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Item No.: SRHP408
Designer: Saara Hopea
Maker: Nuutajärvi
Size: H:39mm φ:96mm
This candle holder was designed in 1958 and manufactured between 1958 and 1960.
It is a heavy glass art piece with ground and polished yellow cased glass.
The yellow colored glass extends from the outer bottom to about 70% of the way up, with the rest being clear glass.
The appearance changes with the angle due to light reflection and refraction.
The cut signature is 'S.Hopea Nuutajärvi Notsjö -58', indicating it was manufactured in 1958.
It is a rare item.
*It is in good condition with no noticeable damage.
Saara Hopea majored in interior design at the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki. After graduating, she began her career as a furniture designer, and later worked as a draftswoman under Paavo Tynell at Taito Oy.
In 1951, at the invitation of Kaj Franck, she remained affiliated with Taito Oy while also working as a freelance interior designer for Wärtsilä Oy (the parent company of Arabia and Nuutajärvi), where she handled the furniture and spatial design for their galleries/showrooms. Her outstanding work was recognized, and she joined Nuutajärvi as a designer in 1952.
Sharing a common vision with Kaj Franck to design essential items for post-war new lifestyles, she created numerous products and art pieces. Her activities were diverse, encompassing packaging, logos, exhibition spaces, and the design of enamel products for Arabia.
In 1959, she left Nuutajärvi to take over the family business, but despite her short seven-year tenure, her achievements as a glass designer are highly regarded.
From 1959, she designed jewelry at the family's goldsmith workshop, Ossian Hopea, and after her marriage in 1960, she moved to New York with her husband and also worked on enamel designs. Subsequently, from 1963, she lived in Nepal and India, designing textiles and other items. She returned to Finland in 1967 and continued designing jewelry at the same workshop until 1982.
She was an excellent designer who demonstrated outstanding sensibilities in various fields.
She received silver medals at the Milan Triennale in 1954 and 1957.
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