Decorative artist and glass designer Goran Hongell (1902-1973) was one of the pioneers of the Finnish glass tradition. As far back as the 1930's he presented his most famous work, the first design of the Aarne set of glasses. The artist's memory is cherished still with great respect: Goran Hongell's Aarne was selected as the symbol of the iittala glassworks for its one hundredth anniversary in 1981.