{"product_id":"kfgl2052","title":"\"SARGASSO\" STEMED BOWL(CLEAR) N523","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“SARGASSO,” designed by Kaj Franck, was introduced in 1966 as an art glass series. It was initially considered for development as a product for everyday use, but because of concerns over the strength of the bubble-filled glass, it was ultimately released as art glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe simple, undecorated modern design that had been a dominant trend in the 1950s gradually began to lose momentum, and after Timo Sarpaneva introduced the “Finlandia” series in 1964, designs that gave decorative character and texture to the glass itself came to be more widely accepted. “SARGASSO,” with its glass filled with countless bubbles, can be understood as a series designed in response to this shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“N431” was one of the models included from the launch of the “SARGASSO” series in 1966, and was produced from 1966 to 1972. It combines the geometric vocabulary of rectangular and cylindrical forms inherited from 1950s design with the bubble-filled glass that defines the “SARGASSO” series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the Arabia sticker, this example is thought to have been made between 1971 and 1972. Cut-signed “Nuutajärvi Notsjö.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* In good condition with no noticeable damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 48px;\" class=\"black-text-01\"\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 \/ KFGL2052","offer_id":49994708156656,"sku":null,"price":55000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5761\/8160\/files\/KFGL2052_1.jpg?v=1783582156","url":"https:\/\/elephant-life.com\/en\/products\/kfgl2052","provider":"ELEPHANT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}