Iittala
Sign in to saveIittala, founded as a glassworks in 1881, is a Finnish design brand specialising in design objects, tableware and cookware.
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- Iittala
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- Glass
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- in Iittala, Finland
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- Peter Magnus Abrahamson<!-- or:
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Iittala, founded as a glassworks in 1881, is a Finnish design brand specialising in design objects, tableware and cookware.
Iittala has strong design roots in glasswares and art glass which can be seen in the early designs of Aino Aalto glasses designed by Aino Aalto in 1932; Alvar Aalto’s Savoy Vase (Aalto Vase) from 1936; Oiva Toikka’s Birds by Toikka glass birds collection that has been made since 1962, his glassware set Kastehelmi from 1964 and Tapio Wirkkala’s glasses Tapio from 1952. and Ultima Thule from 1968. thumb|Kanttarelli vase by Tapio Wirkkala (1946) thumb|Ultima Thule collection by Tapio Wirkkala (1968) thumb|Glass by Aino Aalto