Whiskey, water, beverage glass from Viva series by most famous Scandinavian mid-20ths century product designer Tapio Wirkkala.
Impressive yet laconic shapes.
1985-95, Iittala glassworks. 20 cl, Height 8,5 cm, Diameter 8,5 cm. Excellent vintage condition.
Why buy Tapio Wirkkala
Tapio Wirkkala was one of the leaders of the Organic and Geometric Design Schools. He experimented extensively with ice patterns in glass and with different object forms.
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
