Tobia Scarpa (Venice, 1935) graduated in Architecture from IUAV University in 1957. That year, he began working with Venini, succeeding Massimo Vignelli and continuing after Paolo Venini’s death. Though he started in glass, Scarpa gained international fame as a designer and architect. With his wife Afra Bianchin, he founded a studio and collaborated with major brands like Flos, B&B Italia, and Knoll. He also designed architecture for Benetton. In the 2000s, he taught at IUAV and received the Compasso d’Oro for lifetime achievement in 2008.