Saara Hopea

Saara Elisabet Hopea-Untracht (1925 –1982)[1] was a Finnish designer whose work included glassware and jewellery.

[2] She married Oppi Untracht, an American metalsmith, writer and educator, in 1960, after meeting him when he visited Finland in 1954.

[1] Hopea worked in furniture design from 1946 to 1948 and then joined metalsmith Paavo Tynell's company from 1948 to 1952.

"By overfiring transparent enamels on copper, she was able to achieve results that gave the work a spontaneous, painterly look with intense colors and great depth.

[4] They returned to Porvoo in 1967, and Hopea's work thereafter included silversmithing, textile design, and enamelling.