Timo Sarpaneva

As a designer and sculptor, TIMO SARPANEVA has always advocated renewal. During his entire career, he has remained a pioneer - an avantgardist, the vanguard of the signs of the time. In the field of art, Timo Sarpaneva is a competitor and a champion of the international arena. During the years he has been awarded three Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale and in 1954 one of his glass sculptures was chosen as “the most beautiful object of the year” in the USA. Sarpaneva´s works grace the collections of the foremost art museums in the world. Out of all materials he knows, he has had the audacity to choose glass as his preferred medium. This choice demonstrates that Timo has chosen to go his own way, unfettered by expectation or convention. Contemporary sculpture is seldom made from glass - a medium which offers the greatest potential and also the greatest challenges.