Iittala Glasses By Tapio Wirkkala
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Crystal
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Crystal
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1970s German Other Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Silver
Vintage 1960s Finnish Brutalist Barware
Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Glass
Vintage 1970s Finnish Serving Bowls
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Serving Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Art Glass
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern More Candle Holders
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Blown Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Bottles
Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Blown Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Vases
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Blown Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Finnish Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch, Plywood
20th Century Finnish Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Finnish Modern Candlesticks
Glass
Vintage 1950s Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Glass
Blown Glass
Vintage 1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern More Candle Holders
Glass
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Vases
Pottery, Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Glass
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Iittala Glasses By Tapio Wirkkala For Sale on 1stDibs
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Tapio Wirkkala for sale on 1stDibs
Along with architect Alvar Aalto, the designer Tapio Wirkkala was Finland’s leading contributor to the Scandinavian interpretation of modernism in the mid-20th century. Prolific and innovative, Wirkkala excelled in a wide range of fields, including glass, furniture, porcelain, jewelry and tableware. The hallmark of his talent was an ability to impart a craft aesthetic based on natural forms — leaves, ice, bubbles, birds — to industrially produced designs.
A native of Helsinki, Wirkkala studied at the national School of Applied Arts and took up a career in graphic design. After serving in the Finnish army during World War II, he joined the glassmaking firm Iittala, an association that would continue to the end of his life. Wirkkala learned every aspect of glassmaking in keeping with his belief that an artist-designer should be involved in all stages of production. His best-known works for Iittala are vases and drinking vessels that resemble either carved ice or icicles. In 1956, Wirkkala began a long relationship with the porcelain maker Rosenthal, for whom he designed elegant table pieces, such as the Finlandia coffee service and the biomorphic Pollo vases.
House Beautiful magazine declared Wirkkala’s Leaf platter the “most beautiful object” of 1951. (The acclaim led to his brief employment stint with industrial designer Raymond Loewy in New York.) That platter was one of the first designs Wirkkala made using laminated sheets of plywood sanded to a smooth surface that resembles an abstract leaf. It would go on to become a motif in many Wirkkala furniture pieces — most notably in inlaid coffee tables for Asko — and in a sense these are the works most emblematic of his personal aesthetic.
Wirkkala was a traditionalist in many ways, but he had a modernist’s practical approach, incorporating his leaf-like spirals into simple, functional objects. That is the core attraction of Wirkkala’s designs: They stand out with a striking, sculptural energy yet blend in as part of a warm and comfortable decor.
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