Tapio Wirkkala

”All materials have their own unwritten laws…
You should never be violent with a material you’re working on, and the designer should aim at being in harmony with his material.”

Tapio Wirkkala
(1915-1985)

'bolle' 1966

blown glass bottles worked in incalmo

(The 'incalmo' procedure consisted of combining two molten masses of different colored glass.)

 

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