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拍品专文
Born in Helsinki in 1890, Paavo Tynell trained in a metalwork workshop as an apprentice before founding with other Finnish designers the company Taito Oy in 1918. The firm originally produced a variety of metal products from small utilitarian objects to larger custom works, and rose to prominence in the 1930s and 1940s with the popularization of functionalism in Finland. Tynell was responsible for the lighting division of the studio and directed the designs of various specialized and innovative lighting fixtures, eventually earning the nickname "the man who illuminated Finland”.
After the war, Tynell’s fixtures became more delicate and decorative, imitating flowers, leaves or snowflakes. His unique fixtures gathered significant interest but were also criticized in Finland for their romantic ornamentation, and were ultimately exported to the United States where they were immensely popular and retailed by Finland House, a Finnish-owned company in New York City opened in 1948.
The 'Snowflake' line, which started in 1946 and comprised several different models, is one of the most original and best known of Tynell's lighting designs. Each chandelier was entirely manufactured, with an upward light meeting brass mesh snowflakes suspended by brass wires, creating the illusion of floating in space and echoing a sense of Winter magic. The present lot is exceptional by its size, with seventy-two mesh 'snowflake' elements in three different and particularly delicate designs that cascade above a radiating light.
After the war, Tynell’s fixtures became more delicate and decorative, imitating flowers, leaves or snowflakes. His unique fixtures gathered significant interest but were also criticized in Finland for their romantic ornamentation, and were ultimately exported to the United States where they were immensely popular and retailed by Finland House, a Finnish-owned company in New York City opened in 1948.
The 'Snowflake' line, which started in 1946 and comprised several different models, is one of the most original and best known of Tynell's lighting designs. Each chandelier was entirely manufactured, with an upward light meeting brass mesh snowflakes suspended by brass wires, creating the illusion of floating in space and echoing a sense of Winter magic. The present lot is exceptional by its size, with seventy-two mesh 'snowflake' elements in three different and particularly delicate designs that cascade above a radiating light.