Modernist art glass vase from Purtilo series by famous Finnish designer Kaj Franck.
1954-65, Nuutajärvi glassworks. Height 23 cm. Number 1609 in glassworks art catalog.
Why buy Kaj Franck’s works
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.
