--- title: "Tapio Wirkkala" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/tapio-wirkkala" language: "en" type: "designer" description: "Individual designer items from Tapio Wirkkala ✓ Wide range of products & designs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-04-26T17:02:34+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Tapio Wirkkala Finland - [Biography](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/tapio-wirkkala) - [Products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/tapio-wirkkala) - [Manufacturer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/tapio-wirkkala/manufacturer) - [Articles](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/tapio-wirkkala/contributions) - [Website](http://www.wirkkala.fi) Address: ## Tapio Wirkkala Finland[www.wirkkala.fi](http://www.wirkkala.fi) Products by Tapio Wirkkala [![Pendant Lamp TW003](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/artek/produkte/pendant-lamp-tw003/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/pendant-lamp-tw003-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/pendant-lamp-tw003) [Artek Pendant Lamp TW003](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/pendant-lamp-tw003) [![Pendant Lamp TW002](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/pendant-lamp-tw002/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/pendant-lamp-tw002-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/pendant-lamp-tw002) [Artek Pendant Lamp TW002](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/pendant-lamp-tw002) [![Ultima Thule ice-lip pitcher](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-ice-lip-pitcher/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-ice-lip-pitcher-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-ice-lip-pitcher) [Iittala Ultima Thule ice-lip pitcher](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-ice-lip-pitcher) [![Ultima Thule serving platter](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-serving-platter/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-serving-platter-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-serving-platter) [Iittala Ultima Thule serving platter](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-serving-platter) [![Ultima Thule large bowl](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-large-bowl/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-large-bowl-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-large-bowl) [Iittala Ultima Thule large bowl](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-large-bowl) [![Ultima Thule small 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wine](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-red-wine) [![Ultima Thule white wine](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-white-wine/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-white-wine-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-white-wine) [Iittala Ultima Thule white wine](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-white-wine) [![Ultima Thule cordial large](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-cordial-large/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-cordial-large-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-cordial-large) [Iittala Ultima Thule cordial large](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-cordial-large) [![Ultima Thule highball](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-highball/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-highball-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-highball) [Iittala Ultima Thule highball](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-highball) [![Ultima Thule d.o.f.](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/ultima-thule-d.o.f/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ultima-thule-d.o.f.-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-d-o-f) [Iittala Ultima Thule d.o.f.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/ultima-thule-d-o-f) [All products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/tapio-wirkkala) Biography The oeuvre of Tapio Wirkkala, Finland's internationally best-known designer, belongs to the everyday lives of Finns. A good example is Finland's longest-used series of banknotes, which introduced in 1955 and remained in circulation with minor alterations until 1981. Wirkkala was a highly versatile designer and artist. He designed products of glass, wood, porcelain, metal and plastics, created sculpture and also worked in exhibition and graphic design. He designed glass objects for the Venini glassworks in Italy and porcelain and cutlery for the Rosenthal factory in Germany. In Finland, Wirkkala designed glass for Iittala, the Ahlström corporation, light bulbs for Airam and cutlery and silver objects for the Kultakeskus company. Tapio Wirkkala's works in plywood made him was one of the forerunners of Finnish modernism in sculpture. Articles about Tapio Wirkkala [DESIGN Shards are the chance 11/9/2015 Sebastian Herkner is a very sought-after designer. We accompanied him from Offenbach to Selb, where he is to boost business for Rosenthal with porcelain vases and teapots.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/shards-are-the-chance) [FAIRS & EVENTS Tranquility – is to be found in salad bowls 9/23/2014 The “Helsinki Design Week” took place for the 10th time this year. For all those who may have forgotten what makes Finnish design so special – the trade fair complex and Helsinki’s Design District provided a lot to bring things back to mind.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/tranquility-is-to-be-found-in-salad-bowls) [MAGAZINE Globalized eating habits 8/11/2013 Enjoying a TV dinner or simply eating with your laptop on your knees? Does either have much to do with cultured meals? And can you use plates, cups and the like made by three Modernist mega-hitters to this end, namely Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva? The exhibition on “Vom Stand der Dinge” in Bremen explores these questions, with the help of 11 contemporary designers.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/globalized-eating-habits) [FAIRS & EVENTS Designpääkaupunki 2012 7/24/2011 How much are titles, prizes and other distinctions really worth? What some consider a mark of quality is seen by others as a red rag. The Finnish capital Helsinki has been selected as the World Design Capital 2012 – and is definitely worth a visit.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/designpaeaekaupunki-2012)