Set of 4 shot glasses from Gaissa (Gáissa" is the Sámi word for "mountain") series by renowned Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala.
1970s. Iittala glassworks. Height is 5.1 cm, 4 cl. Very good vintage condition with minimal traces of use.
Made in organic modernist design capturing essential patterns of Nordic nature in glass: ice, plants, stone and water. This distinctive school of art glass design developed in the Nordic countries during the second half of the 20th century and remains closely associated with Scandinavian modernism.
Why buy vintage glass by Tapio Wirkkala?
Tapio Wirkkala was one of the leader of product designers in Midcentury era. His signature glass series became icons of the Scandinavian style. Some, like Ultima Thule, are still in production today.
Tapio Wirkkala worked for a long time at the flagship art glass factory Iittala in Finland and also for Germany's Rosenthal. He created glass items, utensils, lamps, and jewelry.
He was a multiple winner of the Milan Triennial, received the highest award, the Pro Finlandia, and became an art academician.
Wirkkala's works are in the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), the Design Museum in Finland, the Glass Museum, and many other museums and galleries around the world. A city park in Helsinki is named after him.
