Marquiscarpa (a title suggested to the artist by Lino Tagliapietra) flaunt Marquis’s expert knowledge and handling of the Murrine technique. The name Marquiscarpa alludes to the influential Venetian architect and designer Carlo Scarpa who was hired by Paolo Venini (founder of Venini Fabbrica) as a designer in 1932 and subsequently promoted to artistic director in 1934. Scarpa arguably created the most brilliant interpretation of the technique.

Quoted from Richard Marquis, Objects, p. 35