The Yellow Bathroom. Homage to Carlo Scarpa.

Essential design, peculiarity of colour and dialogue between tradition and modernity are some of the qualities that characterize the wall covering mosaic created by our Italian mosaic artisans in the bathroom of a house built in 1913, during the renovation works.

They took inspiration from Carlo Scarpa’s style, one of the greatest architects of the last century, following the explicit wish of the architect-owner of the house. She particularly loved the floor designed by the Venetian architect for the Olivetti shop in St. Mark’s Square, Venice (1958) — a mosaic of large rectangular glass tesserae, spaced generously apart and featuring a deliberate irregularity reminiscent of Paul Klee’s works.

Our mosaic artisans deeply connected with Carlo Scarpa’s vision, his ability to distill the most meaningful elements of Venetian tradition and reinterpret them with a modern sensibility.

Bathed in the soft light from the elegant window, the mosaic becomes a composition of irregular tesserae in three different shades of yellow. This subtle variation creates a gentle vibration in the overall effect, a true delight for the eye.

They worked exclusively with Venetian smalti by Mario Donà. Venetian smalto is a type of opaque glass, entirely handmade using traditional fusion ovens like those of Murano. Its chemical composition — a blend of mineral powders such as silica, calcium carbonate, and sodium carbonate, enriched with other pigments — gives life to a wide range of colours. This material responds beautifully to the touch of the martellina (the traditional mosaic hammer used to cut tesserae) and, thanks to its high quality, remains remarkably resistant to any kind of deterioration.