--- title: "august's \"beautiful things\"....beginning with objects by carlo scarpa." description: "august's \"beautiful things\"....beginning with objects by carlo scarpa." image: https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078056-jpg/blog-files/scarpamosaic.jpg --- - [**](https://www.pinterest.com/cletile/) - [**](https://www.facebook.com/Tilevera/) - [**](https://twitter.com/cletile) - [**](https://www.instagram.com/cletile/?hl=en) [![cle tile logo](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cletile_March2016/logos/cle-logo-new.png?width=444&name=cle-logo-new.png "cle tile logo")](http://www.cletile.com/) [** search](http://www.cletile.com/search) [** ](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/augusts-beautiful-things-beginning-with-objects-by-carlo-scarpa/#sidr) ## Shop by Collection ### Browse [** search](http://www.cletile.com/search) # august's "beautiful things"....beginning with objects by carlo scarpa. 02 August 2013 a few months back i started finding photos on pinterest that left me... well, transfixed. i decided to create a board simply titled "beautiful things" and to qualify, the image must stop me in my tracks for at least a good, long, moment or three.   recently, during a fun collaboration with a beloved SF designer, we began to lament our days in art school when students seemed determined to create works that could only be described as an assault to one's being- young artists trying desperately to create remarkable images (i'm describing my own experiences!).   i suggested that art should always be an assault, but a beautiful one.   in august- tile envy celebrates my pinterest take on "[beautiful things](http://pinterest.com/cletile/beautiful-things/)". to kick it off, i'm sharing a story by tile envy friend, joann locktov of [bellafigura communications](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/augusts-beautiful-things-beginning-with-objects-by-carlo-scarpa/www.bellafiguracommunications.com), a celebration of one of my favorite architects, designers and foremost creators of beautiful things...carlo scarpa. [![scarpamosaic](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078056-jpg/blog-files/scarpamosaic.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=scarpamosaic.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078056-jpg/blog-files/scarpamosaic.jpg) [![scarpadoor](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078066-jpg/blog-files/scarpadoor.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=scarpadoor.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078066-jpg/blog-files/scarpadoor.jpg) (photos courtesy of http://www.carloscarpa.es/ as only an italian master could, scarpa's architectural works have managed to remain iconic, holding their own amongst the demanding landscapes of italy with details inexpressibly modern and classic. there isn't a structure or architectural detail of scarpa's that doesn't give me pause for a good moment or more. [![drawings](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078076-jpg/blog-files/drawings.jpg?width=665&height=900&name=drawings.jpg)](https://info.cletile.com/hs-fs/file-4032078076-jpg/blog-files/drawings.jpg) this week, it surprised me to learn that scarpa also had a collaboration with cleto munari- designing artful objects. thanks to joann, her tale of their collaboration and lifelong friendship was just published in the curated object. ([to read more please click here)](http://www.curatedobject.us/the_curated_object_/2013/07/drawing-by-carlo-scarpa-of-the-cutlery-he-designed-for-cleto-munari-the-backwards-writing-at-the-bottom-was-intentio.html). **for more from joann:** http://www.bellafiguracommunications.com/ twitter: @jolocktov **more from curated object blog:** http://www.curatedobject.us/ Share [**](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/augusts-beautiful-things-beginning-with-objects-by-carlo-scarpa/) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/augusts-beautiful-things-beginning-with-objects-by-carlo-scarpa/&url=https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/augusts-beautiful-things-beginning-with-objects-by-carlo-scarpa//&source=tweetbutton) [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com) [**](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.cletile.com%2Fblog-test&media=http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/169240/file-4032078056-jpg/blog-files/scarpamosaic.jpg) [**Previous Post](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/july-31-2013-venice/) [**Next Post](https://info.cletile.com/blog-test/tile_envy/beautiful-turquoise/) ### Related Posts ### COMPANY ### BLOGS ### CONTACT phone 415-887-9011 office hours M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm pt [send us an email ](https://info.cletile.com/contact-us) ### the clé inside scoop