This is a coffee cup and saucer from the masterpiece Crocus series by ARABIA, a leading tableware manufacturer in Finland. The Crocus series name comes from a type of iris flower. The designer is Esteri Tomura, known for Flora, Valm, and Botanica, and is skilled at incorporating natural flowers into his 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 only manufactured for two years, from 1978 to 1979. Reproductions have been sold in recent years, but they are different from the vintage versions in that they are less formal and come in mugs that were not included in the original. This coffee cup and saucer is only available on the vintage market, and is becoming more and more rare every year.
■Details Manufacturer: ARABIA Form design: Peter Winquist Pattern design: Esteri Tomula Year: 1978-1979 Country of origin: Finland Condition: ★★★★☆ (4: Excellent condition)
It is in good condition with no cracks, chips or crazing and retains its original color and luster. Cutlery marks can be seen on the surface of the saucer when held up to the light.
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.