Timo Sarpaneva, an art glass 3555 signed Timo Sarpaneva Iittala.
Designed 1953. In produktion 1953-1960.
Blown, cut and polished. Height 9 cm. Diameter c. 8 cm.
Minor scratches on the bottom. The general impression is good.
The collection of the Master Glassmaker Reino 'Reka' Löflund.
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.