Helena Tynell
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Helena Tynell | |
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 Helena Tynell in 1965 | |
| Born | Hellin Helena Turpeinen 10 December 1918 |
| Died | 18 January 2016 (aged 97) Tuusula, Finland |
| Known for | Glass design |
| Notable work | Aurinkopullo (1964) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Hellin Helena Tynell (née Turpeinen; 10 December 1918 — 18 January 2016) was a notable Finnish glass designer who has been described as a pioneer of Finnish glass art.[1][2][3]
After completing secondary education in 1938, Helena Tynell went on to study model design at the Central School of Industrial Design (Taideteollisuuskeskuskoulu), now part of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, graduating in 1943.[2][1]
Career
Tynell started her career in 1943 designing for Arabia, a leading Finnish housewares and ceramics manufacturer.[2] At the same time, she also worked for Taito (designers), a design bureau part-owned by her future husband and fellow designer, Paavo Tynell.[2]
In 1946, having decided to focus exclusively on glass, Tynell left Arabia to join a major Finnish glass manufacturer of the time, Riihimäki Glass, where she stayed for most of her career, and created many of her most notable designs.[2]
Finally, in 1976, she moved to Germany, to design for Glashütte Limburg, among others, until her retirement in the early 1990s.[2]
