Vintage Modernist Organic design style vase and glass artwork Minora by Timo Sarpaneva. It looks like an art piece as if made of ice. Substancial one.
Scandinavian Organic Glass Design - The authentic school of glass design from the second half of the 20th century in Sweden and Finland, which embodied essential organic patterns of Scandinavia—ice, plants, stone, and water—in art glass and tableware.
1970s. Iittala glassworks. Height 12 cm. In excellent vintage condition. In the base of the vase, there is an inclusion that sometimes forms during the hand-blowing process of the glass. This is not a defect.
Scandinavian Organic Glass Design - The authentic school of glass design from the second half of the 20th century in Sweden and Finland, which embodied essential organic patterns of Scandinavia—ice, plants, stone, and water—in art glass and tableware.
Sarpaneva created numerous glass series that became world classics. In 1956 and 1957, he received the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale and many other prestigious international design awards. He was honored with Finland's highest award, the Order of the Lion of Finland. He served as a professor and honorary professor at the Royal College of Art in London and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki.
Iittala glassworks founded in 1881 in Finland. It became renowned in the Midcentury era for its innovative design and Modernist style. Known for collaborations with iconic designers like Alvar Aalto, Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala pioneered Scandinavian modern glass design and functionality
