Timo Sarpaneva, "Bird" Vases, Glass, Finland, 1950s
By Iittala, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown hand-blown glass pair of vases, designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Ittala, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 6.18" Height x 4.25" Diameter All items ship from High ...
Blown Glass
Set of Five Colourful Timo Sarpaneva Bird Bottles for Iittala 1950s
By Iittala, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Helsinki, FI
Timo Sarpaneva was internationally acclaimed and one of Finland`s leading artists and designers.
Blown Glass
Timo Sarpaneva / Art Object "Bird's Head" 3566 / Iittala / 1955
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
A sculptural glass work designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1953, titled “Bird’s Head” (Linnunpää).
Art Glass
Timo Sarpaneva Bottle / Vase Model Pullo / Bird Vase by Iittala in Finland
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass bottle / vase model Pullo / Bird vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Produced by Iittala in Finland.
Glass
Timo Sarpaneva Bottle / Vase Model Pullo / Bird Vase by Iittala in Finland
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass bottle / vase model Pullo / Bird vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Produced by Iittala in Finland.
Glass
Timo Sarpaneva Bottle / Vase Model Pullo / Bird Vase by Iittala in Finland
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass bottle / vase model Pullo / Bird vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Produced by Iittala in Finland.
Glass
Timo Sarpaneva Glass Bottle / Vase Model Pullo / Bird by Iittala in Finland
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass bottle / vase model Pullo / Bird vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Produced by Iittala in Finland.
Glass
Midcentury Timo Sarpaneva Set of 3 Bird Bottles / Vases Iittala
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful sculptured bottled handmade in colored glass. This set in three different colors. The bottles were produced by Iittala in 1956-1962 and designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Fu...
Glass
Signed Purple Timo Sarpaneva Pullo Bird Bottle Glass Vase, Iittala, Finland
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful art glass bottle vase or decanter, model „Pullo“ in violet from the 1950s. Designed by Timo Sarpaneva, executed by Iittala Finland. Fully signed on the bottom. In very go...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Collection of 3 Bird Carafes Iittala Timo Sarpaneva Finland, 1950s
By Iittala, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Nicely handcrafted art carafes produced by Iittala in 1956-1962 and designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Wonderful worked with a nice deep red and blue color with one smaller in grey / sand c...
Glass
Set of 12 “Bird” Bottles by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala, Finland, 1950s
By Iittala, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Karis, Nyland
A striking and rare complete set of 12 “Bird Bottles” designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala in the 1950s.
Glass
Signed Blue Timo Sarpaneva Pullo Bird Bottle Glass Vase, Iittala, Finland, 1950s
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful art glass bottle vase, model „Pullo“ in blue from the 1950s. Designed by Timo Sarpaneva, executed by Iittala Finland. In good condition with marginal wear.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Model 'I-400' Straight Bird Bottle by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala, Finland, 1956
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Steenwijk, NL
A design by Timo Sarpaneva from 1956. It was in production from 1957-1966. This specific bottle is engraved "T Sarpaneva 2500". This deep blue version is a more rare color to find an...
Blown Glass
Set of Three Blue, Green and Violet Bird bottles, Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala, 1950s
By Iittala, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Helsinki, FI
Timo Sarpaneva was internationally acclaimed and one of Finland`s leading artists and designers.
Blown Glass
I-401 Purple Glass Bird Bottel/Vase by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala, Finland 1956
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This purple glass 'Bird' bottle or vase was designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala in Finland in 1956.
Glass
Timo Sarpeneva Glass Bottle / Vase Model Pullo / Bird Vase by Iittala in Finland
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Glass bottle / vase model Pullo / Bird vase designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Produced by Iittala in Finland.
Glass
Celebrated glassmaker Timo Sarpaneva was a pioneer of Finnish postwar design. He led the formation of the utilitarian and artistic side of mid-century modern style. Sarpaneva’s glass vases, serveware and table lamps have a sculptural yet functional quality, making them adaptable for both decorative and utilitarian use.
Sarpaneva was born in 1926 in Helsinki and spent his childhood visiting his grandparents in the countryside. There, he was influenced by a barter economy where everything was made by hand and traded for services and wares.
In 1948, Sarpaneva graduated from the Institute for Industrial Arts in Helsinki (now the University of Art and Design Helsinki). He participated in the 1951 Triennale di Milano, submitting an embroidered coffee cozy that confused but delighted the judges and garnered a silver medal.
Around this time, Sarpaneva began experimenting with glassblowing. He transformed the traditional wet-stick method by creating a bubble within the molten glass, allowing him to work from the inside out. In 1954, he returned to the Triennale di Milano and won his first Grand Prize.
In the 1950s, Sarpaneva was hired at the glassware company Iittala, where he became a leading glass designer. Sarpaneva even designed the company logo, which is still used today. He worked for the company for over four decades until his death in 2006 at 79.
Sarpaneva’s illustrious career earned international recognition. His honors included being named Honorary Royal Designer for Industry by the Royal Society of Arts in London in 1963. He received honorary doctorates from the Royal College of Art in London in 1967 and the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 1993.
In 2018, the Helsinki Design Museum exhibited a retrospective of “the golden boy of Finland’s Golden Age of design”.
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