Tapio Wirkkala Finland
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Decorative Bowls
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Finnish Modernist Flatware and Serving Pieces
20th Century Finnish More Desk Accessories
Glass
20th Century Finnish More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Vintage 1960s Finnish More Dining and Entertaining
Wood
Vintage 1960s Finnish More Dining and Entertaining
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Serving Bowls
Metal
Vintage 1960s Finnish Barware
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Vases
Glass
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Vintage 1960s Finnish Barware
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1960s Finnish Tea Sets
Metal
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Barware
Glass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
2010s European Modernist Vanity Items
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Hollywood Regency Candlesticks
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Glass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Finnish Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Art Glass, Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s Finnish Serving Pieces
Silver
Vintage 1950s Finnish Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron, Nickel
Vintage 1960s Finnish Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
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Tapio Wirkkala Finland 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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