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The four seasons and the unique quality of the light in the North have always been sources of inspiration for Iittala’s designers. The long, dark Northern winter, in particular, has challenged designers to incorporate light into their creations. Heikki Orvola’s Kivi, a benchmark design for a simple candleholder, for example, will celebrate its 20 th anniversary this year. Iittala has now decided to bring all its pieces featuring light under the umbrella of a new Ambient light concept. Fireplace, by Finnish designer Ilkka Suppanen, represents a completely new type of product for Iittala. Suppanen has combined fire-resistant glass and metal to create a modern take on an open fire. “Today’s televisions often play a similar role to that of the fires of the past, bringing people together to tell their stories and listen to those of others. I took this idea of the fire as an archetypical phenomenon as my starting-point – and ended up designing something with a very minimalist form of its own.” A unique hourglass by Thomas Sandell Glow, designed by Swedish architect Thomas Sandell, is guaranteed to surprise, with a modern exterior that generates a soft, sensuous light when lit. The design is based on a simple conical shape, and is in part a homage to Kartio (“cone”) glassware celebrates its 50 th anniversary this year. The piece was designed on the basis of a commission from Marimekko in 1988, and began to be produced at the Iittala Group’s Nuutajärvi glassworks the same year, and was included in Iittala’s own range a couple of years later. The design is so minimalist that one might easily imagine that it took endless stripping away of the unnecessary to reveal the final piece. As Orvola explains, however, the process was somewhat different.
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