Designed by the Finnish designer in 1938, the 5321 table lamp is a perfect example of how Paavo Tynell brought a playful nature and romance to the simplified style of mid-century modernism. Nestled under the brass lampshade, the bulb evokes the pearl of a sea shell. Both decorative and functional, the lamp offers a beautiful balance between luxury and simplicity. Available with brass shade. Brass coloured textile cord.
Dimensions H32,5 x Ø27,5 cm Base Ø15,5 cm Cord 2 m
Switch on top of shade
Light source 1 x E27 socket
5321 Table lamp
Paavo Tynell
Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) was a Finnish industrial designer specializing in lighting design. Paavo Tynell began his career in Helsinki at the beginning of the 20th century in a Finnish metal art forge company, Tynell qualified as a master craftsman in 1913. At the same time, he studied at Taideteollisuus Keskuskoulu (today the Helsinki University of industrial arts), where he eventually worked as a teacher.
In 1918, Paavo Tynell founded his own company Oy Taito Ab with Gösta Serlachius, Emil Wickström, Eric Ehrström and Frans Nykänen. Taito Oy began to focus more on lamps during the 1930s, with Paavo Tynell as chief designer and CEO.Â
In 1953, the majority of Oy Taito Ab was purchased by another Finnish lighting company, Idman Oy.Tynell continued to draw regularly for Idman until the early 1960s and the company continued to produce the most popular lamp ever designed by Tynell, a square-shaped "starry sky" ceiling lamp, until the late 1970s. Paavo Tynell lived permanently in Tuusula, Finland, where he eventually died in 1973.
