by Paavo Tynell

1972 Pendant in Bamboo

A CENTURY OF DESIGN BRILLIANCE IN ONE DARING, DEFINITIVE, AND EVER-EVOLVING COLLECTION.

PIERRE FREY SPECIAL EDITION

 

In this GUBI x Pierre Frey special edition of the 9602 Floor Lamp, GUBI brings together two masters of 20th-century design – the Finnish lighting maestro Paavo Tynell, and the renowned Parisian textile house Maison Pierre Frey. To honor Tynell's groundbreaking 9602 Floor Lamp, GUBI embarked on an exclusive partnership with Maison Pierre Frey. Recognizing their expertise in crafting fabrics perfect for lighting, this collaboration birthed a fresh and fantastical rendition of one of Tynell's most celebrated pieces.

 

A CELEBRATION OF TYNELL’S LEGACY

 

Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) was an industrial designer, known as the great pioneer of Finnish lighting design and fondly dubbed as “the man who illuminated Finland”. Tynell was one of the founders and chief designers of Taito Oy – the first industrial producer of lighting fixtures in Finland. With the innovation of electricity in the beginning of the 20th century, Taito Oy and Tynell expanded the thinking and manufacturing of modern lighting solutions in Europe and abroad.

 

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PACHA COLLECTION

Iconic designer Pierre Paulin’s vision was to create a sensation of ‘sitting on clouds’. A little ahead of its time in 1975, the modular Pacha Collection is finally coming into its own as GUBI reissues this timeless and characterful collection.

EXPLORE COLLECTION

BESTLITE COLLECTION

The Bestlite Collection, designed by Robert Dudley Best, has been in continuous production since 1930. Developed at the end of the revolutionary Bauhaus movement, the collection’s utilitarian forms and clean lines are strongly representative of the period.

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