Tapio Wirkkala Tervakoski Ashtray, 1966 werner west from cocktail shakers to ice

from cocktail shakers to ice buckets and not least ashtrays

Stained white oak

and detailing in the weave is just so good - this small rug packs a huge punch

Retaining the fragmented quality to the glass pieces during this controlled process is important and became a skill in itself

during the early days of the Kangxi revival - not your typical blue & white vase

Tapio Wirkkala Tervakoski Ashtray, 1966 werner west from cocktail shakers to iceDesigned by Tapio Wirkkala, this silver commemorative sterling silver ashtray was created to mark 150 years of Tervakoski, one of Finlands oldest mill communities. A central figure of postwar Finnish modernism, Wirkkala was known for his deep engagement with material, process, and placean approach well suited to a commission honoring an industrial town shaped by paper, labor, and collective life (where locals refer to the mill property as "ours"). The