HOT ! 1950 Kupittaan Kulta Elis Kauppi Modernist Scandinavian sterling silver pendant

1950\'s Kupittaan Kulta Elis Kauppi Modernist sterling silver pendant on 16.25\"modern designer necklace. No issues with either piece. The pendant measures 17/16\" tall.Elis KauppiOne of the most important figures inFinish jewelry design Elis Kauppi’svision of a new jewelry styleinspired a generation of designers andlaunched Finland onto the internationaljewelry design scene.In 1945, in Turku, Finland at the age of 24 ,Kauppi started his renowned jewelry workshopnamed Kupittaan Kulta. He was part of a younggroup of makers which would forever change theface of jewelry design. Kauppi\'s drive to innovateoriginated from the difficult circumstances of the war and a desire to break outof theusual standards of jewelry design of that time.The War and the Innovation of the Kupittaan Kulta WorkshopFinnish jewelry ingenuity was greatly tested during thesecond world war and it was reported that even whenglass beads and stones were hard to obtain during the warthat the Kupittan Kulta workshop melted down colored pinheads to provide jewelry accents and Finish granite was upgradedto a precious stone. Below : L to Right: Kupitaan Kulta jewellery includingsilver and amethyst flower pendant, the \"Mountain Stream\" necklace anda modernist Kupittan Kulta broochInternational AcclaimKauppi, representing Finland, started exhibitinginternationally in the 1950\'s winning prestigious awards. His \"Mountain Stream\"necklace which featured cascading bubbles of spectrolite and rock crystalswas an example of his original craftsmanship. The anvil benchmark beside theTurku town stamp are identifying marks for this designer and his company.Modernist FormsAttention to simplicity and form was at the heart of Kauppi\'s jewelry designs.Kauppi’s designs emphasized abstraction, and being a true modernist hehe rejected the previously popular naturalistic forms of the forties whichfocused onflower and leaf type designs. With great emphasis on craftsmanshiphis strong and bold jewelry designs remain strikingly relevant to this day.