Wooden Dish in Teak by Yngve Ekström, 1950s

Wooden Dish by Yngve Ekström, 1950s Additional Information: Material: Wood Style: Scandinavian, Mid century Produced in Sweden Dimensions: (W x D x H): 38 x 11 x 5.5 cm Condition: G...

Rare coffee table / side table / bench designed by Yngve Ekström. Produced by Westbergs in Tranås, Sweden.

Rare coffee / side table designed by Yngve Ekström. Produced by Westbergs in Tranås, Sweden.

Rare pair of easy chairs designed by Yngve Ekström. Produced by ESE-Möbler in Sweden.

Rare coffee table designed by Yngve Ekström. Produced by Westbergs Möbler in Tranås, Sweden.

Trolley model Thea designed by Yngve Ekström. Produced in Sweden. Measure: width: 72 ( 100 ) cm.

A teak dish or poche-vide designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s.

Dish designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s. Laminated birch. Signed. Dimensions: W: 19.4 cm/ 7 2/3" L: 36.7 cm/ 14 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...

Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, "Domino" dish in ceramics, 1950s. Measures: 20 cm. Depth: 3.5 cm. Marked. In perfect condition.

Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, "Domino" dish in ceramics. 1950s. Measures: 20 cm. Depth: 3.5 cm. Marked. In perfect condition.

Rare wooden bowl made in Denmark in the 1950s, the bowl is made in a mixture of two types of wood which is beechwood and nut wood. The bowl is very similar to pieces made by the D...

A delicate, petite bowl in teak with asymmetrically upswept ends, hand-carved by Stig Sandkvist. Signed with artist's initials to underside.