Mid-Century Tapio Wirkkala for Venini Rovaniemi Filigree Murano Glass Coupes (Set of 8)

Mid-Century Tapio Wirkkala for Venini Rovaniemi Filigree Murano Glass Coupes (Set of 8)Artist and designer Tapio Wirkkala started collaborating with Venini in the mid 1960s. He was widely known for putting the incalmo technique on everyones radar and often combined it with other methods such as mezzafiligrana and murrine. Here, we see his contribution in the form of the Rovaniemi coupes, made with the mezza filigrana technique that utilizes fine white glass threads. Please note, this item is a truly original vintage piece with slight

such as this 1955 Conway Stewart 28 fountain pen

The ceramic house honours age-old techniques

It’s formed from solid silver that lends both literal weight and design gravitas yet finished with the most delicate of details—meticulously etched pansy flowers that double as both handles and feet

people and art of Seville – most notably the earthenware tiles found in inner courtyards and the scent of orange blossom from local groves

features a painting of an octopus—its tentacles forming bewitching symmetries around it

it’s suited to both hot and cold drinks

For a contemporary touch

hand-picked from Val Saint Lambert’s 1920s archive

Biagio Barile’s Gocce patterned box is handcrafted in Sorrento from maple wood

When porcelain imports stopped

with no detail spared

who hand-work each piece to a satisfying tactile finish at the family atelier in Vienna