In Vähäkyrö’s Fyrry – The Tinsmith Museum old craft traditions come alive in an experiential way. In 2018, Fyrry received new facilities that serve as a craft museum, work display, workshop, and meeting facilities.
The good chemistry between Fyrry and the Kuopio-based designer furniture brand, Palad, was created when Fyrry needed multi-purpose loose and fixed furniture that could be adapted to various exhibitions and uses. Fyrry’s museum exhibition is renewed from time to time, so the museum’s furniture must be able to be modified to display museum objects of different sizes and shapes.
Palad’s ORTOBOX™ tables were chosen as exhibition tables for Fyrry. ORTOBOX has portal adjustable legs that can be folded under the tabletop. Thanks to its legs, the multi-purpose table can easily be set at several different heights and on floor level, so both large and small museum objects can be placed on the tables in a representative manner.
Handy ORTOBOX tables are easy to adjust to a suitable working height for both children and adults. Participants of all sizes are comfortable working at the tables in Fyrry’s workshops, where the participants make, for example, gingerbread molds out of tin. The tables can also be adjusted for seating height, so meetings organized at the premises can be held around the tables.
When the legs of the tables are folded under the tabletop, the ORTOBOX tables can be stacked on top of each other. This frees up floor space for, for example, large-sized exhibits, machines, and the audience of tinsmiths’ work demonstrations. The multi-purpose ORTOBOX tables are suitable for both public spaces and private homes. All Palad design furniture is designed and manufactured in Finland.
The historical treasures of Fyrry’s Tinsmith Museum tell the story of craftsmanship.
The FYRRY lamp, designed by Partanen & Lamusuo, follows the design language of the traditional spinning top toy, fyrry.
Thanks to its adjustable legs, the versatile ORTOBOX table naturally fits various heights and floor levels, enhancing exhibition design.
Palad designed a signature lamp for Fyrry
Palad custom-designed a stage located in the middle of the museum space, which is reserved for the work shows of the tinsmiths´. The platform is the same height as the ORTOBOX table at its minimum height, which brings unity to the loose and fixed furniture.
For the walls of the museum space, Palad designed made-to-measure multi-purpose flap tables, the table tops of which can be converted into large and small table space needs. Folding tables can be used to place museum objects or catering for meetings, and they can be used as work surfaces during workshops.
The stage and clapboards were treated with Palad’s standard coatings, as well as ORTOBOX’s material and color scheme was adapted to match custom-made furniture and the overall interior design language.
As a final touch, Palad designed a signature lamp for Fyrry, which is the opening for Palad’s upcoming lighting series. The FYRRY lamp follows the shape of a traditional toy, the fyrry. By blowing the whistle of the Fyrry toy, the wheel, which is made of tin, turns.
Like its predecessor, the FYRRY lamp is made of sheet metal. The striking lamp sparkles and shines like a living fire and emphasizes the workshop-like atmosphere of the Fyrry Museum, which follows the artisan tradition.
Master tinsmiths in Vähäkyrö make FYRRY lamps by hand using the same traditional methods used to make the fyrry -toys. The FYRRY lamp can be used both as a ceiling and wall lamp.
The designers of Palad, Kuopio-based artist-architect duo Partanen & Lamusuo, also served as the architectural designers for Fyrry.
