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"Marcel" Dinner Plate
1991 · Glass
5/8 × 10 3/8 in., 1.5 lb. (1.6 × 26.4 cm, 0.7 kg)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Timo Sarpaneva
1926
Sculpture
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25
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51
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970–1971
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960–1961
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Timo Sarpaneva was a Finnish designer and artist working across glass, ceramics, and sculpture from the 1950s onward. His cast glass forms, often monumental and organic, became emblematic of Finnish modernism in the postwar period. Sarpaneva's approach synthesized industrial production with sculptural ambition, creating vessels and abstract works that balanced geometric precision with flowing, elemental shapes. His practice extended to industrial design and textile work, establishing him as a central figure in twentieth-century Nordic design.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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