Timo Sarpaneva, an 'Orchid' glass sculpture, signed Timo Sarpaneva Iittala 3568.
Clear crystal, stick-blown, polished. Height 25.5 cm.
Minor wear. Lime deposits on the inside.
The object was part of Master Glassmaker Reino Löflund's collection before passing to the current owner.
Reino 'Reka' Löflund was born in 1926 and at the age of 14 he started as an apprentice at the Iittala glassworks. He blew medicine bottles for the war industry as the youngest blower ever. After the war, he was employed as the master blower at the Iittala glassworks.
Later, Löflund was appointed as Master Glassmaker in charge of the entire production at the Iittala glassworks.
In the 1950s he began working with various glass designers, including Timo Sarpaneva. Reka Löflund developed several techniques and products with Timo Sarpaneva, including the Claritas, Arkipelago and Finlandia series.