1496-230 vase, blue grey

The vase blue grey 1496-230 was designed by Kaj Franck for Nuutajärvi Glassworks in 1968. The simple yet elegant vase charms with its blue-grey hue. The 1496-230 vase makes a beautiful decorative piece and is perfect for delicate flower arrangements.

Nuutajärvi Glassworks produced Kaj Franck's 1496-230 vase in many different sizes and in various colours such as blue-grey, clear and green. 

Kaj Franck

Nuutajärvi Glassworks was established in Urjala in 1793, and until 2014 it was the oldest glass factory still operating in Finland. The Nuutajärvi glass factory area is nowadays listed among the nationally important built cultural environments by The National Board of Antiquities. During its long history, Nuutajärvi Glassworks manufactured everything from window glass to design glass.

Kaj Franck was the longest-running artistic director of the Nuutajärvi Glassworks between 1951 and 1973. The glass factory also employed several other well-known Finnish glass designers such as Gunnel Nyman, Saara Hopea, Oiva Toikka, Heikki Orvola and Kerttu Nurminen. Independent glass designers and artists still work and manufacture glass objects at the Nuutajärvi glass factory area. The Nuutajärvi Glass Museum Prykäri, designed by Kaj Franck, also locates in the area.