First produced around 1950, the 9205 table lamp is a classic, almost archetypal table lamp with an unmistakable Tynell aesthetic. Elegant and slender, its seemingly simple form reveals to the attentive eye an extraordinary degree of craftsmanship and Tynell's pleasure in a job well done.
The bamboo blade shade (which replaces the ryegrass cane used in Taito's original model) is hand-stitched to form a pleated mat connected to the covering and frame. The discreet switch nestles at the top of the rod. The diffused light is directed downwards and horizontally.
Like other Tynell models, the 9205 table lamp is also available in a version with a slightly larger fabric shade. Â
The stem is milled with a rattan-like pattern, created by a metalworker using a lathe to imitate the effect of a series of overlapping stripes. This complex and demanding process produces a subtly attractive, highly tactile finish. A brass plate, screwed into the stem, holds the shade in place.
Materials Canvas or bamboo shade, brass base, gold-plated textile cord
Canvas shade Ø31,1 x H58,5 cm, Cord 210 cm
Bamboo shade Ø28,2 x H58,5 cm, Cord 210 cm
Canvas shade
Bamboo shade
Paavo Tynell
Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) was a Finnish industrial designer specializing in lighting design. Paavo Tynell began his career in Helsinki at the beginning of the 20th century in a Finnish metal art forge company, Tynell qualified as a master craftsman in 1913. At the same time, he studied at Taideteollisuus Keskuskoulu (today the Helsinki University of industrial arts), where he eventually worked as a teacher.
In 1918, Paavo Tynell founded his own company Oy Taito Ab with Gösta Serlachius, Emil Wickström, Eric Ehrström and Frans Nykänen. Taito Oy began to focus more on lamps during the 1930s, with Paavo Tynell as chief designer and CEO.Â
In 1953, the majority of Oy Taito Ab was purchased by another Finnish lighting company, Idman Oy.Tynell continued to draw regularly for Idman until the early 1960s and the company continued to produce the most popular lamp ever designed by Tynell, a square-shaped "starry sky" ceiling lamp, until the late 1970s. Paavo Tynell lived permanently in Tuusula, Finland, where he eventually died in 1973.
