Art Deco 'Siro' Coffee Table Model 149 in Birch, att. Harald Honkanen, Asko 1930

A rare version of the Tapio Wirkkala rhythmic veneer coffee table model 9018 with the original nickled brass legs. Tapio Wirkkala started generating and enhancing this rhytmic veneer...

A rare version of the Tapio Wirkkala rhythmic veneer coffee table model 9018, aka "Angel Wings" due to the symetric wong resembling rhythmic lines on top. The legs are detachable and...

Alvar Aalto first introduced this model cart in the 1930s. It is one of the simplest of his cart series. Inspirations of the British tea culture as well as Japanese wood works are ev...

An elegant sofa designed by Ilmari Lappalainen and manufactured by Asko Oy in Finland in the 1940s. The sofa is reupholstered with natural sheepskin and apart from the reupholstery t...

Tapio Wirkkala for Asko, cocktail table, teak, birch, Finland, 1960s. Teak coffee table with wooden inlay ornaments designed by Tapio Wirkkala...

Tapio Wirkkala for Asko, coffee table, birch, metal, Finland, 1960s. Coffee table with wooden inlay motifs designed by Tapio Wirkkala. The table is produced by Asko. This coffee table is one of Wirkkala's iconic furniture designs. Made with four oval shaped wood inlays that are made of the core of a tree with annual rings. Elegantly designed tapered legs with solid brass details. One of Finland's leading designers was Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) who made a great contribution to Scandinavian mid-century modern design of the 20th century. Born and raised in Helsinki, Wirkkala started his education at the National School of Applied Arts in the capital. Afterwards, he began his career in graphic design. At the age of twenty-five, the outbreak of the Second World War started and Wirkkala soon served the Finnish army. As the war ended in 1945, Wirkkala continued his work as a designer by joining the glass manufacturer ‘Iittala’, where he worked on numerous designs till the end of his life. Wirkkala's approach to design was highly innovative and ranged from furniture, porcelain, glass, jewelry and tableware. His talent excelled in combining organic forms into industrial manufactured designs. A striking example are his inlaid coffee tables that he designed for Asko. For this, he used laminated sheets of plywood sanded to a smooth surface that resembles an abstract leaf. It represents the main approach in his designs; a sculptural and elegant modern exterior...

A lovely art deco club table by Maija Heikinheimo produced by Asko in the 1930s. In the original drawings the table is called "Eino". The table is light and can be easily moved aroun...

Wonderful coffee table by Brigitta Waldonen for Asko from the 1960s. Solid frame and veneered table top in teak with solid wood edge. Quality Features: accomplished design: per...