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Designlasin hintakirja Questions and a few vases

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David555:
Hi all

Hope you had a good Xmas

My copy of Designlasin hintakirja 2005 came before the site went down. It is good & has info about how to read the pages and price guides in English at the back, but I have a few questions

It says it is deals with two companies Karhula-Nuutajarvi-Iittala & Riihimaen Lasi Inc. (pp385) when dealing with designers, it does not seem to state what period of the Karhula-Nuutajarvi-Iittala history they designed for – as they were all different companies at one time and the designers worked for some and not others, this is a slight problem for me. I mean I have a rough idea through other books, but ……..

The Aalto section is treated differently, so the instructions on Aalto are flawless.

I take that with Still & Tynell, it is only Riihimaen we are talking about. Yet so many designs seem to be missing. Also it states that the main four designers were Still, Tynell, Okkolin, and Aladin. So why does it not give any info on Okkolin, and Aladin.

I bought ‘Finnish glass – Brochures from the 1950s’ and it has sections Karhula- Iittala and its designers, then Nuutajarvi Notsjo, then Riihimaki. It is good to have as a reference back up with Designlasin. I have ordered Brochures from 60s and 70s which should also be a great help along with the Miller’s A-Z

I know that Karhula merged with Iittala in 1915. I am always baffled when I see the Karhula name alone in the 1950s. At least I know it’s all one company and at least I know from Ivo’s book that Nuutajarvi Notsjo merged with Karhula-Iittala in 1985. So in the Designlasin, Saara Hopea is Nuutajarvi only as in Ivo’s book it states she only worked up until 1960 for that firm.

I suppose using the Miller A-Z and some other books I can scribble what factories in the Designlasin.

Now Kaj Franck is a bit difficult as he worked for Riihimaki mid 30s, Iittala 1946 to 60, Nuutajarvi 1950 to 73. I mean with no factory names against his pieces in the Designlasin it's a bit of a nightmare. Someone tell me I am reading the thing wrong!

Anyway: This is 16” high and looks like a Gullaskruf vase designed by Arthur Percy (see thread on forum and J Miller 2006 pp331 larger sized one). Any confirmation

vase

Riihimaen by Tamara Aladin – Designlasin em no LOL – it’s the colour a red brown like a deep red cinnamon any confirmation on colour appreciated

vase



Thanks

Adam P

Max:

--- Quote ---Riihimaen by Tamara Aladin – Designlasin em no LOL – it’s the colour a red brown like a deep red cinnamon any confirmation on colour appreciated

I bought ‘Finnish glass – Brochures from the 1950s’ and it has sections Karhula- Iittala and its designers, then Nuutajarvi Notsjo, then Riihimaki
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David, Where are you getting the information that Tamara Aladin designed

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8536/taladin6dz.jpg

 :?:   Do you have it in one of the catalogues you bought?  I wouldn't mind the Riihimaki ones myself.  :D  Also, what designs do you think are missing from Designlasin?

tmaritta:

--- Quote from: "David555" ---
I know that Karhula merged with Iittala in 1915. I am always baffled when I see the Karhula name alone in the 1950s. At least I know it’s all one company and at least I know from Ivo’s book that Nuutajarvi Notsjo merged with Karhula-Iittala in 1985.
Adam P
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Based on information from one finnish collector's homepage, Iittala and Karhula were two separate companies even after 1915, but belonged to the same group.

"1793 perustettiin Nuutajärven lasitehdas ja 1881 perustettiin Iittalan lasitehdas"

Nuutajärvi Glass was founded in 1793 and Iittala in 1881.

"Iittalan lasitehdas ei ollut itsenäinen lasitehdas vaan toimi Karhulan lasitehtaan
alaisuudessa vuodesta 1915, jolloin A.Ahlstöm osakeyhtiöt ostivat Iittalan ja Karhulan lasitehtaat.
Vuodesta 1988 Iittala ja Nuutajärvi ovat kuuluneet samaan yritykseen."

Iittala Glass Factory was not an independent company but operated under Karhula Glass Factory from 1915 when A. Ahlström Co.  bought both Iittala and Karhula.   From 1988 Iittala and Nuutajärvi belong to the same group of companies.

If I remember correctly Karhula produced less sophisticated glass for everyday use, packaging, etc. and Iittala specialised in design glass.

It is, however, difficult to find conclusive information from the internet about the finnish glass factories.  I am sure the information is available but you probably have to buy books to find it!

TMaritta

David555:
Hi Max

It says on page 385 of Designlasin Artists who worked for Riihimaen Lasi Inc were Tamara Aladin, etc.

It also states in a well known book Helena Tynell (b.1918), Nanny Still (b.1926), and Tamara Aladin (b. 1932) were the three women who dominated design at the firm for 20 years

I think your cat side is coming out here, you mean you don't rate Aladin as a designer? LOL :wink:

So the Tuulikki series, Trumpet, Carmen, Taalari, Tornado, Välkky, Solmuke, etc. pieces by Aladin are not there.

Rocket vase not there by Okkolin (sniff)

By Still and Tynell, can't see the 'Fossil Range' by Tynell, or any of these smooth and undulating vases attributed to Still like 'Timalasi'

So I am thinking all my other sources are wrong - the following artists who worked for Riihimaen (at some time) must have been responsible for the missing vases (see list below marked A), I guess it was easy to Transpose 'Hyrra' or 'Ring-Ring' onto so many other similar designs.

I always get Nanny Still for the following vases, but they are not in Designlasin
Vases
Vase

A Online Source ‘Soumalainen Lasi’ http://koti.mbnet.fi/jost/lasi.htm

Arttu Brummer
(1891-1951)

Greta-Lisa Jäderholm-Snellman
(1894-1973)

Walter Wahlroos

Henry Ericsson
(1898-1933)

1928-1936, 1942-1946
Sulo Grönberg
(1899-1971)

Eero Sallinen
(1919-1973)

1932-1947
Gunnel Nyman
(1909-1948)

Toivo Karjalainen
(1909-1981)

Runar Engblom
(1908 -1965)

(1937-)1955-1976
Aimo Okkolin
(1917-1982)

1946-1976
Helena Tynell
(1918 -)

1948
Timo Sarpaneva
(1926-)

1949-1976
Nanny Still
(1926 -)

1954-1955
Sakari Pykälä
(1926-1996)

1959-1976
Tamara Aladin
(1932-)

(1964-)1968-1976
Erkkitapio Siiroinen
(1944-1996)

1970-1976
Pertti Piipponen

1972-1976
Hillevi Lalla

Website is where I bought my books including the late 1950s brochures for Finnish glass ‘Suomalaista lasia’ see blue book near bottom


Here are some extracts

page 76

page 79

Thanks

Adam P

Vecila:
The Riihimaki Joint Stock Company was founded in Riihimaki, Finland, by M. A. Kolehmainen and H. G. Paloheimo in 1910 and renamed Riihimaen Lasi in 1937. Riihimaki manufactured household glass, container glass, crystal, window glass, and eyeglass lenses and was Finland’s largest glass factory in the 1920’s to the 1960’s. The company underwent modernization in 1927 to 1948 under the direction of Roope Kolihmainen. Riihimaki began a cooperative agreement with A. Ahlstrom in1961 and manual production of glass ended in 1976 when the company turned to mass production. Household glass was also produced in1977 by the newly founded Kotilasi unit. A. Ahlstrom bought Riihimaen Lasi in 1985 and in 1988 was merged with Karhula to form Ahlstrom Riihimaen Lasi Oy. Riihimaen Lasi closed in1990 and in 1995 Owens-Illinios, an American company, bought Karhula.

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