53. TIMO SARPANEVA (1926-2006) Vase-sculpture Orkidea Created in 1954 Published by Iittala, 1955 Signed 'TIMO SARPANEVA . IITTALA . 55' Blown, moulded and cut glass H: 26.5 cm (10.3/8 in.); W: 8.5 cm (3.3/8 in.); D: 8 cm (3.1/8 in.) A signed 'Orkidea' vase-sculpture in cut, mould and blown glass designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1954 and edited by Iittala in 1955. History The model was awarded the Grand Prix at the X Milan Triennale in 1954. Bibliography Finnish modern design: utopian ideals and everyday realities, 1930-1997, exhibition catalogue, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, 26 February-14 June 1998, pp. 37, 246, 301, 372 Iittala. 125 years of Finnish glass, exhibition catalogue, Design Museum, Helsinki, 19 May-10 September 2006, p. 38, 71, 137, 141, 223 P. Korvenmaa, Finnish design: a concise history, Ed. Aalto ARTS Books, Helsinki, 2014, p. 174, 181, 203 Il vetro finlandese nella collezione Bischofberger, exhibition catalogue, Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 13 April-1 August 2015, pp. 328, 329, 410