Pertti Santalahti candle holder for Humppila - Finland Ice candle holder - Candle Holder Kivi 70s

Candlesticks from Humppila, Finland,
Design Pertti Santalahti, 70/80s, vintage

PERTTI SANTALATHI Finnish Ice Candle Holder for Humppila / Vintage Scandinavian Design Art Glass -

Condition: very good - no damage
Weight: 1.3 kg, height 17 cm

Pertti Juhani Santalahti (1941 Helsinki - 2015 Humppila) was a Finnish designer.

Santalahti studied at the School of Art and Design in the Department of Sculpture. He graduated as a designer in 1962

Santalahti's work has been exhibited at the Finnish Glass Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tampere and the Marjatta Gallery in Oslo, among others. His works are in many collections, such as the City of Helsinki Art Collections in Finland, the Finnish Glass Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tampere, the Museum of Applied Arts and abroad in the art collections of Veste in Coburg and "The British Crafts Center" in London

Humppila Glass was founded in Finland in 1952 by three brothers: Jonni, Martti and Olavi Helander, all former glassblowers at Nuutajarvi. In 1970, the company was bought by Rolf Alander. Designers at Humppila in the 1970s included Pertti Santalahti, Kai Blomqvist, Tauno Wirkkala, Henrik Koivula and Vesa Antikainen. Humppila took over the Kumela factory in 1979 and was itself taken over by Nuutajarvi in 1986.