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Red Lacquer Spruce Wood Abstract Bird Sculpture Kaija Aarikka Finland

About the Item

Abstract bird form an original Kaija Aarikka desktop sculpture manufactured by Aarikka in Finland in 1970s. the purity of her lines is a unique design characteristic of Kaija Aarikka's work. Aarikka co-founded together with her husband the eponymous design bureau Aarikka in 1954, to design and manufacture initially wooden buttons and decorative and household items, later expanding also into personal accessories, dress jewellery and giftware. She worked there as the firm's head designer and artistic director for most of her career, taking over management duties and chairing the Board of Directors from 1977. The first Aarikka store opened in 1960, and by the 1980s there were 20 Aarikka is best known for her simplistic wooden designs, often in characteristic round shapes.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Spruce,Lacquered
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Ferndale, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU848240012012

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