Heikki Orvola

Who is Heikki Orvola?

Heikki Orvola is a Finnish designer and planner. He started his career as a designer in the 1960s. In 1968 he started to work at the Nuutajärvi glassworks. In 1972 he designed the Aurora set of glasses for Iittala. With Fujiwo Ishimoto he designed the Illusia tableware for Arabia Ceramics Factory.

In the 1980s Orvola designed for Marimekko. In 1987 he designed the candleholder Kivi, which is still in production today at Iittala. In 1998 he designed the Verna goblet as well as a set of glasses called Palazzo for Iittala. His design work can be found in Finnish museums as well as abroad.

Orvola received an Order of the Lion of Finland medal in 1984 and in 1988 he won the Kaj Franck Design Prize. In 2002 he received the title of professor.