from the land of thousand lakes

tapio wirkkala is probably my favourite designer of all time. equally at home in the matropolas of the post-war time an in the wilderness of lapland, he managed to create an unique style theat became the platform for finnish design as we know it now. his work is sophisticated but organic, simple but detailed.
as i have a sort of an obsession with finland and finnish language, even the names of his collections overwhealm me: jää, tunturi, kanttarelli..
i am a proud owner of two ultima thule large glasses myself, but i definitely won't stop here. if i ever win the lottery, wirkkala's designs will be among the first things i buy.