Iittala Ultima Thule glass service, modern Finnish glass designed by Tapio Wirkkala.

Iittala Ultima Thule glass service, modern Finnish glass designed by Tapio Wirkkala. Consisting of 23 glass and a candlestick. 7 vodka glass + 7 large vodka glass + 2 beer glass + 7 glass bowls and a candlestick. In perfect condition, beer glass 13 ½ cm. tall. Starting at 150 dkk. per. glass. In modern literature, Ultima Thule is used to reference the furthest possible place in the world. Tapio Wirkkala’s Ultima Thule glassware similarly references the icy cold reaches of Scandinavia and the distinct expressive power of Finnish glass. Designed in 1968, Wirkkala’s Ultima Thule contributed to iittala’s national breakthrough and remains a distinctive iittala design.