Tapio Wirkkala
1915Born in Hanko.
1933-36Trained as a sculptor at the College of Industrial Design in Helsinki.
1940Won the design competition for the Helsinki Olympic Games.
1946Won his first design contract for glass.
1951-54Became art director of the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki.
1954Became the artistic director of Karhula - Iittala.
1955-56Leaves for the United States and works in the studio of Raymond Loewy in New York.
1956Founded his own design office and created glasses for Venini.
1985Dies and is buried on the artists' hill in Hietaniemi cemetery, next to his wife Rut Bryk.
1933-36Trained as a sculptor at the College of Industrial Design in Helsinki.
1940Won the design competition for the Helsinki Olympic Games.
1946Won his first design contract for glass.
1951-54Became art director of the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki.
1954Became the artistic director of Karhula - Iittala.
1955-56Leaves for the United States and works in the studio of Raymond Loewy in New York.
1956Founded his own design office and created glasses for Venini.
1985Dies and is buried on the artists' hill in Hietaniemi cemetery, next to his wife Rut Bryk.
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Glass "leaf" cup by the Finnish artist Tapio Wirkkala. Designed in the '50s for the Littala factory. The cup is...
Glass "leaf" cup by the Finnish artist Tapio Wirkkala. Designed in the '50s for the Littala factory. The cup is...