Tapio WIRKKALA
1915–1985, Finland
Also known as: W, TW, TW NW
Name
Tapio WIRKKALA
Birth
1915, Finland
Died
1985
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) was one of the pioneers of Finnish industrial art who gained international recognition in the years following the Second World War. This was due to his broad aesthetic scope and his refined exhibition designs. Conflicting aspects combined in Tapio Wirkkala\'s life and art. He was equally at home in metropolitans abroad as in the wilds of Lapland, where he sought inspiration and impulses for his advanced design rooted solidly in the most genuine aspects of the finnish experience.
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