Lasitehtaasta museoksi
Subtitle: From a glassworks to a museum : Tapio Wirkkala Suomen lasimuseon suunnittelijana = Tapio Wirkkala and the design of the Finnish Glass Museum
By: editor, Uta Laurén ; contributors, Timo Keinänen, Hanna Mamia-Walther, Uta Laurén
Contributors: Laurén, Uta; Keinänen, Timo; Mamia, Hanna; Suomen lasimuseo
Publisher: Parvs Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Helsinki
Language: fin
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9789527226438
Subjects: Exhibitions; Suomen lasimuseo
Other titles: From a glassworks to a museum; Tapio Wirkkala Suomen lasimuseon suunnittelijana; Tapio Wirkkala and the design of the Finnish Glass Museum
Description: In the Finnish Glass Museum Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985), a leading light in the Finnish industrial arts and a designer of objects that became classics, got a chance to realize his vision of a museum as a total artwork. Wirkkala designed the spaces and permanent exhibition in an old industrial building that had once been a glass factory, a silk-screen printers, and more. The impressive Museum opened in Riihimäki in 1981, reflecting Wirkkala's extensive experience as an internationally respected interior and exhibition designer. Nowadays, the building houses a living museum that attracts tourists and experts from around the world. This book unravels the building's architecture, spaces and exhibitions, along with Tapio Wirkkala's unique work as the designer of the Finnish Glass Museum. Exhibition: Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland (08.09.?27.10.2019).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland, September 8-October 27, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references.

Parallel text in Finnish and English.