Tapio Wirkkala - Design Online: Property from the Quico Collection, Tokyo New York Monday, September 16, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Juhani Lemmetti, AERO, Helsinki, Finland

  • Literature

    "Nuovi disegni di Tapio Wirkkala," Domus, no. 341, April 1958, pp. 46-48 for similar examples
    Pirkko Kovanen, ed., Asko, no. 2, Lahti, 1958, pp. 10-12
    Marianne Aav, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Gordon Bowyer, et al., Tapio Wirkkala - eye, hand and thought, exh. cat., Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2000, pp. 281, 283 for similar examples, p. 380

95

"Rhythmic Plywood" coffee table

Designed 1958
Laminated birch, padouk, maple, birch.
16 x 48 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (40.6 x 123.8 x 62.2 cm)
Manufactured by Asko, Lahti, Finland. Underside impressed with manufacturer's mark TAPIO WIRKKALA/ASKO/MADE IN FINLAND.

Estimate
$800 - 1,200 

Sold for $1,375

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Design Online: Property from the Quico Collection, Tokyo

Online Auction 16-25 September | New York