GUBI X PIERRE FREY 9602 SPECIAL EDITION by Gubi

First created for Helsinki's Hotel Aulanko in 1935 and reintroduced by GUBI in 2018, the 9602 Floor Lamp comprises a rattan-wrapped stem with a polished brass base and conical crown that ties the design together. In this special edition, GUBI brings together two masters of 20th-century design - the Finnish lighting maestro Paavo Tynell, and the renowned Parisian textile house Maison Pierre Frey, introducing a dreamlike new dimension to the Tynell Collection.

A CELEBRATION OF PAAVO TYNELL'S LEGACY

The fabric on the Pierre Frey Special Edition shade is pleated by hand in much the same way that Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) employed when creating textile shades for earlier designs. Known as the great pioneer of Finnish lighting design and fondly dubbed as "the man who illuminated Finland", he 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.

"Paavo Tynell is an iconic designer. When he created the 9602 Floor Lamp, its unique shape was visionary for the period, and still resonates today. In the same way, when Pierre Frey founded his company, the same impulses drove him: to push the boundaries of home design and the fabrics that composed them, to be different and creative."

- Pierre Frey, Director of Communications, Maison Pierre Frey

SHOP THE SHADE ON GUBI.COM

For existing owners of the 9602 Floor Lamp, the GUBI x Pierre Frey shade in Le Jardin Du Palais is available for purchase. Elevate the original lamp from the world of design into the realms of art exclusively on GUBI.com.