Italian glassmaker Carlo Moretti elevated glassmaking to an avant-garde art form. He is known for his decorative vases, striking centerpieces and elegant table lamps. The bright, rich colors and sophisticated silhouettes of mid-century modernism that characterize his works brought high prestige to the Moretti name.
Moretti was born in 1934 on Murano, a series of islands in the Venetian lagoon, a place famous for its glassmaking. Six years later, in 1940, his brother Giovanni Moretti was born. The older Moretti brother initially studied to become a lawyer, but he fell in love with the glassmaking tradition of his birthplace.
In 1958, the two brothers opened the Carlo Moretti glassmaking company together in Murano. Carlo headed the company's creative side, but he was also a savvy entrepreneur. The Carlo Moretti company became known for its innovative techniques, creativity in design and refined style.
Over the next 50 years, Moretti earned a name for himself as one of the Venetian glass masters. He was the recipient of the 1966 Internationalen Handwerksmesse Gold Medal, the 1966 Internationales Kunsthandwerk Award, the 1976 Macef Award and the 1984 Arango International Design Competition. His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Musée Ariana and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
When Moretti died in 2008, Giovanni took over the company. Giovanni sold the Carlo Moretti company in 2013 and passed away in 2014. The company continues to introduce new glassware collections in the characteristic style of its founder. It also operates a showroom called L’ISOLA in Venice.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Carlo Moretti decorative objects, serveware, lighting and more.
$8,000 / item
Drima Floor Lamp by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Floor lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with an illuminating body, metal structure in anthracite painted iron and natural brass. The lamp was designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti a...
Murano Glass
Truba Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Clear and Milk Glass Floor Lamp
By Carlo Moretti, Marco Zanuso
Located in IT
Floor lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass illuminating body and rod, the illuminating body is adjustable in height, metal base in anthracite painted iron. The lamp was designed in...
Iron
Drima Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Floor Lamp
By Paolo Martinuzzi, Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Floor lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with an illuminating body, metal structure in anthracite painted iron and natural brass. The lamp was designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti a...
Brass, Iron
Truba Mouth Blown Murano Clear and Milk Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Floor lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass illuminating body and rod, the illuminating body is adjustable in height, metal base in anthracite painted iron. The lamp was designed in...
Murano Glass
$1,300 / item
H 11.42 in Dm 7.87 in
Efra Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti, Paolo Martinuzzi
Located in IT
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi. 60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt e...
Brass, Iron
$700 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 9.45 in
Cupola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Milk Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Table lamp of milk white mouth blown Murano glass designed in 1992 by Carlo Moretti. 60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt ecolamp socket E27. Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory...
Chrome
$850 / item
H 14.96 in Dm 15.75 in
Office Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Milk White Glass Mouth Blown Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Milk white mouth blown and hand finished Murano glass table lamp designed in 1994 by Carlo Moretti. 2 x 40 watt incandescent bulbs, 2 x 28 watt ecolamp socket E14. Carlo Mor...
Chrome
$1,500 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 7.48 in
Quati Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Paolo Martinuzzi, Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi. 60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt...
Brass, Iron
$600 / item
H 12.99 in Dm 7.09 in
Cupola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Milk Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Table lamp of milk white mouth blown Murano glass designed in 1992 by Carlo Moretti. 60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt ecolamp socket E27. Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory...
Chrome
$2,500 / item
H 27.17 in Dm 18.9 in
Ovale Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest's best new lights, 2015; Ovale is a table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Metal
$575 / item
H 10.24 in Dm 6.1 in
Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixtures and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti. 60 watt inca...
Chrome
$2,500 / item
H 27.17 in Dm 18.9 in
Ovale Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Black Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest "best new lights, 2015", Ovale is a table lamp of black mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Chrome
$675 / item
H 12.6 in Dm 7.09 in
Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixture and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti. 60 watt incan...
Chrome
Efra Carlo Moretti Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp, Lamp Shade Only
By Paolo Martinuzzi, Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Lamp shade only for clear mouth blown Murano glass table lamp. Anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Ma...
Murano Glass, Glass
$1,700 / item
H 14.57 in Dm 15.35 in
Igra Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
By Paolo Martinuzzi, Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi. 60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt...
Brass, Iron
$1,500 / item
H 31.1 in Dm 18.9 in
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Red/Black Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, red/black spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Chrome
Boblu T Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Floor Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Floor lamp of Murano transparent and white glass on anthracite painted iron base with 20 watt LED bulb. Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory Strolling afoot through the foundati...
Iron
Boblu T Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Floor Lamp
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Floor lamp of Murano transparent and white glass on anthracite painted iron base with 20 watt LED bulb. Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory Strolling afoot through the foundati...
Iron