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

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Paavo Tynell, a 1950's '1621' ceiling..., 1950–1959

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a 1950's '1621' ceiling..., 1950–1959

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A mid-20th century floor light, 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th century floor light, 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th-century..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th-century..., 1950

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Tähtitaivas' (Starry sky) ceiling light, 1950

Paavo Tynell

Tähtitaivas' (Starry sky) ceiling light, 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a 1960s 'H5-8' table lamp , 1960–1969

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a 1960s 'H5-8' table lamp , 1960–1969

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A pair of mid-20th-century '9453' wall lights , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A pair of mid-20th-century '9453' wall lights , 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '9031'..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '9031'..., 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a 1940s '5069' table lamp , 1940–1949

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a 1940s '5069' table lamp , 1940–1949

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '1487/6'..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '1487/6'..., 1950

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A mid-20th-century 'Snowflake' chandelier , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th-century 'Snowflake' chandelier , 1950

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A mid-20th century 'TY 1005' table lamp , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th century 'TY 1005' table lamp , 1950

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A mid-20th century table lamp, 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th century table lamp, 1950

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A mid 20th century '9628' floor lamp, 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid 20th century '9628' floor lamp, 1950

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A mid-20th-century wall light , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th-century wall light , 1950

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A mid-20th century '9506' lamp, 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th century '9506' lamp, 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '7274' wall , 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '7274' wall , 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th-century chandelier..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th-century chandelier..., 1950

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A mid-20th-century '9227' table lamp , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th-century '9227' table lamp , 1950

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A mid-20th-century '9060' brass pendant light , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th-century '9060' brass pendant light , 1950

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A mid-20th-century '9007/10 chandelier , 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th-century '9007/10 chandelier , 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century 'A1957'..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century 'A1957'..., 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th-century wall light..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th-century wall light..., 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '1994/3'..., 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '1994/3'..., 1950

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Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '9459' wall , 1950

Paavo Tynell

Paavo Tynell, a mid-20th century '9459' wall , 1950

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