Timo Sarpaneva, sculpture, "Miraculous" signed Timo Sarpaneva 2000 Studio Pino Signoretto, Murano.
Blue and clear glass. Blown, hand shaped and polished glass. Total height including the glass base approximately 58 cm, width approximately 35 cm.
Minor wear and scratches. Traces of paint on the base. The upper part of the sculpture has been re-glued to the lower part at a later time and it’s not completely in the middle. Traces of glue.
The renowned Finnish designer Timo Sarpaneva created glass art during the later part of his career at master glassmaker Pino Signoretto’s studio on Murano. Their collaboration began in the mid-1990s, after Sarpaneva had seen Signoretto’s work and became interested in the possibilities it offered for realizing new ideas.
The resulting pieces are art glass: a combination of Sarpaneva’s design language and Signoretto’s highly demanding craftsmanship. The objects are clearly marked with Timo Sarpaneva and Studio Pino Signoretto – Murano, which confirms their origin.