Kantarelli, vase
(Chanterelle)
designed (1946); manufactured (1946-1951)
- Medium
- glass (wheel-engraved)
- Measurements
- 13.6 × 9.9 × 10.8 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Iittala, Finland
- Inscription
- engraved in inside rim of base: TAPIO WIRKKALA . IITTALA
- Accession Number
- 1209-D4
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
© Tapio Wirkkala/KUVASTO, Helsinki. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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Wirkkala’s designs often reflect natural forms, translated into pure and elegant contours. The Kantarelli vases, based on the simple form of a chanterelle mushroom, were among the most popular designs introduced by Wirkkala and remained in production from 1946 until 1960. They have become icons of Finnish art glass of the 1950s. Wirkkala won a Grand Prix with this design at the 1951 Milan Triennale.