{"product_id":"kfgl2030","title":"TUMBLER 1772-020","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eTumbler 1772, designed by Kaj Franck in 1966. Produced in three sizes, it features five different surface patterns, each composed of squares varying in size and spacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eThe simple, restrained modern design that had become a dominant trend in the 1950s gradually began to lose momentum, and by the 1960s attention had shifted toward expressions that made use of texture and the material qualities of glass itself. Timo Sarpaneva’s \u003cem\u003eFinlandia\u003c\/em\u003e series, introduced in 1964, proved decisive in this development, and such approaches soon came to be widely accepted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eWithin this context, 1772 emerged as a product of its time. It was also a fixed-mold-blown tumbler produced during the transitional period of the late 1960s, when Nuutajärvi was moving toward fully automated pressed-glass production in an effort to improve efficiency and price competitiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eAn extremely rare model, produced only for a short period from 1966 to 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e* In good condition with no noticeable damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"black-text-01\" style=\"margin-top: 48px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKAJ FRANCK｜1911–1989｜FINLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaj Franck was one of the leading figures of 20th-century Finnish modern design. He studied furniture design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki under Arttu Brummer, one of the central figures in Finnish design. While still a student, he joined a study trip led by Brummer to visit the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, where he encountered the emerging ideals of functionalism. After graduating in 1932, he worked across a wide range of fields, including furniture, interiors, textiles, and toys, and in 1934 briefly worked as a draughtsman at Riihimäki Glassworks. From 1939 onward, his activities were restricted by the effects of the Second World War, but this period helped shape the socially conscious approach that would later become central to his design philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, Franck was invited by Kurt Ekholm, then art director of Arabia, to join the company and take part in redefining tableware for postwar everyday life. At that time, Ekholm appointed, for the first time at Arabia, a designer specifically responsible for tableware design, and Franck became the first to take on that role. As he had not been formally trained in ceramics, he was likely seen as a designer able to approach tableware from a fresh perspective, unbound by established conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1946, following success in a design competition organized by Karhula-Iittala, he began working as a glass designer at Iittala. In 1950, when Nuutajärvi became part of the same Wärtsilä group as Arabia, he shifted the focus of his work there, and as director began designing glassware based on principles shared with those he had pursued at Arabia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften described as the “conscience of Finland,” Franck’s design philosophy was grounded in the ideas of “design for the people” and the social responsibility of the designer. Through simple geometric forms and the use of color without ornament, he created many timeless objects intended for long-term use. For Franck, beauty meant being “necessary, functional, justified and right.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the clearest expressions of his thinking are Arabia’s KILTA series (now TEEMA) and Nuutajärvi’s 5027 tumbler series (now KARTIO), both designed in the 1950s and still produced by Iittala today. KILTA in particular introduced the innovative idea that essential tableware should be chosen as individual pieces and freely combined according to need, redefining the conventional dinner service and setting the direction for modern tableware design. At the same time, at Nuutajärvi, Franck also produced numerous unique glass works of high artistic quality, especially in the 1970s, exploring a more craft-based approach through a wide range of techniques. These works reveal another side of Franck, that of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1960 onward, he was also active in teaching at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, exerting a major influence on design education in Finland. The significance of his achievement and influence is also reflected in the Kaj Franck Design Prize established in his name. His many honors include an Honorable Mention at the Milan Triennale in 1954, the Lunning Prize in 1955, the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale in 1957, and the Compasso d’Oro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KAJ FRANCK","offers":[{"title":"CLEAR \/ KFGL2030","offer_id":50078499537136,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5761\/8160\/files\/KFGL2030_1.jpg?v=1784716837","url":"https:\/\/elephant-life.com\/en\/products\/kfgl2030","provider":"ELEPHANT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}