Paavo Tynell

(Finnish, 1890–1973)

Paavo Tynell was prominent Finnish designer. His work with studio lighting brought him international acclaim, creating works characterized by their use of polished metals such as stainless steel and brass. His boldly Minimalist forms are often combined with large, domed lighting fixtures supported by thin, spindly stands or columns. Starting his career as a tinsmith, he would eventually go on to study at Helsinki's University of Applied Arts and subsequently qualified as a master craftsman in 1913. Tynell would go on to find the company Taito Oy, which was the first in Finland to manufacture industrial lighting. He was born on January 25, 1890 in Helsinki, Finland, and his later-in-life designs became increasingly more abstract until his death in Tuusula, Finland on September 13, 1973 at the age of 83.

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Lighting

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Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Importante suspension mod. 9014, dite « Snowflake Number 1», série Fantasia - 1947, 1947
Sold price: 400,270 USD

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Three ceiling lights and one pendant..., 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Three ceiling lights and one pendant..., 1950–1959

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Two wall lights, 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Two wall lights, 1950–1959

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Table light

Paavo Tynell

Table light "9227", 1950–1959

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Ceiling light

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling light "9068", 1950–1959

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Wall light

Paavo Tynell

Wall light "Piparkakku", 1950–1959

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Two candlesticks, 1930–1939

Paavo Tynell

Two candlesticks, 1930–1939

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Paavo Tynell

"Beehive" wall light, 1940–1949

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Wall light

Paavo Tynell

Wall light "9447", 1940–1949

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Ceiling light

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling light "K1 169/6", 1958

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Three ceiling lights and one pendant..., 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Three ceiling lights and one pendant..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Ceiling light

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling light "K1-12", 1950–1959

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Ceiling light

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling light "9068", 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Two ceiling lights, 1940–1949

Paavo Tynell

Two ceiling lights, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

Auction Closed

Two wall lights, 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Two wall lights, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

Auction Closed

Wall light

Paavo Tynell

Wall light "Piparkakku", 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

Auction Closed

Table light

Paavo Tynell

Table light "9227", 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

Auction Closed

Two wall lights, 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Two wall lights, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Two ceiling lights

Paavo Tynell

Two ceiling lights "2098", 1940–1949

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Ceiling light, 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling light, 1950–1959

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Two wall lights

Paavo Tynell

Two wall lights "K8 - 11", 1950–1959

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Ceiling light

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling light "K2 - 20", 1950–1959

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Unique ceiling light, 1940–1949

Paavo Tynell

Unique ceiling light, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Wall light

Paavo Tynell

Wall light "9447", 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Six wall lights, 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Six wall lights, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

Auction Closed

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