http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html Tapio Wirkkala's long professional association with Rosenthal AG in Germany began in 1956. He made a considerable contribution to the output of this group of companies, designing eight porcelain tableware services for Rosenthal and seven for Thomas, in addition to over 200 different porcelain objects (vases, dishes etc.) The first of these products was the Finlandia service, which was produced from 1957 until 1973. One of Wirkkala's best-known services for Rosenthal was Variation, which inspired Walter Gropius when he was designing Rosenthal's new plant in Selb. The tableware included ornament, such as a cloud motif by Rut Bryk for the Century service. Wirkkala's working method involved the making of numerous prototypes to study the ergonomic properties of tableware. He also developed techniques, such as etched porcelain, known as "silk matte" at Rosenthal. http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#0 735da5bf-6f63-47b6-ba00-afdd45e29f6b http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/finlandiag/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/finlandiag/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/finlandiag/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Finlandia ,  the first dinner service designed by Tapio Wirkkala<br/></p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#1 e797c3b7-bf21-47cc-83ea-54e6f824f72f http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/4557ag/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/4557ag/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/4557ag/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Leaf bowls  Rosenthal<br/></p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#2 044be97f-df2e-47b7-9165-3fd956c3bf38 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/424b_1g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/424b_1g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/424b_1g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Vase Rosenthal<br/></p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#3 97eb5e62-3f15-4c5f-b843-953fae8ef658 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul12ag/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul12ag/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul12ag/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Variatsion, Rosenthal</p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#4 002f99a2-f715-4bc4-95e5-04a6051f2637 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/centuryg/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/centuryg/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/centuryg/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Century, Rosenthal</p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#5 28303790-c28d-4ba9-b236-cd160b4d034d http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul29g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul29g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul29g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Assam, Rosenthal</p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#6 e7809bed-c7f2-46ff-8b19-f382af6287c8 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/polygon2g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/polygon2g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/polygon2g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Polygon, Rosenthal</p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#7 5a9cdcd3-8326-4dfe-b832-eb10979afd1e http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul34g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul34g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul34g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Pollo, Rosenthal</p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#8 b1f913bc-6694-4d60-b46c-5043af6d6f30 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/jaresteller2g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/jaresteller2g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/jaresteller2g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Vase Rosenthal<br/></p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#9 3293a6da-abf5-4abd-a6ea-cba8b55ac174 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul33g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul33g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul33g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Paperbag, Rosenthal</p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#10 91677a39-557c-4b1a-a19c-9a4a6cc643d6 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/winteraise-polg/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/winteraise-polg/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/winteraise-polg/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Polygon salt and pepper shakers, <span class="style_1">Winterreise</span> decoration by Rut Bryk<br/></p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#11 591fed61-0f70-4088-8fee-935c860560ea http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul12g/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul12g/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/aul12g/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Black porcelain, Rosenthal    <br/></p></div></div> http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain.html#12 20fd060c-70c3-4d47-ad78-3ba44d55a3b2 http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/67fd_1/thumb.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/67fd_1/micro.jpg http://www.wirkkala.fi/e_wirkkala/Production/Pages/Porcelain_files/Media/67fd_1/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Ice bird, Rosenthal<br/></p></div></div>