Vintage Mexican Craftsman Tooled Leather Wardrobe Suitcase

Large 11 1/4 x 6 in. Medium 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. Small 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. An ingenious and unusual wooden and metal wire rod trivet from the Finnish designer Kaija Aarikka. The Aarikka design house is over 50 years old, started in 1954 by Kaija Aarikka who, as a textile design student, was unable to find suitably attractive buttons for a suit she had created for a final assignment. She decided to carve her own - and was surprised that her five buttons turned out to be the star of the day. That same year she and her husband founded their company, called Aarikka Oy, and opened their first sales outlet in Helsinki. In the ensuing years the company has focused on creating unique decorative and household designs showcasing local Finnish materials - which entails quite a bit of birch wood. The wooden circles are echoed by the circular wire loops at the end of each row of rings. The construction allows it to be slightly flexible but quite sturdy, while the open loops allow air to circulate under the pot. The wires can be rotated. The Aarikka Finland...

Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arne Tjomsland's artistic style is characterized by soft structural lines and minimal detailing on his cr...

Very heavy, constructed of solid walnut. Original finish, so you see some wear from normal uses. Some splitting to top surface boards, some spalting (spotting) on the legs, and check...

Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.

A vintage 1950s solid hand carved teak sitting bear cub figure. Burnished markings; Genuine teak, made in Norway. Designer is unknown, but in the manner of Arne Tjomsland, and from t...

Modernist tear drop form. Dirk Rosse (1925-2014) was an exhibited studio furniture maker. Cutting board in walnut, signed with his DDR mark to edge. 13 inches in length total when hu...

Impressively large, craftsman-made, solid mahogany, finial-shaped ornament or architectural object features a wonderful wood grain throughout.

Abercrombie & Fitch Style Tooled leather sculpture of Giraffe.

A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century American set of 32 steel large drill bits mounted on a wood base, originally used in a workshop, but brought into...

Incredibly charming and stylish pottery-clay donkey sculpture from Mexico. This unique piece is its own one of a kind that shows craftmanship and style. The sculpture presents the ...

Very large vintage hand-carved wood block used for printing on fabric or paper to make wall coverings or cloth. The modern geometric chiseled design would be repeated side by side to...

A most charming pair of two rare and whimsical indigenous Nahua peoples pottery animal folk art candleholders. Handmade in the village of Chililico, Hidalgo, Central Mexico, primiti...