Tapio Wirkkala - Design New York Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Literature


    Domus
    , no. 341, April 1958, n.p. for similar examples
    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. 283 and 380
    Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Domus Vol. IV 1955-1959, Cologne, 2006, pp. 381-383 for similar examples
    Judith Gura, Scandinavian Furniture: A Sourcebook of Classic Designs for the 21st Century,London, 2007, p. 39 for a similar example

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“Rhythmic Plywood” coffee table

ca. 1957
Birch-veneered wood, painted steel.
16 x 48 3/4 x 24 3/8 in. (40.6 x 123.8 x 61.9 cm)
Manufactured by Asko, Finland. Underside branded with “TAPIO WIRKKALA/ASKO/MADE IN FINLAND.”

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Design

14 December 2011
New York