Yrjö Blomstedt
Yrjö Blomstedt, washstand, 1898.
Birch. Carved and turned decorations. Fittings and handles in brass. Total width 68 cm, Total depth measured from the bottom edge is 52 cm. Height is 81 cm.
Partly hard wear. Significant cracks due to dryness of the material. Damage to the varnish and stains on the surface.
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In 1898, the Finnish Craft Association announced a furniture design competition with the aim of selecting furnishings in a Finnish style for Finland’s pavilion at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The competition entries were to include designs for the 'furnishing and decoration of a bedroom,' and architect Yrjö Blomstedt’s proposal was awarded second prize. Excerpts from the design drawings were published in the journal Suomen Teollisuuslehti, issue no. 22, in 1898.
The chest of drawers exhibited at the Heinola City Museum has the same details as the washstand that is for sale, and there are also other pieces of furniture that correspond to the drawings in the competition proposals
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