Tapio Wirkkala at Venini city guide the box man peeps out

the box man peeps out of his cut-out eyeholes and watches the world from behind his four cardboard walls

he and his friends idealise the man at first

Kaffe Fassett in the Studio is an in-depth look at the legendary designer’s creative output across multiple practices

one who boldly broke with the strictures of the abstract expressionist movement

and the underrepresentation of women of color in leadership

Tapio Wirkkala at Venini city guide the box man peeps outCreator of the Finlandia vodka bottle and designer for companies such as Ittala, Wirkkalas activities with Venini represented a transitional phase in his versatile career and had a profound influence on the Murano glassmaking industry. Most famous of his works for Venini are his particolored bottles: clean, simple forms distinguished by seamless transitions in solid color. This was achieved with the incalmo technique, an ancient glassblowing method