Artek · Made in Finland
Pendant Lamp A110 "Hand Grenade"
Alvar Aalto, 1952
The Hand Grenade lamp was designed for the building of the Finnish Engineers' Association (Alvar Aalto 1948–1953). The same model was used in the Council Chamber of Säynätsalo Town Hall (Alvar Aalto 1949–1952).
Dimensions
Ø 160 × H 440 mm
Width × depth × height. Ø diameter, L length.
Specification
Elevations · mm
Proportional drawing from published dimensions. CAD files available on request.
Dimensions
Ø 160 × H 440 mm
Width × depth × height. Ø diameter, L length.
Designer
Alvar Aalto
Year
1952
Origin
Finland
Materials
- Shade: Steel, black powder coated
- Rings: Steel, black powder coated
- Cable: Plastic, black
Options
Colour
Black/BlackBlack/BrassWhite/BrassWhite/White
Suited to
Residential
Ordering
Ordered from the maker. No minimum order: small orders may travel with a larger shipment, or be priced per piece including freight.
Lead time
Production lead time plus freight from Finland: about 10–14 weeks by sea, or 4–6 weeks by air.
Delivery
Delivered throughout New Zealand. Freight is quoted to your address, by sea or air to suit your programme.
Warranty
Per manufacturer
Indicative
From NZ$600 incl. GST
Project pricing on request.
The maker · Helsinki, Finland
Artek
Artek was founded in Helsinki in 1935 by Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl, to sell furniture and to promote a modern culture of living.
The designer · 1898–1976 · Finland
Alvar Aalto
One of the founding figures of modern architecture. With his wife Aino, Aalto designed the furniture for his own buildings, the Paimio Sanatorium and the Viipuri Library. Bending Finnish birch, he gave modernism a warmer, more human material.
