Born: January 1, 1935.\ Renowned works: Biagio table lamp, Foglio wall lamp, Papillona floor lamp and a host of exciting furniture and buildings.\ Education: Architect and designer.
Italian designer Tobia Scarpa is the son of architect Carlo Scarpa. He has collaborated with his wife Afra on designs for many of the major international companies including Flos, Cassina, Knoll and B&B Italia. Together, they have developed wearable luxury design based on technological developments and a wide range of exciting materials.
Both Tobia and Afra graduated from the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice in the late 1950s. After that, their joint career began at the Venini glassworks. In 1960, they opened their own design studio in Montebelluna, where furniture such as the Chair Model 917 was manufactured at Cassina.
Tobia Scarpa and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were commissioned to design some of the first lamps for Dino Gavina's fledgling company, and today not many people are unaware of Flos. The Papillona lamp from Flos from 1973 was one of the first lamps to use new-halogen technology.