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Iittala - Tapio Wirkkala designs

Post by Nic on Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:35 am

Tapio Wirkkala (1915 - 1985)

Active at Iittala: 1946 - 1984.



Olut- tai Piimätuopit / Beer & Sour Milk Tankard (Model 2052). Designed 1963, produced 1963 - 1966.



'Ultima Thule' 120mm Bowl (Model 2332). Designed 1968, produced 1970 - Present.



'Ultima Thule' 175mm Bowl (Model 2332). Designed 1968, produced 1970 - c.2000.



'Ultima Thule' 5cl Cordial Tumblers (Model 2032). Designed 1968, produced 1969 - Present.





'Ovalis' (Model 3036). Designed 1959, produced 1959 - 1966 / 1977 - c.2006.
(Early versions bear the hand-engraved signature: 'Tapio Wirkkala 3036' and later examples have a sand-blasted stencil backstamp that just reads: 'Tapio Wirkkala')

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Re: Iittala - Tapio Wirkkala designs

Post by Pip on Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:10 pm

More Ultima Thule - lovely stuff it is - we have some tumblers we use and they're nice to drink really cold water from - tastes colder because of the icicle effect I swear!




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Post by Pip on Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:30 pm

'Aslak' - designed in 1965 and shown in the 1973 catalogue.




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Post by Pip on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:36 pm

Signed Tapio Wirkkala vase for Iittala. (Apologies for rubbish photo but it sold before I could take decent shots of it.)


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Post by Nic on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:46 pm

The vase is Form 3581, manufactured 1960-1970.

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Post by Pip on Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:09 am

Cheers Nic - I was gonna look in my book and update the thread later (my manana attitude :-)

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Re: Iittala - Tapio Wirkkala designs

Post by Nic on Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:25 am



'Hopla' 30cl Tumbler, Form 2017, designed 1969, produced 1970 - 1980.

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Post by Davee on Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:22 pm

Ultima Thule shot glasses


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Re: Iittala - Tapio Wirkkala designs

Post by Pip on Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:08 pm

Boxed vase - green and clear cased.






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Re: Iittala - Tapio Wirkkala designs

Post by Taylor Thomas on Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:44 pm



Signed Tapio Wirkkala 3586

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