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For larger rooms requiring a grander statement centerpiece, a Ø90cm edition of the 1972 Pendant is available, fitted with three bulb housings. Every pendant is a craft masterpiece, with subtle, but highly complex and difficult-to-achieve details, including hand-punched brass perforations and hand-sewn bamboo slats in impressive scale.
90dia x 30H cm
4m cord
Bamboo shade with brass fixtures
Cord in golden textile
Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) was an industrial designer, known as the great pioneer of Finnish lighting design and fondly dubbed as “the man who illuminated Finland”. Tyne was one of the founders and chief designers of Taito Oy – the first industrial producer of lighting fixtures in Finland. With the innovation of electricity in the beginning of the 20th century, Taito Oy and Tynell expanded the thinking and manufacturing of modern lighting solutions in Europe and abroad.
Tynell rose to prominence in the 1930s and 40s where he collaborated with some of the most renowned Finnish architects, Alvar Aalto being the most notable one. Working to incorporate artificial lighting into modern environments, Tynell’s company Taito Oy produced fixtures for all of Alvar Aalto’s major projects including the Paimio Sanatorium and the Viipuri Library.
Today his lamps and lighting are highly sought after by an international clientele of collectors and prices of his most important pieces have lately soared on auctions.
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