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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Bill G on October 08, 2006, 08:24:11 PM
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Today, Sunday 10-8-06, the Swedish press reported that Timo Sarpaneva is dead.
He will be remembered as one of the great Finnish artist/designers of the 20th Century and many of his designs in glass are considered to be classics in the international market place.
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Oh dear, how very, very sad. :cry: :cry:
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I'm sure the Swedish press are correct, but Millers 20th Century Glass book states that he passed away last year.
Regardless of that, RIP Timo Sarpaneva :(
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Bill, you might like to see the photo I posted earlier of him from 1969:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,7585.0.html
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Iitala have an In Memoriam page about Timo Sarpaneva here (http://www.iittala.fi/designor/web/iittalacom.nsf/pages/49D5F6ED44203CDAC22571FF00408C85?opendocument) - they say he died October 6th.
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A true designer icon who will be greatly missed, some of his pieces are real design classics.
Paul
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that's a great loss, i only got one of his candle holders yesterday at the carboot and signed TS