Saara Hopea Untracht

Pitcher, bowl and seven glasses designed by Jacob E. Bang for Holmegaard, Denmark. Great condition, 1950s.

A riotously colourful set of eleven Rhine wine, or 'Roemer', glasses in sparkling Saint-Louis crystal. The tulip-shaped chalice of each is cut to clear with tall and pointed lozenges...

Vintage Finnish Tapio Wirkkala textured art glass cylinder vase for Ittala. Asymmetrical icicle patterns. Beautiful vintage condition. Finland, 1970s.

Vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Sweden, 1957. Sterling silver. Dimensions: H: 24 cm/ 9 3/8" W: 9 cm/ 3 1/2" D: 4 cm/ 1 1/2" Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...

Product Description:  On offer here is a reprinted version of Sieppo with legs, manufactured in 1995 by Oiva Toikka. The early footed Sieppo was created in many color variations, bu...

Product Description:  This goblet by Kaj Franck for Nuutajärvi is made by combining four different pieces of glass. There are various designs of thes goblets each with different colo...

Serpentini vase designed by Gunnel Nyman in 1954. The vase was produced by Nuutajarvi Notsjo. This tall vase has a white ribbon that comes down from the lip and becomes an elongated ...

Art Glass Decanter by Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s.

A rare, mid-century enamel on copper decorative bowl, dish or vide poche by renowned Italian artist Paolo De Poli. Features a vibrant modernist abstract design with circular indenta...

Stunning Scandinavian / Swedish mid-century modern design art bowl bowl / stand by glass art pioneer Bertil Vallien(1938-). Handcrafted / Handblown art glass from ca. 1960/70s for ...

Vintage Midcentury Modern Scandinavian Design Rare Art Glass Vase by Nanny Still, made in Finland 1960's. Orange to red fade pressed glass vase with ball sphere shapes and hooped bot...

Decorative clear crystal decanter with fluted spherical stopper. Made in Bohemia/Czech Republic during the 1970s. NOS - new old stock and has never been in use. It has a capacity of ...