Tobia Scarpa - (1935) son of Carlo Scarpa, was born in Venice, where he graduated from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia. In 1958, he was invited by Paolo Venini to collaborate in the furnace, following in the footsteps of his father, Carlo, who had been with Venini during the '30s and '40s.

Tobia Scarpa designed new collections for Venini even after the death of its founder, creating new techniques as well. The Occhi series is his most recognizable design. The word Occhi means "eyes" and you will see some examples below. As an architect and designer, together with his wife, Afra, he has collaborated with many companies - Cassina, B & B Italia, Flos, Molteni & C., to name a few - in creating works that be...