Scandinavian Design 
23 November 2021
Scandinavian Design 
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Tapio Wirkkala

Puukko knives and sheaths, set of two

Hackman & Co.
Finland, 1961
stainless steel, nylon, brass, molded leather 1¼ h × ¾ w × 8½ d in (3 × 2 × 22 cm) 1 h × ¾ w × 7¼ d in (3 × 2 × 18 cm)
estimate: $500–700
result: $1,560
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Incised manufacturer's mark to largest blade ‘Handmade Finland Stainless Tapio Wirkkala’.
literature: Tapio Wirkkala: Eye, Hand and Thought, Aav, pg. 24
An example of this design is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois.

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My artistic world is the shape of my way of living and working. It has grown through those experiences which are everyday life to people living in the North. One can see the same continuous process of creating the phenomena in nature as there is in man. Repeated process—winter, spring, summer, autumn—and still always new and surprising.

Tapio Wirkkala

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