It is a set of creamer and sugar bowl of masterpiece crocuses from Arabia, a tableware manufacturer representing Finland in Northern Europe. The series name crocus is a kind of iris flower. The designer was Esteri Tomra, who is known for Flora, Warm, Botanica, etc., and is good at incorporating natural flowers into the design. The Crocus series has three types: black-and-white, color, and black-and-white gray rim, but this is a relatively rare black-and-white version. Crocus is a product that was manufactured for only two years from 1978 to 1979. Crocus has been reprinted in recent years, but this creamer and sugar bowl are not resold and are only available on the vintage market.
■ Detailed specifications
Manufacturer: ARABIA / Arabia
Series name: Krokus
Form design: Peter Winquist
Pattern design: Esteri Tomula
Years: 1978-1979
Country of Origin: Finland
Condition: ★★★★☆ (4.5: Excellent)
It is a dead stock product that has never been used. There are no cracks or chipped paint loss, etc., and it is an extremely beautiful product that keeps the original condition well.
■ size
Creamer diameter 6cm height 7.5cm
Bowl diameter 10.5cm Height 5cm
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.