Paavo Tynell for Taito Pendant Lamp Model '1959' in Perforated Brass
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This striking pendant lamp, known as model 1959, is a quintessential design by Finnish lighting maestro Paavo Tynell. Its dome-shaped brass shade exudes elegance with its polished and patinated finish, adorned with subtle perforations that create a delightful interplay of light and shadow. Suspended by a graceful canopy with curved rods, the lamp’s minimalist yet refined design highlights Tynell’s sensibility for detailing and balanced composition. The frosted glass plate combined with a brass fixture, discreetly conceals three light bulbs, diffusing a warm, inviting glow. A perfect blend of functional lighting and sculptural beauty, this piece is a testament to Tynell's design language.
Finnish designer Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) began his career as a blacksmith. After studying to become a master craftsman at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, he founded his own manufacturing company named Taito Oy. During his career, he collaborated with fellow Finnish designers and architects such as Alvar Aalto. Their collaboration proved to be very fruitful and achieved Tynell’s reputation of “the man who illuminated Finland.” Tynell’s international design influence grew thanks to the Finland House located in New York and allowed him to see himself trusted with prestigious orders both for public buildings such as the UN but also for important private collections. Based on existing models, custom versions were ordered by the Finnish upper-class. Tynell's designs are characterized by organic forms and the use of perforated brass in combination with unusual materials for lighting such as straw and cane.
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The apprentice who lit Helsinki
That hands-on training in sheet metal shaped everything that followed. In 1918 Tynell co-founded Taito and became its managing director and chief designer, working alongside figures including Alvar Aalto; by the 1930s the company had turned exclusively to lighting and become the trendsetter of the Finnish industry, with major commissions such as Helsinki's Parliament House. Tynell served as chairman of Ornamo, Finland's association of industrial designers, and trained a generation of young designers as drafting assistants at Taito — among them Helena Turpeinen, a glass designer he married in 1947.
In 1948 Tynell travelled to New York to oversee the installation of Taito's lighting at Finland House, work that drew coverage in the New York press. His most prominent American commission followed: the office lighting for Trygve Lie, the United Nations' first Secretary-General, in the new UN Building.
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