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Pair of Sizeable Paavo Tynell Outdoor/Indoor Industrial style lamps, Idman 1950s

Creator: Paavo Tynell
Offered by: Haddadin Design

Description
A pair of sizable industrial style Paavo Tynell outdoor / indoor lamps. These lamps model 2421-2453 are quite large with a big opaline glass ball shade that is easily screwed in and out of place to change the light bulb. The lamps have a beautiful fresh and original greenish gray colour that is easy to integrate in any interior or exterior. Please note that the light bulbs in the pictures are different. One is cool while the other is warm to give you and an idea on how different they can look. Both lamps (2) are stamped and have small beauty scars here and there. Please see photos and video.

Another similar pair with a slightly different glass shade colour is also available if you're looking for lamps for a large space.

Paavo Tynell (1890–1973) was a Finnish designer who is well renowned around the world for his incredible lighting fixtures and lamps. Tynell is known as the man who “illuminated Finland” and his works can be found in numerous public offices and buildings such as the Finnish Parliament House and the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York.

Tynell started as a sheet metal worker´s apprentice at G.W.Sohlbergs workshop in 1906. After that he moved to Taidetakomo Koru Oy in 1912, which was a metal workshop specializing in electric light fixtures. Then Paavo studied at the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki and after that he taught in it too. Paavo then founded Taito Oy in 1918 with a number of colleagues. Taito produced a number of other items other than just light fixtures in the early years, however the main focus became lamps after Finland adopted the use of electricity. By the 1930s Finnish households started buying light fixtures as the use of electricity became more common. In the 1920s Taito`s main sales were still mostly public commissions, for example the Paimio Sanatorium which was designed by Alvar aalto.

After WW2 and the quite challenging shortage years in Finland, Tynell finally had his major breakthrough. His style became quite distinctive and was mainly aimed at the U.S. markets. He sold both catalogue lamps as well as commissioned works through Finland House in N.Y. Although his late 1940s-1950s style was widely criticized at first in Finland, he stuck to it, and luckily so. It wasn´t long before his lamp fixtures became Finland House´s best selling product. Nowadays Tynells high end lamps fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars worldwide, and deservingly so. His commisioned lamps number in the thousands, and unfortunately not all documents or archive materials are intact

More Information

Documentation:	Makers Label/Invoice
Notes:	Stamped
Origin:	Finland
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Metal
Condition:	Good. Good vintage condition
Creation Date:	1950s
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Incollect Reference #:	811827