Product code: Vintage shops Iittala Finland Ultima Thule Serving Bowl
Vintage Iittala Finland Ultima Thule Serving Bowl. Measures approximately 7 1/4” diameter x 3 1/4”. One chip on the top of the rim of the bowl — price reflects and piece is in shops good vintage condition otherwise with no clouding in glass or other issues. The Ultima Thule dessert bowl is part of Iittala's iconic glassware range created in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala. The inspiration for the collection was found from the melting spring ice of Northern Finland. Ultima Thule is based on a so-called ice glass technique developed together by Wirkkala and Iittala – the forms imitate nature and gradually change as the molten glass burns the surface of the wooden moulds. In 1969, the Finnish airline Finnair chose Ultima Thule for its new route from Helsinki to New York, and the glassware is still in use at Finnair's Business Class.
Vintage Iittala Finland Ultima Thule Serving Bowl. Measures approximately 7 1/4” diameter x 3 1/4”. One chip on the top of the rim of the bowl — price reflects and piece is in shops good vintage condition otherwise with no clouding in glass or other issues. The Ultima Thule dessert bowl is part of Iittala's iconic glassware range created in 1968 by Tapio Wirkkala. The inspiration for the collection was found from the melting spring ice of Northern Finland. Ultima Thule is based on a so-called ice glass technique developed together by Wirkkala and Iittala – the forms imitate nature and gradually change as the molten glass burns the surface of the wooden moulds. In 1969, the Finnish airline Finnair chose Ultima Thule for its new route from Helsinki to New York, and the glassware is still in use at Finnair's Business Class.