Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish 1915-1985) for Asko Coffee Table, 1950s model no. 9012, laminated birch, padouk, hazel wood, nikel plated brass, branded 'TAPIO WIRKKALA / ASKO / MADE IN FINLAND' (40cm high, 124cm wide, 62cm deep (15.75in high, 48.75in wide, 24.35in deep)) Footnote: After a number of experiments Tapio Wirkala managed to discover, in collaboration with Askon Tejtaat Oy, the process to project the vein of wood onto a plane surface, with its lines directed to a pre-ordained plan. This was an element of industrial design, with the attribute of repeatability which had never been related to wood before.