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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Paavo Tynell (4,912 results)
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 'TY 1005' table lamp , 1950

Paavo Tynell

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

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th century floor light, 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 table lamp, 1950

Paavo Tynell

A mid-20th century table 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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Tähtitaivas' (Starry sky) ceiling light, 1950

Paavo Tynell

Tähtitaivas' (Starry sky) ceiling 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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A mid-20th-century '9227' table lamp , 1950

Paavo Tynell

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

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Sconce with five arms , 1951

Paavo Tynell

Sconce with five arms , 1951

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Pair of suspensions, 1945

Paavo Tynell

Pair of suspensions, 1945

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Suspension, 1950

Paavo Tynell

Suspension, 1950

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Pair of suspensions with six arms , 1950

Paavo Tynell

Pair of suspensions with six arms , 1950

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Sconce , 1940

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Sconce , 1940

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Sconce , 1940

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Sconce , 1940

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Suspension with nine arms, 1950

Paavo Tynell

Suspension with nine arms, 1950

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Lamp, 1950

Paavo Tynell

Lamp, 1950

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Sconce with five arms , 1951

Paavo Tynell

Sconce with five arms , 1951

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Ceiling lamp, 1955

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling lamp, 1955

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Ceiling lamp , 1950

Paavo Tynell

Ceiling lamp , 1950

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Pair of floor lamps, 1945

Paavo Tynell

Pair of floor lamps, 1945

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Pair of floor lamps, 1945

Paavo Tynell

Pair of floor lamps, 1945

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