beautiful, should also be noted for their rare size-extremely tall-and their heft-they've got quite a mass to them. This makes them unique and special. Starting out as a white inner piece with 24KT gold dust and diagonal stripes of blue applied, it was then enveloped by crystal clear Murano glass to create the glass' most amazing look. And, if we're being honest here, these lamps were designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini!
So, this might be the first time we've ever paired a designer's furniture with the same designer's lamps-we didn't just do it because the same designer created both, though. We chose the Carlo Scarpa Desk and Stool and the Swank Lighting Vintage Almond-Shaped Venini Murano Lamps because they genuinely look great together. They both feature sleek lines with subtle curves, and we think the color of the desk and stool really makes the lighter, paler colors of the lamp pop. What do you think?!
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