Artist

Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland - 1985 Helsinki, Finland) A giant of Finnish design, Tapio Wirkkala was an artist of great diversity for whom no material was alien and who left no area of design unexplored.

A glass design competition held by the Iittala glassworks in 1946 was the event that set his career in motion; the first prize went jointly to Tapio Wirkkala and Kaj Franck.

With an oeuvre that ranges from exceptionally beautiful pieces of glass art to industrial design in the form of beer bottles and banknotes, Wirkkala also designed jewellery, sculptures, and furniture.

The recipient of many awards, honorary titles, and a doctorate, Tapio Wirkkala won three Grand Prix medals at the Milan Triennale in 1954 and an additional Grand Prix medal and gold medal at the Milan Triennale in 1960.

Description

Small silver bowl in the form of an abstracted seashell, handmade by the craftsmen of Hopeatehdas Oy, Helsinki in 1960. Silver fineness is 813H (813/1000), weight 72 grams.

The bowl has a rounded trianglar shape, a part of the surface has been hammered into waves resembling the surface of a seashell. The bowl itself is mounted on three half-ballfeet.

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