Arabia Ceramics

A beautiful unique piece by Rut Bryk from her butterfly series and produced in the late 1950s. These butterfly and sometimes moth wall dishes or boxes have become highly collectable ...

Vessel by Paul Envalds for Arabia, Finland, 1980s Stoneware. Signed.

Birger Kaipiainen saw the world through a surreal and symbolic filter that made it more joyful, flowerful, and certainly more colourful. However, during times of grief, as when he lost his wife Maggi in 1966, he turned to blues, blacks and violets. Another such period was when Kaipiainen lost his dear friend, the Marimekko's founder and designer, Armi Ratia in 1979. Birger and Armi used to spend a lot of time at her legendary Bökars Mansion that had a wonderful veranda adorned with columns and chandeliers. Armi's loss was reflected in a few of Kaipiainen's works from that period. In those works (see last pics of dishes from the book Kaipiainen by Maria Berg) his interpretation of the duality of life and death was obvious. Also the symbolism bridging the two was present (reflection, bridges, boats, flowing waters). We can also see pansy flowers that he frequently used after the loss of his wife. In this unique dish, Kaipiainen used a lot of the above colours and elements, and just as Armi was the soul of their legendary parties, he introduced the golden harp...

Amazing, unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. Beautiful composition on a white background, of a white flower, two silvery pears and violets. Birger Kaipiainen was Finland’...

Scandinavian Modern tall tile by Annikki Hovisaari for Arabia Finland in the 1960s. A classic "Peacock" themed wall plate. Ceramic. Good vintage condition.

Scandinavian Modern wall tile by Annikki Hovisaari for Arabia Finland in the 1960s. A Rare piece. The ceramic tile represents different fruits in a classic whimsical Finnish style. G...

Scandinavian modern ceramic bowl by Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg for Arabia in the 1960s. Signed in the bottom. Good vintage condition. Beautiful piece...

In the 1960s' Rut Bryk, already a pioneer of Finnish ceramic art, began making more simplified and modern abstract wall relief compositions. This work, although from the 1980s, is co...

Arabia modernist napkin holder, late 20th century, Finland. This is a white glazed modernist napkin holder made by Arabia Finland. Very simple and clean design, with a sturdy and ...

Amazing, unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen in an oval form. Beautiful composition of yellow sunflowers against a rich red background, surrounded by a pattern of round bla...

Unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen in an oval form. Striking motif of red flowers encircling a large seed pod with a graphic pattern in golden tones. Round seeds in the ce...

Beautiful, unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen in an oval form. Motif of a pale yellow poppy with black round seeds in relief, contrasting in a suggestive way against a dar...