GN28 sugar bowl/creamer

The GN28 sugar bowl and creamer, designed by Gunnel Nyman in the 1940s, were manufactured by Nuutajärvi Glass from 1949 to 1962. The sugar bowl and creamer exemplify the manufacturing technique typical of Gunnel Nyman's glassware—the small dots are air bubbles that were created by placing the rotating blown glass mass in the spike mould. The GN28 sugar bowl and creamer, made of clear glass, are an elegant detail for both everyday and festive settings.

Gunnel Nyman

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.