Lumme tealight candleholder

Nuutajärvi Glassworks' Lumme tealight candleholder is part of the Lumme series designed by Kerttu Nurminen in the late 1970s. The waterlily shaped candleholder is made of clear pressed glass. Lumme makes a beautiful decorative item either on a window sill or coffee table and it will also elevate any table setting. 

The Lumme series is one of the most well-known designs by Kerttu Nurminen. Lumme candleholders were made in several sizes; the smallest being 3 cm in diameter and the largest 22 cm. In addition to candleholders, the series also includes vases. The Lumme series was in production at the Nuutajärvi glass factory in 1979-1980.

Kerttu Nurminen

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.