Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala
Specimen vase
c. 1950
Materials: Glass Finland
Literature: Tapio Wirkkala A Poet In Glass And Silver, Kakkonen Collection, GRASSI Museum.
One of the greatest Scandinavian modernist designers, Tapio Wirkkala was deeply influenced by Finnish flora and faun of Northern Lapland. This glass masterpiece is hand blown and incised with vertical lines.
h 134 x w 300 mm