Timo Sarpaneva, prototypes, 4 bottles, and 6 schnapps glasses, made at the Karhula/Iittala glassworks in 1976.
Timo Sarpaneva designed vodka bottles and schnapps glasses for the Soviet Union, which continued the style of the 1964 Finlandia series. The bottles and glasses have a frosted and icy appearance, and the fonts used on the bottles and packaging are reminiscent of old Russian folk tales. Sarpaneva deliberately chose this graphic design to create a cultural connection..
The vodka bottles are made at the Karhula Glassworks and the "Kalinka" schnapps glasses are made at the Iittala Glassworks. The original package, Euran paperi. 1976.
Height of the bottles c. 25 cm.
Wear due to age and use. Marks and chips. The packages with wear. Two of the schnapps glasses are stuck tightly to the bottles.