Kaj Franck / "KREMLIN BELL" KF500/1500 / Nuutajarvi
By Nuutajärvi Notsjõ, Kaj Franck
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Designed in 1957. Manufactured from 1957 to 1968. One of Kai Franck's representative works, it was
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kaj Franck / "KREMLIN BELL" KF500/1500 / Nuutajarvi
By Kaj Franck, Nuutajärvi Notsjõ
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Designed in 1957. Manufactured from 1957 to 1968. One of Kai Franck's representative works, it was
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kaj Franck, "Kremlin Bells" Decanter, circa 1960s
By Kaj Franck, Nuutajärvi Notsjõ
Located in London, GB
Kaj Franck decanter, model bells of the Kremlin, manufactured by Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, circa
Glass
Unavailable
H 13.78 in Dm 5.12 in
Midcentury Signed Kaj Franck Art Glass Decanter "Kremlin Bells" Finland, 1960
By Kaj Franck
Located in Church Point, NSW
Double decanter "Kremlin Bells" designed by Kaj Franck for Nuutajarvi Notsjo Finland, 1960 signed
Art Glass
Kaj Franck Kremlin Bells Double Decanter
By Kaj Franck
Located in San Mateo, CA
Decanter designed by Kaj Franck for Nuutajarvi Notjso. All three pieces of this are a smoke color
Glass, Cork
Kremlin Bells Blown Glass Double Decanter by Kaj Franck Mod. KF 1500, 1959
By Nuutajärvi Notsjõ, Kaj Franck
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Finland, 1959. Designed by Kaj Franck and manufactured by Nuutajärvi Notsjö. Green, plum purple
Blown Glass
1968 Kaj Franck Kremlin Bells Double Decanter with Signed 1962 Decanter
By Kaj Franck
Located in Chicago, IL
Decanter designed by Kaj Franck for Nuutajarvi Notjso. This is signed on the bottom and dated '68
Art Glass
"Kremlin Bells" Decanter by Kaj Franck
By Kaj Franck
Located in Bern, CH
"Kremlin Bells" decanter by Kaj Franck. For Nuutajärvi.
Art Glass
"Kremlin Bells" Decanter by Kaj Franck for Nuutajarvi
By Kaj Franck
Located in New York, NY
"Kremlin Bells" decanter in three pieces, pale gray and dark blue-gray glass, 1960.
Art Glass
$1,800 / set
H 16.54 in W 13.59 in D 13.59 in
Set of Japanese Old Octagon Wood Stools 1940s-1960s / Side Table Stool Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vintage octagonal stool crafted in Japan, dating from the Taisho to early Showa period (1940s–1960s). Made from KIRI (Paulownia wood), a traditional material cherished in J...
Wood
$7,869
H 9.45 in Dm 21.66 in
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid-Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten. The flat Cocoon shade provides diffuse, atmospheric light. At the same time, the symmetrical lamp body presents itself as ...
Metal
$9,443
H 54.73 in W 23.23 in D 17.33 in
Original Josef Hoffmann Dressing Table from 1905 by Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary modern furniture from the best period of his works. He made trendsetting Industrial designs for the bentwood-industrie. This dressing-table is from the "Fledermaus" ...
Bentwood
Herend Hungary Porcelain Animal Set of 4
By Herend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colorful set of four hand-painted porcelain figurines depicting different types of animals: an elephant, a gorilla, a monkey and a circus bear. Made by Herend Hungary, each adorned i...
Porcelain
$16,800 / set
H 28.35 in W 37.8 in D 36.23 in
Percival Lafer “MP-41” Armchairs for Lafer MP, 1972, Set of 2
By Percival Lafer
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Percival Lafer “MP-41” armchairs for Lafer MP, wood and cognac leather, Brazil, 1972 The “MP-41” armchairs by Percival Lafer embrace fluidity with a structure that appears weightles...
Leather, Wood
$835 / item
H 10.24 in W 8.67 in D 8.27 in
Hermes - Natural Concrete - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Classic Cement Cast
By Paolo Giordano
Located in MILANO, ML
Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey by Paolo Giordano Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey into the C...
