ELEPHANT Decorative Objects

“Claritas,” an art glass series introduced by Timo Sarpaneva in 1984. “Claritas” was not only an artistic statement by Sarpaneva, but also a project aimed at passing on the skills o...

A sculptural glass work designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1953, titled “Bird’s Head” (Linnunpää). It belongs to a group of works created with the 1954 Milan Triennale in mind, and is di...

Designed in 1957. Manufactured from 1957 to 1968. One of Kai Franck's representative works, it was exhibited at the 1957 Milan Triennale, where it won the Grand Prix. Designed as a ...

Saara Hopea is a Finnish female designer. She specialised in interior design at the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki, and after graduating, she started her career as a furn...

Heikki Orvola studied ceramics at an art and design school. After graduating at the top of his class in 1968, he began his career as a designer at Nuutajärvi at the invitation of Kaj...

Heikki Orvola studied ceramics at an art and design school. After graduating at the top of his class in 1968, he began his career as a designer at Nuutajärvi at the invitation of Kaj...

Kyllikki Salmenhaara was Finland's most accomplished ceramic artist, who refined her exceptional pottery skills into an art form, as well as a researcher and educator who devoted her...

Designed by Oiva Toikka. Manufactured using the same method as the OT1 (FISH) designed in 1964, this paperweight features two welded cast glass pieces (with a fish motif on one side ...

A unique piece goblet by Oiva Toikka. Details are unknown, but it is made of the same rough bubble glass used in IGLU (1973), PUTELI (1975), PIENNAR (1975), etc. Oiva Toikka won the...

KF2 was designed in 1957 and manufactured from 1958 to 1962. A geometric-shaped appetiser dish. One of Kai Franck's masterpieces, combining structural beauty with functional elegance...

KF1 was designed in 1957 and manufactured from 1958 to 1962. A geometric-shaped appetiser dish. One of Kai Franck's masterpieces, combining structural beauty with functional elegance...

KF2 was designed in 1957 and manufactured from 1958 to 1962. A geometric-shaped appetiser dish. One of Kai Franck's masterpieces, combining structural beauty with functional elegance...

Manufactured from 1952 to 1955. One of a series of pieces using comb-cut, introduced in 1952 as a new surface decoration technique following the line-cut used in one of his best-know...

A work by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand's golden age in the 1950s alongside Gunnar Nylund and worked as a designer and art director. After his first exhibition in 1948, he s...

A work by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand's golden age in the 1950s alongside Gunnar Nylund and worked as a designer and art director. After his first exhibition in 1948, he s...

A work by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand's golden age in the 1950s alongside Gunnar Nylund and worked as a designer and art director. After his first exhibition in 1948, he s...

Queen chess piece designed by Stig Lindberg. Since his assistant, Dan Grip, was a chess player, he began developing chess pieces in the early 1960s, and in 1973, they were produced ...

Manufactured from 1963 to 1974 and from 1986 to 1987. This piece features a base approximately 30 mm thick, with icebergs and ice floes of various sizes floating on the sea surface, ...

This piece is made using a special glass developed by Iittala called “Q Colour,” which features a pastel-toned, semi-transparent blue glass that emits a unique glow when light passes...

Filigree glass, made in Nuutajarvi in the late 1850s using techniques inspired by Venetian glass. The technique, which had fallen into disuse, was revived by Kaj Franck in the early ...

Designed in 1957. Manufactured from 1957 to 1968. One of Kai Franck's representative works, it was exhibited at the 1957 Milan Triennale, where it won the Grand Prix. Designed as a ...

Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles. Carborundum is a ...

Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles. Carborundum is a ...

Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles. Carborundum is a ...

Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles. Carborundum is a ...

Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles. Carborundum is a ...

KF113 was designed in 1951 and manufactured from 1951 to 1961. It was one of the first art glass works designed by Nuutajarvi. The vase, named ‘SOAP BUBBLES’, has a slightly distort...

KF113 was designed in 1951 and manufactured from 1951 to 1961. It was one of the first art glass works designed by Nuutajarvi. The vase, named ‘SOAP BUBBLES’, has a slightly distort...

KF292 was designed between 1961 and 1962, and manufactured between 1963 and 1964. Filigree glass, which was produced at Nuutajarvi in the late 1850s, was modelled on the techniques ...

Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...

Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...

Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...

Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...

Markku Salo is a Finnish designer and glass artist. After working for four years as an industrial designer at the electronics company Salora in 1979, he a...

Tapio Wirkkala is one of the pioneers of modern design in Finnish precious metals as well as glass design. Together with Bertel gardberg, he laid the foundations of modern design in...

Börje Skohg began his career in 1947 as a silver decorative painter in Gustavsberg's Argenta department. In 1949, Wilhelm Kage recognised her decorative skills and allowed her to lea...

Börje Skohg began his career in 1947 as a silver decorative painter in Gustavsberg's Argenta department. In 1949, Wilhelm Kage recognised her decorative skills and allowed her to lea...

Wilhelm Kage studied painting at art school and worked as a poster artist after graduation. As art director of Gustavsberg from 1917, he laid the foundations for modern design in Swe...

Wilhelm Kage studied painting at art school and worked as a poster artist after graduation. As art director of Gustavsberg from 1917, he laid the foundations for modern design in Swe...

Gertrud Lonegren was a designer at Rorstrand from 1936 to 1941. Together with GUNNAR NYLUND, who became Rorstrand's artistic director in 1931, he laid the foundations for Rorstrand'...

Helena Tynell is a Finnish female designer. After graduating from the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki in 1943, she began her career as a designer at TAITO as an assista...

Helena Tynell is a Finnish female designer. After graduating from the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki in 1943, she began her career as a designer at TAITO as an assista...

A heavy bubbled glass art piece with a beautiful orange to blue gradient. Details are unknown, but the glass is similar to the bubbled glass used in IGLU (1973), PUTELI (1975) and P...

Designed in 1950; manufactured from 1952 to 1959. One of a series of pieces using comb-cut, introduced in 1952 as a new surface decoration technique following the line-cut used in on...

The FINLANDIA series, introduced in 1964, was Timo Sarpaneva's masterpiece of the 1960s. While repeatedly exploring and experimenting with glass expression in pursuit of new techniq...

The FINLANDIA series, introduced in 1964, was Timo Sarpaneva's masterpiece of the 1960s. While repeatedly exploring and experimenting with glass expression in pursuit of new techniq...

Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...

Annikki Hovisaari was a Finnish female potter and designer. She studied ceramics at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and from 1949, after graduation, was assigned to the Applied...

A work by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand's golden age in the 1950s alongside Gunnar Nylund and worked as a designer and art director. After his first exhibition in 1948, he s...

A work by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand's golden age in the 1950s alongside Gunnar Nylund and worked as a designer and art director. After his first exhibition in 1948, he s...

Unique piece by Carl-Harry Stalhåne, who led Rorstrand’s golden age in the 1950s.⁡ Rörstrand’s art pieces come in three types: one-of-a-kind unique pieces, limited editions, and seri...

This series, which was released in 1956, uses carborundum (silicon carbide), unlike previous products that used potato skins and sawdust to generate air bubbles. It has a unique form...

This series, which was released in 1956, uses carborundum (silicon carbide), unlike previous products that used potato skins and sawdust to generate air bubbles. It has a unique form...

An art piece carved into crystal glass using the engraving technique. The deep and rough sculpture is by Eric Högland himself. Engraved with 6 bir...

An art piece carved into crystal glass using the engraving technique. The deep and rough sculpture is by Eric Högland himself. The figure of four ...