ARABIA最盛期に焼かれた楽園 色鮮やかなオールドパラティッシ
■Product description
It is an early bowl of ARABIA's famous Paratiisi manufactured in 1969. Paratiisi means "paradise" in Finnish. Designed by Birger Kaipiainen, one of the company's representative designers, it was released in 1969. Production of the Paratiisi was discontinued in 1974 due to its time-consuming production.
The Paratiisi logo began with the viola (pansy) logo in 1969, followed by a leaf logo that replaced the ARABIA mark on the viola manufactured in the latter half of 1971, and a circular English logo in the 1988 reprint. There are four types: the replaced crown logo and the modern black and white logo without the color of the 1988 logo. Until the crown logo in 1988, it will be made in Finland, but all modern versions will be made in Thailand.
This is an original bowl with the viola (pansy) logo made in Finland between 1969 and 1971. The "8-69" on the back stamp indicates that it was manufactured in August 1969, and it can be seen that it is a work of the memorable Paratiisi manufacturing year.
Details Manufacturer: ARABIA Designer: Birger Kaipiainen Series name: Paratiisi Age: August 1969 Country of origin: Finland Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
This is a deadstock item in very good condition. There is no trace of use, and the original luster of half a century ago is preserved.
■Size : Width 17cm Height 16cm Height 5.5cm
■ About Birger Kaipiainen
Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988 )
Born in Pori, southwestern Finland, on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. Finland's leading designer, known as the "King of Decorators". Although his family moved to Helsinki when he was young, Kaipiainen spent every summer in Russia. Stay in a homestay in a town called Sortavala. The sense of nature and artistry nurtured there will influence him for the rest of his life. When Kaipiainen was young, he suffered from polio, which left him walking with a cane for the rest of his life. He was unable to turn a potter's wheel on his own due to a disability in one hand, but it is said that this actually served as an opportunity for him to hone his artistic sense.
Kaipiainen graduated from Finland's premier art university, Aalto University, and joined Arabia in 1937. From 1954, he also transferred to Rorstrand in Sweden for four years. In the heyday of simple and unadorned Nordic modern art, Kaipiainen's designs are rich in decorativeness and are characterized by detailed depictions drawn to every corner. He has built a unique worldview that stands out from the mainstream of the times, designing Paratish in 1969, Apia in 1970, and Sunnuntai in 1971. These are still the reprinted editions of Arabia, and have become a signboard product.
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.
Birger Kaipiainen
Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988)
Born in Pori, southwestern Finland, on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. Finland's leading designer, known as the "King of Decorators". Although he moved to the capital, Helsinki, when he was a child, Kaipiainen spends every summer with a homestay in the Russian town of Sortavala. The sense of nature and artistry cultivated there would influence him throughout his life. In his prime, Kaipiainen suffered from polio, which forced him to walk with a cane for the rest of his life. Due to a disability in one hand, he was unable to turn the potter's wheel and make pottery by himself, but this experience is said to have inspired him to hone his unique artistic sense.
Kaipiainen graduated from Aalto University's Faculty of Art, Finland's top art university, and began working at ARABIA in 1937 , before also transferring to Sweden's Rorstrand for four years from 1954 . During the heyday of simple and unadorned modern Scandinavian art, Kaipiainen's designs were rich in ornamentation and characterized by detailed depictions drawn in every corner. He has created a unique worldview that stands out from the mainstream of the time, designing Paratisch in 1969 , Apia in 1970 , and Sunnuntai in 1971 . These are still Arabia's reprints and are their signature products.
