i-102 TUMBLER (BLUE) 200ml

This is a tumbler from the 'i-line' series, the 'i-102', designed in 1956.
The 'i-102' was manufactured until 1983 and sold under the name 'AROMA' from 1973.
From 1968, only clear versions were produced, so this piece was manufactured between 1956 and 1967.
It is one of the works that won the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale in 1957.
*It is in good condition with no noticeable damage.

TIMO SARPANEVA｜1926-2006｜FINLAND

Timo Sarpaneva majored in graphic design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki.
After graduating, he won second prize in Riihimaen Lasi's glass design competition in 1949 and was invited to be a glass designer,
but negotiations broke down due to the humiliating offer of providing designs for free.
While seeking a path to become a glass designer, in 1950 he got work on exhibitions, shop windows, and graphics for Ahlstrom, Iittala's parent company.
In the same year, he decided to resign from Ahlstrom after receiving a request for glass design from Holmegaard in Denmark,
but Ahlstrom proposed a path to become a glass designer at Iittala, a group company, and he changed his mind,
starting his career as a glass designer at Iittala in 1951.
He began with sophisticated, highly artistic art pieces, winning the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale in 1954,
and again in 1957 for 'i-line', a mouth-blown functional glass series launched in 1956.
Together with his close friend Tapio Wirkkala, who had been an active designer at Iittala since 1946, he elevated Iittala to a leading Finnish brand.
At Iittala, he also excelled in graphic design, working on posters, brochures, and packaging.
In particular, the logo he designed for 'i-line' later became the brand logo and was used as a symbol of Iittala for a long time.
He was active in a wide range of fields including art glass, functional glass, ceramics, graphics, and textiles, and is one of the outstanding designers representing Finnish modern design.