This is a fantastic masterpiece crocus from ARABIA, Finland's leading tableware manufacturer. Crocus is a type of iris flower. There are two types of Crocus teapots, a black and white version and a color version, but this is the black and white version. The Crocus series was produced for only two years from 1978 to 1979, and in recent years, reprints of mugs, bowls, and 17cm plates have been produced.
However, the reprinted version is made in Thailand and has a sweeter form, and the canister, cup and saucer, and teapot seen in the original Crocus are not reprinted. Vintage crocuses are very popular items even in their home country of Finland, and it is becoming rare to see them in the vintage market. Due to its rarity, the market price is high. In particular, the teapot is a collector's item that has a presence like a king among crocuses.
■Details Manufacturer: ARABIA / Arabia form design: Peter Winquist / Peter Winqvist
Pattern design: Esteri Tomula / Esteli Tomura Year: 1978-1979 Country of origin: Finland Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
It is a dead stock item and is in very beautiful condition, but there is some misalignment of the transfer paper on the side. This occurred during the pasting process during manufacturing and was shipped as is. The product itself is in its original condition with no cracks or chips.
■Size Diameter 16.5cm Width 24cm Height 11.5cm
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.
Esteri Tomula
Esteri Tomura (1920-1998)
Born in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Her father, who was a university professor, bought a villa in the countryside called Urjalan in northwest Helsinki, and her childhood was spent every summer at the villa with her family, which was rich in nature, which deepened her knowledge of nature. be done. Esteri Tomura had a congenital condition called dwarfism, and initially majored in ceramics at Aalto University of the Arts in Helsinki, but due to physical reasons, she was unable to work with clay satisfactorily. Therefore, he gave up on the career of ceramics and sought his own expertise in design.
After joining ARABIA , he honed his skills as a pattern designer with Laiya Uosikkinen, who became his lifelong friend. While Uosikkinen preferred abstract and geometric patterns, Tomura seeks the origin of his designs in the flowers and flowers of Finland, which was the original landscape of his childhood. Tomura, who created masterpieces despite his physical handicaps, has similarities with Birger Kaipiainen, who designed the timeless masterpiece Paratissi despite suffering from polio.
