What a cutie! Vintage art glass decor and ashtray Tipu (It means "chick", referring to a baby bird or simply - cutie in Finnish) by renowned designer Kaj Franck.
Made by Nuutajärvi, 1968-1971. Number in Nuutajärvi catalogue of an art glass 6651. It is mentioned in book: Kaj Franck. Universal Forms. Helsinki 2011.
Dimensions: Length is 8.3 cm, Height is 2 cm. Slight traces of use - see photos.
Why buy Kaj Franck's design pieces?
He was a revolutionary in Art glass and tableware design.
In the early 1950s, Franck refused lush decorating of the items in favor of clean lines, shapes, interesting colors and textures, thus, becoming one of the founders of mid-20th century modernist design in the Nordics.
