Octagonal canister from ARABIA's Kismet series. This series is very rare because the number of production is small. In addition, many Kismet canisters are blue on white, but this is an even rarer pink canister. Laija Uosikkinen was in charge of the design.
■ Details Manufacturer: ARABIA/ Arabia Designer: Raija Uosikkinen Age: 1970s (presumed)
Condition: ★★★★☆ 4.5: mint condition
Slight paint splashes can be seen on the edges, and a slight thread is seen on the bottom, but it is a dead stock item that is almost mint condition.
■ Size Diameter 8.5 cm Height 8.5 cm
■ About Laija Uosikkinen
Raja Uosikkinen ( Raija Uosikkinen, 1923-2004 )
Born in Holoran, a town in southern Finland. in 1947 After graduating from the Faculty of Arts at Aalto University, he joined Arabia. For 40 years until 1986, he worked as an exclusive designer for Arabia, and was in charge of the design of the Emilia series and Kalevala earplates that are manufactured every year during the Christmas season. He often collaborated with Kaj Franck, and basically Kaj Franck provided the form of the product and Uosikkinen provided the design. Her representative work, Emilia, is said to depict the ideal American lifestyle, and there was also an aspect of her admiration for the life in a distant country that was isolated from the life in Northern Europe.
