Humppila - Tauno Wirkkala - Bowl - Revontulet - Crystal - Northern Lights
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Mid-century modern crystal glass bowl Revontulet “Northern Lights” by Tauno Wirkkala, manufactured by Humppila Glassworks in Finland, circa 1970–1980, with an amber to clear gradient exterior and a smooth interior, dimensions Ø24 x H14 cm, in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and an original Humppila sticker.
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Vintage brutalist art glass bowl Revontulet 'Northern Lights' by Tauno Wirkkala, Finland. The exterior built from jagged upward-spiking ice crystal formations in thick cast glass, graduating from deep amber at the base through lighter amber to clear at the tips, the interior is smooth and polished.
Tauno Wirkkala designed the Revontulet series for Humppila Glassworks in 1972, and produced continuously until 1987. Revontulet is Finnish for Northern Lights, the design references sheets of aurora suspended in the sky, the spiked perimeter of the bowl reading as frozen light caught mid-movement. Tauno Wirkkala is the brother of Tapio Wirkkala, one of the most celebrated Finnish designers of the 20th century, and shares the same formal precision and deep engagement with glass as a sculptural material. Humppila Glassworks was founded in 1952 in Finland by the Helander brothers and built its reputation on heavy, complex art glass of this type.
• Designer: Tauno Wirkkala.
• Maker: Humppila Glassworks, Finland.
• Series: Revontulet (Northern Lights), 1972–1987.
• Style: Finnish Art Glass, Brutalism.
• Material: Cast crystal glass, amber to clear gradient.
• Condition: Excellent, no chips or cracks, original Humppila sticker present.
• Dimensions: Ø24 x H14 cm.
Vintage brutalist art glass bowl Revontulet 'Northern Lights' by Tauno Wirkkala, Finland. The exterior built from jagged upward-spiking ice crystal formations in thick cast glass, graduating from deep amber at the base through lighter amber to clear at the tips, the interior is smooth and polished.
Tauno Wirkkala designed the Revontulet series for Humppila Glassworks in 1972, and produced continuously until 1987. Revontulet is Finnish for Northern Lights, the design references sheets of aurora suspended in the sky, the spiked perimeter of the bowl reading as frozen light caught mid-movement. Tauno Wirkkala is the brother of Tapio Wirkkala, one of the most celebrated Finnish designers of the 20th century, and shares the same formal precision and deep engagement with glass as a sculptural material. Humppila Glassworks was founded in 1952 in Finland by the Helander brothers and built its reputation on heavy, complex art glass of this type.
• Designer: Tauno Wirkkala.
• Maker: Humppila Glassworks, Finland.
• Series: Revontulet (Northern Lights), 1972–1987.
• Style: Finnish Art Glass, Brutalism.
• Material: Cast crystal glass, amber to clear gradient.
• Condition: Excellent, no chips or cracks, original Humppila sticker present.
• Dimensions: Ø24 x H14 cm.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Specific region of origin
Humppila
Title additional information
Northern Lights
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Finland
Manufacturer/brand
Humppila
Model
Revontulet
Designer/artist/maker
Tauno Wirkkala
Material
Crystal
Style
Mid-century modern
Colour
Multicolour
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
14 cm
Width
24 cm
Depth
24 cm
Estimated period
1970-1980
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