In 1921 graduate of the Joutseno church adorned with designer Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) designed by the value of the lamps. They were purchased for the church, when it underwent renovation in 1965.

in All, Paavo Tynell designed the Joutseno church 14 the lamp.

a Couple of years ago, the Joutseno church received a new church organ. When the new began to be put in place, not the organ in front of the 30-pointed Tynell lamps no longer fit didn’t former place.

It got hauled in there in storage downstairs and there it will stay, tell the Joutseno parish cemetery foreman Kimmo Petrell .

at That point anyone not come to mind that this could be a particularly valuable object. The lamp was left in the warehouse, when it is not the church either no longer a new place to be found.

Then someone noticed that these Tynell lamps have been sold pretty hard price. Consideration was given, that I wonder if this will be a valuable, said Petrell.

Lighting is no longer the organ of the new post fit the former in place.Tommi Parkkinen/YleArvostettu formulations

Paavo Tynell designed the numerous different types of table, ceiling and decorative lamps. They are often in public areas and in addition to, inter alia, in old movie theaters.

together with architect Johan Sirén with whom he had, inter alia, the planning of the parliament building luminaires (switch to another service).

Paavo Tynell was in his youth a blacksmith, and studied art industry central school, which later became the university of art and design. He was one of the founders of the art forging Skills and served as its chief designer.

Tynell was once one of Finland’s työllistetyimpiä public spaces lighting designers.

Until recent years, Tynell lamps have risen to a large value.

Patched the parish economy

Lappeenranta follow the consortium’s financial director Kari Virtanen is hopeful. According to him, the price expectations of the Joutseno church lamp are high.

Last spring During the parish council decided that the lamp can be sold.

– If 40 000 euros can be obtained, so it would be really hard thing, says Virtanen.

Church in the middle of Paavo Tynell-designed 144-antler lamp. Tommi Parkkinen/Yle

the Money has been promised to use the Lappeenranta following municipalities covered by the Joutseno to the congregation, which recently has wrestled with financial problems.

It was originally Joutseno acquired, so yes the money Joutseno belong, said Virtanen.

price request for 40 000 eur

Joutseno church Paavo Tynell lamp is 13 points. Width it is about four feet.

Tampere auction lamp, the starting price is 40 000 euro. The final price is the auction house, according to the difficult to assess.

It is exceptional lamp, because it is very unusual Paavo Tynell production. It is an Italian intellectual and especially modern, to tell Ilkka Vartiainen Annmaris-auction house.

takala, according to the Tynell production is now especially desired. Not only in Finland, but throughout the world.

– At the moment is in vogue high-class crafts. Paavo Tynell lamps are a combination of crafts and mechanical work. It makes them personal.

Paavo Tynell design lamps were also in tennessee in Nuijamies cinema. Yle/ Ulla Ylönen

the Auction Tynell lamps series have been paid even more than million. Recently tampere house, the company sold six Tynell lamps and got them to 312 000.

Ilkka Vartiainen tell you that Tynell lamps are very unique, as he was trying to plan which mode of certain kinds of lamps.

13 the lamp remains

Even if the Joutseno church, have lamps are a top valuable, don’t they always been on everyone’s mind. Chandeliers have shared their opinions.

– Others like, and others think they are awful, tell Joutseno parish cemetery foreman Kimmo Petrell.

Joutseno church is still 13 Tynell designed the lamp. Kare Lehtonen/Yle

the Church is still 13 Paavo Tynell designed the lamp. Material they are made of brass. The lamp in the middle of the long points, which are from the light bulb are.

the Church missed the lamp of the nine is smaller, which is only a 10-tag.

the Biggest contrast, is the church in the middle of the oval and 2.5 meters wide lamp. In the lamps is as high as 144.

It is the bulb’s nightmare.

Petrell have to take a long A ladder and climb to the heights. Points to keep a little spread and trying to get access to the rise to the top of the slips.

Then it’s the lamp started to swing, and then I feel lightheaded, with a laugh Petrell.

Dump the auction

Tampere auction is the Joutseno church lamp in addition, the sale also former Lauritsala township house council chamber lighting fixtures. They are made there once bespoke.

Ilkka Vartiainen Annmaris-auction house told reporters that they sell to a private person, which is used to fix them in a dumpster.

on Sale there are three lamps, each of which starting price is 8 000 euros.

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