A representative hand-painted tableware design, Sunflower (
Aurinkoruusu (Finland) plate. Aurinkoruusu means sunflower in Finnish, and the plate features a large sunflower painted all over it in the brightness of the sun.
Designer Hilkka-Liisa Ahola had her own atelier in the company, separate from the mass production line at ARABIA, where she worked with painters to create handmade pieces. This piece is a plate that was hand-painted one by one in the art department.
On the back are the initials of the designer, Hilkka-Liisa Ahola, and the initials of the artist who actually hand-painted it.
■ Detailed specifications
Manufacturer: ARABIA Pattern design: Hilkka-Liisa Ahola Country of origin: Finland Era: 1970s Condition: Crazing
This is a dead stock item. There are some hair-sized crazings around the base and edges that are not visible in the photo. Overall, there are no cracks or chips, and it is in the best condition, retaining its original appearance.
■Size
Diameter: 18cm Height: 4cm
Hilkka-Liisa Ahola
Born in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. After working as a trainee at ARABIA in 1943, he moved to several design positions. He officially joined ARABIA in 1947, and over the next 27 years until 1974, he produced many atelier works featuring floral patterns and female figures known as HLA designs. Each of her works is hand-painted, so no two pieces are the same, and her work is characterized by a unique sense of color, with many of her works being dark brown in color, using blues, browns, and yellows in reduced brightness. She became famous for her Kukka (flower) series released in 1958, and the vases with hand-painted flowers were a big hit and continued to be produced until the 1970s. In 1974, ARABIA downsized its art department due to a financial crisis, and she also left ARABIA accordingly. Since then, he has turned his attention to making batik dyeing as a freelancer.
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.