1006 Hans pendant, 14 cm, pine

Vaarnii's 1006 Hans pendant lamp takes its shape from Swedish designer Hans-Agne Jakobsson's work in the 1960s. The smallest member of Vaarnii's Hans collection may be slender in size, but it has all the presence and charm of its larger siblings. That presence comes from the material, pine itself, with light glowing through the living surface of the wood in a soft, honeyed glow. The shifting grain patterns bring a gentleness and a natural appeal to the pendant. The Hans pendant brightens a dining room, a kitchen island, a hallway, or a living room, whether on its own or in a cluster of several luminaires.

Hans-Agne Jakobsson

Vaarnii is a Finnish design brand that launched in 2021. In their design, the brand draws on traditional furniture, which, in the past, used to be made using local, abundant materials. Inspired by this notion, Vaarnii's furniture is also based on practicality and locally available materials – Finnish pine wood has played a key role in many of Vaarnii’s collections.

The name Vaarnii is a combination of the words “vaarna”, Finnish for dowel, and “saarni”, Finnish for ash. The name refers to the carpenters and other artisans behind each product as well as to honest natural materials: all of Vaarnii’s furniture and home accessories showcase both the people who made them and the materials used, deliberately incorporating each material’s natural characteristics into the design, and even emphasizing them. The end result is a distinct collection of furniture that combines sophistication with raw, brutal aesthetics.