Set of 3 Modernist style purple water, juice, beer, beverage glasses from 2065 series by most famous Scandinavian mid-20ths century product designer Tapio Wirkkala.
Impressive shapes with tactile pleasant vertical lines.
1962-69, Iittala glassworks. 30 cl, Height 14,2 cm.
Excellent vintage condition, one has trace of very tiny outer bubble, which is mentioned in the price - you can see the trace on the last photo.
Price per 3 pcs.
Why buy 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
