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Title: beyond Festivo
Post by: Ivo on January 14, 2009, 02:10:30 PM

At some time in the past we discussed the Festivo lookalikes coming out of China - but here are to variants. The first one is Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg, and has also been sighted in black opaque. The second one is unknown. Height is 12 cm (4.3/4) but is also available in 15,5 (6) and in impeccable crystal.

Who?

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: dirk. on January 14, 2009, 08:52:08 PM

Ivo,
please excuse my ignorance... how does the ´westerberg´ differ from it´s original?
(got one myself and didn´t consider it to be a fake so far)  :huh:

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Ivo on January 15, 2009, 07:19:29 AM

Knowing (or at least assuming) that the Festivo is the first of this type (first photo) it was soon followed by imitations (second photo) and lookalikes (third photo) - and I would think the Westerberg one falls in the category lookalikes. I am just trying to find out who made the unidentified one?

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Pip on January 15, 2009, 02:53:44 PM

Ivo, the lookalike Festivo's (the very cylindrical ones that we've all seen) are actually from Taiwan - my OH found a labelled one (pedantic point I know).

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Ivo on January 15, 2009, 08:34:46 PM

Thanks Pip - I knew that but I wondered what the lookalikes were. All academic now, I'm off into hiding again...

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Pip on January 16, 2009, 12:51:18 AM

'Off into hiding again'?  Nothing I said I hope Ivo!

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Ivo on January 16, 2009, 07:08:33 AM

certainly not, Pip.

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: twenty21 on January 19, 2009, 11:17:17 PM

mm just wanted to add a small comment in defense of Uno Westerberg and Pukeberg. To find an obvious similarity between Uno's candle holder and the Festivo is really quite far fecthed in my humble opinion. Uno produced a range of larger items - two and three brach candle holders - in this shape and pattern which really do not bear much resemblance with the FESTIVO range. The only common factor is the the clear 'ice-like" look of the glass which is familiar to much Scandinavian glass production of the 1970s. Dirk. i hope you can sleep again  ;D

carlo

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: luckynumber on March 06, 2009, 12:31:44 PM

Hi there,
second on right candle stick(next to Pukeberg) is  very reminicent to  "Grapponia" by Nanny Still for Riihimaen.
Cheers.Skye

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Pip on March 06, 2009, 01:55:47 PM

Hi, I'm not sure which one you're referring to but the three in the centre photo are definitely from Taiwan.

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 06, 2009, 01:59:04 PM

That had me puzzled for a minute too. It's the one on the right in Ivo's very top picture and I have to agree. There are certainly candleholders for pillar candles, why not for ordinary ones

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Pip on March 06, 2009, 02:34:15 PM

Skye, I've just twigged which photo you were referring to - and I see exactly what you mean when you suggest Grapponia.  I've only ever had the bottles however and there's no mention in any of our books of Grapponia candleholders/sticks ...

Title: Re: beyond Festivo
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 06, 2009, 08:19:35 PM

Doh, I'm being stupid. My candle holder was Kastehelmi by Oiva Toikka