Hand Grenade Added by AlvarAalto

Image: Alvar Aalto website

This pendant fitting light, nicknamed the hand grenade, was first used by Aalto in the 1940s and 1950s. First in the building for the Finnish Engineers' Association and later at the Saynatsalo Town Hall. Later on the light was produced by Artek.

Source:
Alvar Aalto website
http://www.alvaraalto.fi/alvar/design/light/index.htm