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Bottles and jug from the i-lasi series, Timo Sarpaneva (1950s, Iittala) | TIMO SARPANEVA4 of 7 |  |  |
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The last of the i-lasi series pictures I can upload here... wish i had more!
The yellow jug is rarely seen and it looks a bit appart from the rest of the i-lasi stuff, but there is nodountaboutwho's its designer. There is another jug which looksjust the same at the top but has a narrow bottom.
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I'll post some pictures of a pair of the one on the left.
I'm off to lunch at my Mum's!
Together they make shapes in the air.
Mind you the middle one floats inside the 'lila' one too.
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A lovely grouping, very discreet!
These are just beautiful! Thanks for posting them.
thanks Budek!
Missed this the first go around! I like that yellow!
Thanks Amber... I guess you should check all my 240 items sometime ;) hahaha, just joking!
Smarty pants! I thought I had kept up with you, but you like to sneak one in here and there.
LOL I posted this 5 months ago!!! how could I snak about this one? :P
I am going to see if that piece is still hanging around the SA tomorrow. I will be pretty close to there and thought I would sneak in.