Timo Sarpaneva
Timo Sarpaneva, a bowl signed Timo Sarpaneva iittala -60.
Clear and blue glass. Diameter 35 cm. Height 8 cm.
Dedication to Reka Löflund. Timo Sarpaneva's own signature: Veljesi" Timo 8. 12 -64 Timo (translation 'Your brother' Timo 8. 12 -64 Timo.
Wear due to age and use. The general impression is good. Manufacturing-related unevenness on the inside.
Provenance
The object was part of Master Glassmaker Reino Löflund's collection before passing to the current owner.
Reino 'Reka' Löflund was born in 1926 and at the age of 14 he started as an apprentice at the Iittala glassworks. He blew medicine bottles for the war industry as the youngest blower ever. After the war, he was employed as the master blower at the Iittala glassworks.
Later, Löflund was appointed as Master Glassmaker in charge of the entire production at the Iittala glassworks.
In the 1950s he began working with various glass designers, including Timo Sarpaneva. Reka Löflund developed several techniques and products with Timo Sarpaneva, including the Claritas, Arkipelago and Finlandia series.
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