Tapio Wirkkala A "Triennaali" (Triennale) pendant, model K2-40 door Idman / Iittala Glass -

€ 934,00

A "Triennaali" pendant / hanging lamp, model K2-40. Designed by Tapio Wirkkala for the Finnish section at the Milan Triennale of 1951. Executed by Iittala in collaboration with Idman. The satin finished, opalescent glass lampshade was made by the famous Finnish glassworks Iittala. The shade is crowned with a brass plate on top. The "Triennaali" pendant was produced between 1951 and 1981 and has since not been in production. Our estimation is that this pendant has been produced in the late 1950's or in the 1960's. About Tapio Wirkkala Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland - 1985 Helsinki, Finland) A giant of Finnish design, 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 Wirkkala and Kaj Franck. With an oeuvre that ranges from exceptionally beautiful pieces of glass art to

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