Saara Hopea "Panther" Art Glass Vase

This Saara Hopea juice set with stacking glasses 1718/20cl, and pitcher 1618/100cl, in a willow osier basket with rattan wrapped handle has been made in multiple different colors and...

A set of three strikingly beautiful N40 "Bambu" vases designed by Oiva Toikka for Nuutajärvi in the 1960s. This particular model was only in production for 2 years from 1967-1969, ma...

Kaj Franck designed for the Nuutajärvi factory from 1951 until the 1980s. At the same time he worked as a designer for the Arabia factory. At Nuutajärvi Franck designed art glass obj...

Strikingly colourful vases that will not shy in any interior and can add a beautiful and distinctive design touch. The Bambu vase is one of Toikka's most recognizable pieces made in ...

Kaj Frank (1911-1989), was a pioneer of sustainable development in the art glass area in Finland. He designed these tapered glass vases with oval rims and oval bases model KF 234 and...

This pair of beautiful Art objects are from the Claritas series that Timo started in 1984. They are from glass, clear,opal,blown, cut and polished. The smaller versions of the Clarit...

A blown glass, "Panther" vase, designed by Saara Hopea and produced by Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, 1957.

Scandinavian Modern Saara Hopea two sizes Glass Bowls Blue Green Handblown 1950s Two mold-blown, clear, dark-blue and moss-green cased glass Art-objects / bowls, model SH117. Designed by Saara Hopea in 1956 and executed by Nuutajärvi-Notsjö in 1958 & 1959. An optical effect makes it appear as if the colour goes to the outer edges but the encasing is only in the interior. These objects were made between 1956 and 1967 in two sizes 9,5 cm and 13,5 cm in diameter, and in several colours (blue, green, yellow, purple and red) this being a complete set in green and blue. Both are early production examples. They are marked and dated in diamond pen underneath the base. About Saara Hopea Saara Elisabet Hopea (Porvoo 1925 - Porvoo 1984) was a Finnish designer of Art-glass, furniture and jewellery. Saara Hopea was born in 1925 in Porvoo, in the south of Finland. Her parents Ossian Hopea and Lempi Westerlund owned a goldsmithing company. After attending secondary school, Hopea studied at the Interior Design Department of the Central School of Art and Design, now the Aalto University of Art and Design. She graduated in 1946, and worked for a few years as an illustrator, then she accepted a job at the lighting factory of Taito Oy, headed by the renowned designer Paavo Tynell. In the early 1950's, Saara Hopea became interested in glass design and started working at the Nuutajärvi glass factory, where she worked under artistic director Kaj Franck. After her father's death, Saara Hopea took over the direction of the family business Ossian Hopea Oy in 1959. She worked as the artistic director from 1959 to 1960 and again from 1967 and was responsible for numerous jewellery designs. In 1960 Saara Hopea married Oppi Untracht...

Scandinavian Modern glass enamel on copper bowl signed by Saara Hopea-Untracht, 1925-1984. Absolute fab, vibrant colors in green, orange and grey...

Scandinavian Modern glass enamel on copper bowl signed by Saara Hopea-Untracht, 1925-1984. Absolute fab, vibrant colors in green, orange and grey...

Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea. Maljakko vase in smoky art glass with brass mounting. Finnish design, 1960s. Measures: 9 x 8 cm. In excellent condition.

Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea. Maljakko vase in smoky art glass with brass mounting. Finnish design, 1960s. Measures: 21 x 10 cm. In excellent condition.