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Tobia Scarpa Biography
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1935 |
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Born in Venice, Italy
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1958 |
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Began working with Venini glassworks
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1960 |
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Established design office with wife, Afra, in Montebelluna
Designed iconic "Bastiano" collection for Gavina that was later reissued by Knoll
Began working with Flos lighting company
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1964 |
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Designed first Benetton textile factory building in Treviso
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1969 |
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Graduated from La Facoltà di Architettura di Venezia
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1970 |
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Recipient, Compasso d'Oro, Italy, for "Soriana" chair designed for Cassina
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1973 |
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Designed "Papilliona" lamp, one of the first lighting designs to use halogen technology, for Flos
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1980 |
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Designed interior for Benetton offices in Paris and Freibourg
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1986 |
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Designed interior for Benetton office in New York
Designed showroom for San Lorenzo in Milan
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1992 |
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Recipient, IF Design Award, Hannover
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Novantesimo Venini, 1921-2011, Museo Vetrario, Murano, Italy
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2009
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The Silver Treasures of San Lorenzo, Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C.
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2008
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Made in Cassina, Triennale, Milan, Italy
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2004
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Tobia Scarpa, Italian Cultural Institute, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Toronto, Canada (solo)
Contemporary Silver: Made in Italy, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
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1972
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The New Domestic Landscape, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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