Tapiovaara said that “it is impossible to create a new object without a point of reference—and nature is the best and closest manual for the industrial designer; whether in terms of the object’s purpose,that is, its functional requirements, or in terms of shape, colour, material and adequate proportion”. In 1955, when Alvar Aalto was the dominant figure of Helsinki’s cultural life, Ilmari Tapiovaara presented himself as the first Finnish non-architect...
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Tapiovaara said that “it is impossible to create a new object without a point of reference—and nature is the best and closest manual for the industrial designer; whether in terms of the object’s purpose,that is, its functional requirements, or in terms of shape, colour, material and adequate proportion”. In 1955, when Alvar Aalto was the dominant figure of Helsinki’s cultural life, Ilmari Tapiovaara presented himself as the first Finnish non-architect designer. An expert in chairs and furniture, he created his sole and unique household lamp: Maija.
The Maija collection conveys the feeling of light in Baltic cities, where the streets are barely illuminated, apart from the light beaming through the windows of homes and shops: from the inside, outwards. Inspired by this, Tapiovaara created a honeycomb structure composed of stacked metal discs that filters out its happy inner light.
A table, floor or pendant lamp, an impressive, luminous object. The Maija family is part of our Design Classics collection, a series of objects created throughout during the Modernist era.
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- Dimensions:
- W36 X D36 X H67CM
- Designer:
- Ilmari Tapiovaara
- Year:
- 1955
- Material:
- Metal / Brass
- Color:
- White / Brass
- Country of Origin:
- Spain
- Detailed Information:
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Metallic lampshade finished in matte white.
Brass legs finished in matte.
Diffuser in white translucent methacrylate.
Dimmer included.
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Metallic lampshade finished in matte white.
Brass legs finished in matte.
Diffuser in white translucent methacrylate.
Dimmer included.
Light source included (dimmable):
Built-in LED:
Output 24W / Input: 90 ~ 264 Vac.
(50 Hz / 60 Hz). According to destination.
CCT: 2.700 K
CRI: 90
Lifetime: 40.000 h
Luminous flux: 820 lm
E.E.C. G.
Input voltage: 90 ~ 264 Vac.
(50 Hz / 60 Hz). According to destination.
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