Kultakeskus Oy Bowls and Baskets

A special piece designed by the genious Tapio Wirkkala, only made upon requisition. This model 480 bowl is in full bronze, and is large enough to stand out on its own and make a stat...

Tapio Wirkkala, A Silver Dish, Model TW 117, Kultakeskus, Finland, 1978 Artist Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland - 1985 Helsinki, Finland) A giant of Finnish design, Wirkkala w...

Tapio Wirkkala - A silver bowl, Model TW 118 - Kultakeskus, Finland 1965 Artist Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland - 1985 Helsinki, Finland) A giant of Fin...

Tapio Wirkkala - sterling silver dish, model TW 100 - Kultakeskus Oy, Finland, 1963 Artist Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland-1985 Helsinki, Finland) A giant of Finnish design, Wir...

Tapio Wirkkala, two silver bowls, Kultakeskus & Hopeatehdas, Finland, 1959 and 1960 Artist 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 industrial design in the form of beer bottles and banknotes, Wirkkala also designed jewellery, sculptures, and furniture. More than any Finish designer from his era Wirkkala got his inspiration from the natural world. Together with his wife Rut Bryk, a famous artist or ceramist in her own right, he spent several months each year in his country house in Northern Lapland, situated directly at lake Paadar. The inspiration gained there, watching the changing seasons, Wirkkala incorporated in his many designs. The recipient of many awards, honorary titles, and a doctorate, Wirkkala several Grand Prix and gold medals at the Triennale di Milano. In 1951 together with Hans J. Wegner he was the first recipient of the prestigious Lunning prize, often referred to as “The Nobel prize of design”. His works are collected by many important museums in the world, among others: Museum of Modern Art, New York, Design Museum Helsinki, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Design Museum Gent and The British Museum, London. Description Small spiraled sterling silver bowl, model TW 111, handmade to order by the craftsmen of Kultakeskus Oy, Hämeenlinna Finland, in 1959. Silver-fineness is 916H (916/1000), weight 60 grams. The bowl has an organic oval shape, from the front it spirals to the centre. Small silver bowl...

Tapio Wirkkala - Sterling silver leaf-shaped bowl, model TW 4 - Kultakeskus Oy, Finland 1963 Artist Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland - 1985 Helsinki, Finland) A giant of Finni...

Tapio Wirkkala, sterling silver dish, model TW 276, Kultakeskus Oy 1965 Artist Tapio Wirkkala (1915 Hanko, Finland - 1985 Helsinki, Finland). A giant of Finnish design, Wirkkala wa...

Bronze and pinewood bowl by Tapio Wirkkala, model TW 488, handmade to order. Designed in 1958, originally manufactured in different sizes. Kultakeskus Oy, Hämeenlinna, Finlan...

A lovely and beautifully rendered small-scaled sterling bowl having a naturalistic stemmed leaf form.