Tapio Wirkkala
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Tapio Wirkkala was a renowned Finnish designer and sculptor celebrated for his influential work in glass, industrial design, and modern Finnish aesthetics.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
designer
ⓘ
industrial designer ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Prix at Milan Triennale
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Lunning Prize ⓘ Pro Finlandia Medal ⓘ |
| child | Sami Wirkkala ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-06-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-05-19 ⓘ |
| designed |
Finnish banknotes
ⓘ
cutlery ⓘ furniture ⓘ glassware ⓘ jewellery ⓘ wooden objects ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Ahlström
ⓘ
Finnair ⓘ Iittala ⓘ Rosenthal ⓘ Venini ⓘ |
| employer | Iittala ⓘ |
| familyName | Wirkkala ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
glass design
ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ product design ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
art glass
ⓘ
functional design ⓘ |
| givenName | Tapio ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStyle | organic forms inspired by nature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Finnish design
ⓘ
Nordic functionalism ⓘ
surface form:
Scandinavian design
|
| language | Finnish ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| name | Tapio Wirkkala self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
glassware design
ⓘ
industrial products ⓘ modern Finnish design ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Finlandia vodka bottle design
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Kantarelli vase ⓘ Ultima Thule glassware series ⓘ leaf-shaped silver dishes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hanko, Finland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Helsinki
ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki, Finland
|
| residence |
Helsinki
ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki, Finland
|
| spouse | Rut Bryk ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hietaniemi Cemetery