This is a masterpiece Crocus bowl from ARABIA, a leading tableware manufacturer in Finland. The Crocus series name comes from a type of iris flower. The design was done by Esteri Tomura, known for Flora, Valm and Botanica, and a specialist in incorporating natural flowers into designs.
The Crocus series comes in three versions: black and white, color, and black and white with gray rim, and this is the color version. Crocus was produced for only two years, from 1978 to 1979. Reproductions have been sold in recent years, but they are slightly softer in shape or have shapes that did not exist in the original, so there are certain differences from the vintage. This bowl has also been reproduced in a shallow round shape, but the sharpness of the lines and the vividness of the colors are superior in the vintage version. Vintage Crocus items are becoming rarer every year due to the short period of production.
■Details Manufacturer: ARABIA / Arabia Form Design: Peter Winquist / Peter Winqvist
Pattern design: Esteri Tomula / Esteri Tomura Year: 1978-1979 Country of Origin: Finland Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
It is in perfect condition, as it was when it was manufactured, and shows no signs of use. It is in the best condition of all the Crocus Vintage items we have received so far.
■Size: Diameter 15.5cm, Height 6.5cm
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.