{"product_id":"srhp564","title":"CUT CRYSTAL ASHTRAY 1936\/K571","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cut-crystal ashtray designed by Saara Hopea in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside of the thick crystal-glass base alone is decorated with regularly arranged facet cuts formed by intersecting parallel lines and executed by skilled craftsmen. The cut surfaces, corners, and edges were then ground and polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thickness of the glass, together with the refraction and reflection of light through the cuts, creates a grid-like pattern that appears to shift and overlap as the viewing angle changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Saara Hopea’s cut-crystal works, rather than combining multiple cutting techniques into the elaborate decoration commonly seen in traditional cut crystal, she limited the number of techniques used and developed geometric patterns through repetition and variations in scale, depth, and angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very rare model.\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\u003eSAARA HOPEA｜1925–1984｜FINLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaara Hopea was a Finnish designer active across a wide range of fields, with glass at the center of her work. She studied interior design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki. After graduation, she began her career as a furniture designer, and later worked at Taito as a draftsperson under Paavo Tynell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1951, at the invitation of Kaj Franck, she remained affiliated with Taito while working as a freelance interior designer on furniture and spatial design for the gallery and showroom of Wärtsilä, the parent company of Arabia and Nuutajärvi. The excellence of this work led to her appointment as a designer at Nuutajärvi in 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with Kaj Franck, she created numerous products and art pieces based on a shared idea of designing essential objects for a new postwar life. Her work also extended to packaging, logos, exhibition spaces, and enamelware for Arabia. For Nuutajärvi’s fish trademark, she was responsible for the final design based on a rough sketch by Kaj Franck, and her package designs were also highly regarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1959, she left Nuutajärvi to take over her father’s workshop, but despite her short seven-year tenure, her achievements as a glass designer are highly regarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1959, she designed jewellery for the goldsmith studio Ossian Hopea. After her marriage in 1960, she moved to New York with her husband and also worked on enamel design. From 1963, she lived in Nepal and India, where she designed textiles and other works. She returned to Finland in 1967 and continued designing jewellery until 1982. Jewellery also became an important part of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rational design approach grounded in meticulous drawings, a refined sense of colour, and an outstanding talent expressed across a wide range of disciplines consistently define Saara Hopea’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1954 and 1957, she was awarded Silver Medals at the Milan Triennale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SAARA HOPEA","offers":[{"title":"CLEAR \/ SRHP564","offer_id":50329834815728,"sku":null,"price":44000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5761\/8160\/files\/SRHP564_1.jpg?v=1787981329","url":"https:\/\/elephant-life.com\/en\/products\/srhp564","provider":"ELEPHANT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}