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Paavo Tynell Chandelier in Brass & Glass Model no. 1088, Idman 1950s

Creator: Paavo Tynell
Offered by: Haddadin Design

Description
A beautiful Scandinavian Modern ceiling lamp in brass and glass designed by Paavo Tynell and manufactured by Idman in Finland in the 1950s. The lamp features a large glass shade combined with a brass stem and decoration underneath. The lamp is in very good condition and in it's original patina. All in all, the lamp looks really nice. The upper brass cup is of a later date, otherwise the lamp is in it's original condition, including the glass shade. The shade here is different than the one in the archive picture, but the customers got to choose their shades back then. This shade at 60 cm was the largest size available.

Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) started his career as a plater and blacksmith, until in 1912, he joined Koru Oy which was founded by Architect Eino Schroderus. There, he started studying metal virtu and as a student project, he produced his first ever documented brass lamp.
In 1913, Tynell traveled to Germany and worked for a short period in a metal factory before going back to his work and studies at Koru.
In 1916 he left Koru to continue his studies at the Central Applied Arts School (Now Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture) with Eric Ehrström as his teacher. During his first year, Tynell proved to be so skillful that he was asked by the headmaster Werner Von Essen to join the school as a teacher, which he did in 1917. In 1918, and along with his teacher E. Ehrström, artist Emil Wickström, industrialist Gösta Serlachius, and fellow metal artist Frans Nykänen, they founded Oy Taito Ab and the world became a brighter place.

Tynell designed lamps for his company Taito, which was the leading company in Finland and most of the public buildings commissioned their work through it. During that time Idman, Stockmann (owners of Orno), and many other smaller retail companies sold Taito lamps, until in1953 Idman acquired Taito and the transition started from Taito to Idman. Simultaneously during that period and starting from1948, Tynell designed lamps for the US market that were sold through Finland House in New York.

The American market received them well and Paavo Tynell had extensive road exhibitions in the United States that helped connect him with numerous Architects that commissioned many works through Finland House or directly through Idman and or Lightolier. A lot of these projects had unique lamps and sometimes difficult to identify designs. There are even furniture pieces designed by Tynell that are extremely difficult to recognize. In his later years and up until the late 60s and early 70s, Tynell kept designing lighting fixtures and designed a line of candleholders that he handmade himself at his home in Tuusula Finland.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Notes:	An Idman catalogue model. See attached picture.
Origin:	Finland
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Brass and Blown Glass
Condition:	Good. The overall impression is good.
Creation Date:	1950s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Catalog References:	Idman catalogue 1950s, picture attached.
Dealer Reference #:	6
Incollect Reference #:	768589