フィンランドを代表するアラビアの《コラーリ》の23cmサイズの大きなボウルです。コラーリは「サンゴ礁」を意味し、桜の花びらを想わせるピンクサンゴの意匠が、白地の上で軽やかに踊るように配されています。穏やかなピンクと落ち着いたブラウンのコントラストがやさしく食卓になじみ、光の加減で色の深みがふっと変わるのも魅力です。装飾は手描きならではの筆致や濃淡に個体差があり、一枚ごとに表情が異なります。和洋どちらの料理とも相性がよく、普段使いからおもてなしまで幅広く活躍します。
デコレーションは《エミリア》《カレワラ》で知られるライヤ・ウオシッキネン。ウオシッキネンは一九八六年にアラビアを退いており、1983年に発表されたコラーリは晩年を飾る仕事のひとつです。フォルムは《ルスカ》や《バレンシア》で名高いウラ・プロコッペによる「Sモデル」を継承しています。1960年代に確立されたこの標準フォルムは、その後も装飾を替えて多くの名作に受け継がれました。「同じ」を意味するフィンランド語の“サマ”に由来して「エスモデル」と呼ばれたと伝えられるとおり、没後も20年近く評価され続けた普遍性の高い形です。
ピンクサンゴは本来、北欧では見られない南方の海のモチーフです。ウオシッキネンは《エミリア》でアメリカの街並みを描くなど、しばしば北欧の外の世界を軽やかに取り入れました。地域性に縛られない自由な想像力を、北欧らしい節度と実用性の上に咲かせた——コラーリは、まさにその姿勢を体現したシリーズと言えます。
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メーカー：ARABIA / アラビア
フォルムデザイナー：Ulla Procope / ウラ・プロコッペ
パターンデザイン：Raija Uosikkinen / ライヤ・ウオシッキネン
シリーズ：Koralli / コラーリ
年代：1983〜1987年
生産国：フィンランド
コンディション：★★★★☆（4.5：極美品）
内部底は光に透かすとわずかなにカトラリー跡が見られます。割れや欠けはなくオリジナルのツヤを留めた極美品のヴィンテージとなります。
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直径23cm 高さ7.5cm
ARABIA - Arabia
ARABIA is a ceramic manufacturer representing Finland in the 20th century. Originally, ARABIA was a factory established in Finland by Sweden's Rörstrand as a base for producing pottery for Russia. The company's name comes from the fact that it was established in the Arabian district of Helsinki, the capital.
From the 1950s to the 1980s, many world-famous designers such as Ulla Procoppe, Birger Kaipiainen, Laiya Uosikkinen, and Esteri Tomura created many works, known as the Golden Age of ARABIA. Works that had a great influence on modern modern design were created at the time, from simple Scandinavian modern designs to highly decorative and well-crafted pieces. ARABIA is known for its masterpieces such as paratissi, crocus, flora, and corari, which are both practical and decorative items unique to Scandinavian tableware that are useful for both interior and everyday use.
Ulla Procope
Ulla Procope (1921-1968)
Born in Helsinki. In 1948 , he graduated from the Faculty of Art and Design at Aalto University in Helsinki and joined Arabia Company. After that, he was in charge of design in the production department for 20 years, creating the Ruska series in 1960 and the Valencia series in 1961 . Ruska became the longest-running and most sold flagship product of Arabia's products, and the form of Ruska was called the S model , which became the prototype model for subsequent ARABIA tableware. Valencia is the last hand-painted ARABIA product. After suffering from cancer and retiring from active duty, Procope moved to Spain's Canary Islands, where he died at the age of 47 .
Raija Uosikkinen
Raija Uosikkinen (1923-2004)
Originally from Holoran, a town in southern Finland. Graduated from Aalto University's Faculty of Fine Arts in 1947 and joined Arabia. He worked as an exclusive designer for Arabia for 40 years until 1986, and was responsible for the designs of the Emilia series and Kalevala ear plates. He often collaborated with Kai Franck, with Kai Franck generally providing the form of the product and Uosikkinen providing the decorative design.
Even after Laija Uosikkinen retired from ARABIA in 1986 , he continued to live in a house right next to his company and happily invited the company's current designers and students from Aalto University to his home, providing friendly hospitality while also serving as a mentor to future generations. He is said to have provided guidance. His most famous work, the Emilia series, is said to express his longing for life in the distant United States. After World War II, Finland was never a rich country due to a series of periods of poverty, and the longing for richness during these poor and difficult times is the background behind the creation of this masterpiece.
