フィンランドを代表する食器メーカーARABIAのエミリア（Emilia）シリーズのフラワーベース（花瓶）です。本作エミリアはARABIAの名デザイナー、ライヤ・ウオシッキネンの代表作です。点描で描かれた風景はアメリカの理想の生活を表現したものとされています。シリーズ名の「エミリア」とは米国に住んでいたライヤの叔母の名前です。
プレートには窓辺に腰掛けながら、料理の支度をするエプロンを着た貴婦人の姿が描かれています。エミリアシリーズは販売当時大ヒットしましたが、現代にはあまり数が残っていません。乳白色の下地に白黒の点描という一見シンプルな作品ですが、絵柄が細部まで緻密に描かれています。普段使い用として愛されてきた食器のため状態が良いものは少ないです。
エミリアにはオーブン皿やTVセットと呼ばれるプレート＆カップのセット、キャニスター、塩入れ、スクエアプレートなどがあります。こちらのフラワーベースは珍しいもので、復刻版にはない高さとデザイン性があります。現代にあまり数が残っていないものです。
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メーカー：ARABIA /アラビア
フォルムデザイン：Kaj Franck / カイ・フランク
パターンデザイン：Raija Uosikkinen / ライヤ・ウオシッキネン
年代：1957〜1966年
コンディション：★★★★★（5：完品）
特筆すべきダメージがなくオリジナルの姿を留めた完品のコンディションです。
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高さ21cm 直径8.3cm
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.
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.
Kaj Franck
Kaj Franck ( 1911-1989 )
A famous designer from Finland, he promoted the modernization of tableware through the design of daily necessities, and had a great influence on the Nordic lifestyle.
In 1932, he studied furniture design at the Helsinki University of Arts and Crafts, and after graduating he worked in interior design, window displays, textiles, and glass design. In 1945, he became a designer for ARABIA, and achieved international success with the ``Kilta'' tableware series, which he had been developing since the 1940s.
In 1946, he won a glass design competition and became a designer for Iittala. From 1950, he was involved in glass design at Nuutajärvi, and his 1955 tumbler 2744 was selected for the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. The design is known for its simplicity and functionality, and has become a symbol of Finnish design.