- Manufacturer
- Iittala
- Design
- Tapio Wirkkala
- Size
- 30 cl / 168 mm
- Material
- Mouth-blown glass
- Color
- Clear
We ship worldwide to over 180 countries! Fast and safe shipping Free shipping for all orders over 150 €
We ship worldwide to over 180 countries! Fast and safe shipping Worldwide shipping starting from 7,90 €
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We ship worldwide to over 180 countries! Fast and safe shipping Free shipping for all orders over 150 €
We ship worldwide to over 180 countries! Fast and safe shipping Worldwide shipping starting from 7,90 €
We ship worldwide to over 180 countries! Fast and safe shipping Free shipping for all orders over 150 €
We ship worldwide to over 180 countries! Fast and safe shipping Worldwide shipping starting from 7,90 €
Orders below AU$1000 ship duty-free to Australia
Orders below $800 ship duty-free to USA.
Orders below AU$ 1000 ship duty-free to Australia.
Contact our customer service:
Tel. +358 20 743 2530
Mon–Fri 9:00–16:30 (GMT+3)
info@finnishdesignshop.com
Orders below $800 ship duty-free to USA.
Orders below AU$ 1000 ship duty-free to Australia.
Contact our customer service:
Tel. +358 20 743 2530
Mon–Fri 9:00–16:30 (GMT+3)
info@finnishdesignshop.com
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of postwar Finnish design. He was a versatile designer and artist who could shift fluently between different materials and crossed established professional boundaries: he worked on everything from refrigerators to banknotes and from furniture to striking jewels.
The most important materials for Wirkkala as an artist were wood and glass and he never ceased to explore the possibilities they offer. Wirkkala gained world-wide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennal, Italy, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, for the glass design and for the wooden sculptures. Wirkkala was a self-studied artist in many areas, and also in glass design. In 1946 he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala designed for Iittala many art pieces, most of which were awarded in the 1950s at the Milan Triennal. The Ultima Thule glassware range, created in 1968, is based on the so-called ice glass technique, and the designer himself was involved in developing it at the Iittala glass factory. Ultima Thule was a work commissioned by Finnair, that wanted a glassware range for the new route from Helsinki to New York in 1969. Ultima Thule has become one of Iittala’s most popular glassware ranges and it shows very well Wirkkala’s view according to which simple objects are the ones that require most work. The first mass production glassware range designed by Wirkkala was the Tapio series, which was launched in 1954. Tapio Wirkkala received also important commissions from abroad: in the middle of the 1960s Wirkkala started to design glass objects for Venini Glassworks, in Italy, where he created the Bolle bottles for the Venice Biennale collection in 1966. One of Wirkkala’s most important commissions abroad was the work at the Rosenthal porcelain factory in Germany. From that a freelance relationship started which lasted nearly thirty years and whose most important result is the Paper bag vase (1977), still today one of Rosenthal’s best selling products. Tapio Wirkkala is also renowned for his innovative use of wood in furniture design. The eye-catcher X-frame table was designed by Wirkkala in 1958 and is today manufactured by Artek. Tapio Wirkkala was also a sculptor. He started his career as sculptor in the 1930s, but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years. At the beginning of the 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. As a result, unique plywood sculptures were created and they combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of light plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave to Finnish sculpture art a new direction at a time when the official line preferred monuments and heroic sculptures.
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• European Union (EU) Countries, Norway & Switzerland
Currently, we offer free standard shipping on all orders over 150 €. If the total value of the
order is less than 150 €, the shipping cost will be 7,90 €–14,90 € depending on the
weight and volume of the items.
• International shipping
For non-European Union countries the shipping cost, starting from 7,90 €, is based on the
destination, weight and volume of the parcel. The shipping cost for each item is displayed on the
product page. For bulky and oversized items – such as sofas, lounge chairs, dining tables
etc. – you may request a shipping quote by filling in the form on the product page. We will
provide you with a quote in two business days.
What shipping methods are available?
We offer the following shipping methods:
• DHL Global Mail, starting from 7,90 €
Your order will be shipped to the delivery address or local post office via DHL Global Mail.
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Europe: please allow 4–8 business days for your order to arrive.
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Rest of the world: please allow 5–15 business days for your order to arrive.
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Friday during regular business hours.
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Deliveries are made between Monday to Friday during regular business hours. Please note that UPS
Express Saver is not available for all orders.
• DSV Freight
All bulky and oversized items – such as sofas, lounge chairs, dining tables etc. – will
be shipped with the DSV Freight service.
• DSV Air Freight
Furniture and other large items will be shipped to the delivery address via DVS Air Freight. The
delivery time is 6–8 business days. You will receive a tracking code by email once the order
has been dispatched from our warehouse. DSV delivers orders only to the street level and will call
you in advance to schedule a delivery appointment. All orders outside the European Union will be
shipped as DAP (Delivered at Place), duty unpaid.
Europe: please allow 2–9 business days for your order to arrive. We offer free standard
shipping for all orders over 150 €.
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