# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/timo-sarpaneva
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:45:12.911Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/timo-sarpaneva"
name: "Timo Sarpaneva"
slug: "timo-sarpaneva"
description: "Timo Tapani Sarpaneva was an influential Finnish designer, sculptor, and educator best known in the art world for innovative work in glass, which often merged attributes of display art objects with utilitarian designations. While glass remained his most commonly addressed medium, he worked with metal, wood, textiles, and porcelain (china). Sarpaneva has entered homes around the world through his industrial design of upscale, artistically conceived items, including cast-iron cookware and porcelain dinnerware. His work was among the key components that helped to launch Finland's reputation as a trailblazer of design."
tagline: "Finnish industrial designer (1926-2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Timo-Sarpaneva-1964.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1926-10-31"
deathDate: "2006-10-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.62
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.09427866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3042884/"
    handle:    "nm3042884"
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
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    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Sarpaneva"
    title: "Timo Sarpaneva"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump