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"Lansetti II" (Lancet II) Vase

Designer Timo Sarpaneva Finnish
Manufacturer Iittala Lasitehdas Oy Finnish
1952
Not on view
In 1950, Finland's best-known glass manufacturer, Iittala, hired Sarpaneva to design and exhibit works made by the firm. Over the next ten years, their designs won numerous prestigious awards, most notably those of the Milan Triennale. Trained as an industrial designer and not as a craftsman, Sarpaneva supplied Iittala's skilled workmen with artistic yet functional designs intended for multiple production. Through the cool, sculptural elegance of his designs and the high quality of their execution, Sarpaneva celebrates the purity and natural beauty of the material.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Lansetti II" (Lancet II) Vase
  • Designer: Timo Sarpaneva (Finnish, Helsinki 1926–2006 Helsinki)
  • Manufacturer: Iittala Lasitehdas Oy
  • Date: 1952
  • Medium: Glass
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 2 in., 4 lb. (27.3 × 14 × 5.1 cm, 1.8 kg)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of Aarne Simonen, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Finland, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.31.3
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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