

Tom of Finland
100% Lambswool Blanket
£750
A limited edition blanket by Tom of Finland and made by master craftspeople. All blankets are made to order by a small, family-run business in Scotland using traditional weaving methods.
Edition Size
80
Dimensions
129 x 200 cm
Finishing
100% Geelong Lambswool
Blankets are made to order and are therefore non-refundable.


Tom of Finland, 'Untitled', 1962. From the Atlantic Model Guild 'The Tattooed Sailor' series. © 1962 Tom of Finland Foundation.Courtesy the Tom of Finland Foundation
About The Artwork
Exclusive to House of Voltaire, this 100% Geelong lambswool blanket is made-to-order by master Scottish craftspeople to coincide with Studio Voltaire’s major exhibition Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland, bringing together the work of these two cultural icons for the very first time The double-sided knitting technique achieves a design-rich finish, with the front face of the blanket showcasing Tom of Finland's artwork, and a birds-eye pattern on the underside. The blanket has a noticeably soft handle and luxurious heavyweight feel. Please contact us if you require a blanket by a specific date, production can take up to twelve weeks. Your order will be placed with the weaver and dispatch will be confirmed via email.
About Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, b.1920- d.1991) has been the subject of numerous solo and two-person exhibitions, including ‘Beryl Cook/Tom of Finland’ at Studio Voltaire, as well as Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Gallery X Tokyo and Osaka, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Artists Space New York Kunsthalle Helsinki and Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles. Key group exhibitions include ARoS Aarhus Art Museum Denmark, Kunsthal Charlottenborg Copenhagen, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Institute of Contemporary Art London and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation New York. His work is in the permanent collections of institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki; Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and SFMOMA, San Francisco.