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Glass, vodka bottles, banknotes: How Finland's Tapio Wirkkala made every design a cult classic

By Linnéa Pesonen

Photo: Frederik Lieberath

Few designers in history have been more tireless than Tapio Wirkkala – a Finnish designer whose talents touched virtually every medium available, becoming an international superstar in the process. Though he had a knack for ambitious spaces, his most enduring legacy are his simple and serene homewares, inspired by the stunning Finnish landscape and still finding pride of place on tables and shelves across our region and beyond