Timo Sarpaneva
Timo Sarpaneva two 3042 bowls 'Blues' the other one is signed Timo Sarpaneva Iittlal 1988.
Turned mould blown blue and clear glass, rim cut. The other unsigned. In original boxes. Height 15 cm. Diameter 17 cm.
Minor wear. Bubbles and marks in the glass mass. The general impression is good.
Provenance
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.
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