Vintage special one, brutalist earrings from the Kaarna (Finnish for Tree bark) series. Made by renowned Finnish designer Pentti Sapraneva. Earrings are rare piece in that series.
Why it’s so cool? Sarpaneva excelled as a jewelry designer by skillfully merging tradition and the essence of Finnish nature into contemporary midcentury forms.
A notable breakthrough in Sarpaneva’s Kaarna, Kelo and some other collections in 1969 was the fusion of Finnish gemstones with bronze and silver jewelry.
Dimensions: Length is 4 cm without fish hook.
1970s. Turun hopea jewelry production, Finland. Excellent vintage condition.
Form:
Kaarna earrings are shaped like fragments of silver that have cooled mid-surge, full of folds, pits and irregular contours. Each earring ends with a smooth silver sphere that swings freely below the textured form. The contrast between the wild surface and the polished drop gives them a quiet sense of movement and tension.
