Rypälemalja glass vase by Sirkku Kumela

Tall handmade glass vase designed by Sirkku Kumela-Lehtonen for Kumela. Known as Rypälemalja, meaning “grape bowl”, model 2556 features a rounded green bowl with raised grape decoration on a tall, clear glass stem. The flared foot gives the vase an elegant silhouette.

Sirkku Lehtonen-Kumela was the first Finnish women designer working as an art director in the glassworks.

Details

• Manufacturer: Kumela, Finland

• Designer: Sirkku Kumela-Lehtonen

• Design: Rypälemalja, model 2556

• Period: 1960s–1970s

• Material: Handmade glass

• Colour: Green with a clear stem and foot

• Height: 26.5 cm

Condition

Very good vintage condition with very light signs of age.