Concrete, Cement
$908Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.12 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Ceramic
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$1,275 / item
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$272 / item
H 9.45 in W 14.18 in D 0.79 in
21st Century ‘Greek Coupe’, in White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Coupe’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradi...
Clay, Stoneware
$665 / item
H 9.06 in Dm 9.85 in
Contemporary Tentacle Octopus Hand-Blown Glass Wine Decanter Bar Sea Creatures
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Contemporary Tentacle Hand-Blown Glass Wine Decanter by Simone Crestani Introducing the Tentacle Decanter, a masterpiece of artistry and craftsmanship by the renowned glass artist S...
Glass
Octagonal Side Table
Located in New York, US
Beautiful Octagonal Side Table with Door. Blackened Wood Top.
Wood
Brass library adjustable floor lamp 1970s Germany
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass library floor lamp .adjustable in height . normal large E27 bulb needed . pull down switch .
Brass
$6,658
H 16.54 in W 21.66 in D 11.03 in
French Mid Century Side Console Table in Black Metal by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French black lacquered mid century half round console side table by Mathieu Matégot for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition with patina from age and use. Matche...
Metal
$5,290
H 30.52 in W 83.47 in D 31.5 in
Large 17th century Jacobean style Baroque Farmhouse Refectory Table – Early 1900
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This is a truly grand and powerful piece. A large, heavy Baroque-style dining table, built in the early 1900s, likely around the 1930s–1940s. It’s made entirely from solid oak – not ...
Oak
"Baron" Hand-Sculpted Plaster Side Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
A sphere supports a half sphere in this artful, versatile side table inspired by sculptors Jean Arp and Barbara Hepworth. Handmade by artisans in Vietnam, this price adds a sculptura...
Plaster
Kaj Gabriel Franck was a leading figure in 20th-century Finnish design, specializing in ceramics and glass. As the creative director of Arabia Ceramics, now part of Iittala, he, along with fellow Finns Timo Sarpaneva and Tapio Wirkkala, helped popularize the bright, warm and curvy aesthetic of Scandinavian modernism. Design Forum Finland’s Kaj Franck Design Prize, established in 1992 and awarded each year around his birthday, is among the country’s most prestigious honors for designers.
Franck was born in 1911 in the city of Vyborg, which now belongs to Russia, but was then part of the Grand Duchy of Finland. He studied furniture design at the Central School of Industrial Design in Helsinki, and after graduating in 1932, worked as a catalogue illustrator for the Riihimäki glassworks, exploring interior and textile design on the side.
Having served in the Finnish armed forces during World War II, Franck joined Arabia in 1945 as their head of design. He remained with the company for many years, steering its line of tableware in a dynamic new direction. Franck professed an aversion to superfluous ornament. His ceramic designs were nevertheless complex and eye-catching, animated with playful, geometric forms. One of his most famous creations for Arabia was the Origami dish from the early 1960s, a glossy all-white serving piece resembling a subtly folded piece of paper with four shallow sections for holding food.
Although his Arabia ceramics became household staples for consumers in Scandinavia and beyond, Franck is better known among collectors for his glass designs, particularly those he created for Iittala starting in the late 1940s. In a 1947 Iittala-sponsored glass competition, Franck shared the top prize with Tapio Wirkkala. In 1950, he designed the company’s iconic Kartio series of pressed-glass pitchers and glasses, which came in different colors that consumers could “mix and match” rather than having to buy a homogeneous set. In 1977, Franck redesigned the series, renamed Teemaa.
Franck’s designs for Iittala embodied the Finnish concept of pelkistetty, which literally means “reduced” and in the design world refers to the pared-down, minimal qualities of modernism. This principle, evidenced in objects like his elegant, unfussy sets of jewel-toned drinking glasses from the 1960s, informed Franck’s view of the manufacturing process as well. Critical of mass production and consumerism, he was one of the country’s first professionals in his field to advocate recycling. He became known as the “conscience of Finnish design,” a role he embraced as a professor and later artistic director at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki.
In honor of Franck’s 100th birthday, in 2011, Iittala reissued Kartio glasses, Teema tableware and Purnukka jars, among other of his designs that retain their contemporary feel decades after their creation.
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