Tapio Wirkkala - Design London Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    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; 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

c. 1957
Birch-veneered wood, birch.
39.5 x 124 x 62 cm. (15 1/2 x 48 7/8 x 24 1/2 in.)
Manufactured by Asko, Finland. Underside branded with ‘TAPIO WIRKALLA/ASKO/MADE IN FINLAND’.

Estimate
£8,000 - 10,000 

Sold for £10,000

Design

28 April 2010
London