Olavi Hänninen for Mikko Nupponen Sculptural Bench, Finland, 1950s

Brutalist elm dining table by Olavi Hanninen and edited by Mikko Nupponen in Finland in 1959 This Brutalist elm dining table was designed by Olavi Hanninen and edited by Mikko Nupponen in Finland in 1959. It is a versatile piece of furniture that can seat six to eight people or be used as a working table. The table has an imposing length and a thick rectangular walnut tray handmade in Finland. The tray features irregular edges that are 6 cm thick and rests on four feet connected by ties. The table has brutalist lines typical of Scandinavian design from the 1950s and is entirely removable. We have 4 tables available priced per table. Olavi Hänninen was a designer who worked on various projects, including furniture, trams, church silverware, and total interior designs for many public facilities. He was well known for his modernist designs, particularly tables and chairs. He worked on the interiors of the Palace Hotel with Antti Nurmesniemi and Olli Borg, where he designed a renowned plastic chair with a metal structure for the hotel's café. In the 1970s, Hänninen's designs included the new Valmet Nr I trams for Helsinki City Transport. Before starting his own design office in 1961, he worked at architect Viljo Revell...

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Sculptural bench by Olavi Hanninen for Mikko Nupponen, Finland 1950’s. This bench is made of stained elm wood and sculpturally crafted by hand. Presented in a good, original, conditi...

Beautiful solid brutalist Bench made of Elmwood attributed to Olavi Hanninen, for Miko Nupponen, Finland,1950’s. The bench is characterized by its raw concrete and stark, geometric f...

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Sculptural solid elm wood bench attributed to Olavi Hänninen produced by Mikko Nupponen, Finland, circa 1950s Handcrafted Rustic, Minimalist, Brutalist style Good condition Measures:...

Beautiful solid brutalist Bench made of Elmwood attributed to Olavi Hanninen, for Miko Nupponen, Finland,1950’s. The bench is characterized by its raw concrete and stark, geometric f...

At the Tenth Milan Triennial in 1954, Finland received the largest relative proportion of available prizes. The amount was even more than those eight prizes the country collected at a previous Triennial in 1951, when it made its initial break-through in the international exhibitions of design. A new era had begun: The 1950s and 1960s became known as the golden age of Finnish design and also of designer, Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs. Distinctive and original furniture characterize the Finnish mid-century, with immediately recognizable features such as the legs of this so-called “Kolmiojalka” (triangular foot) or simply ‘TV bench...