Dish Designed by Toini Muona for Arabia, Finland, 1950s

Wall plaque designed by Toini Muona for Arabia, Finland, 1950s. Measurements: H: 30 cm/ 12'' L: 40 cm/ 15 3/4''.

Vase group designed by Toini Muona for Arabia, Finland. 1960's. Stoneware. Unique. MeasurementsL H: from 16,5 cm/ 6 1/2'' to 25,5 cm/ 10''

Unique Sculpture, made by Toini Muona, Finland. 1960s/Early 1970s Stoneware with a metallic glaze. Support of limestone and porcelain. Measurements: H: 21 cm/ 8 1/4" D: 12 cm/ 4 3/4"

Vase designed by Liisa Hallamaa for Arabia, Finland, 1950's. Stoneware. Measurements: H: 58,5 cm/ 1' 11 1/2" D: 18 cm/ 7"

Vase by Kyllikki Salmenhaara for Arabia, Finland, 1950s. Stoneware. Dimensions: H: 20 cm/ 7 7/8'' D: 18 cm/ 7 1/8'' Salmenhaara began to study at the Department of Ceramics of the...

Dish designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s. Laminated birch. Signed. Dimensions: W: 19.4 cm/ 7 2/3" L: 36.7 cm/ 14 1/2" Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...

This is a very impressive ceramic dish designed by Finnish ceramic artist Toini Muona (1904-1987). Toini Muona was one of the respected art ceramists a...

Toini Muona, Stoneware Large leaf relief tile, Arabia, Finland 1950's Toini Muona (1904-1987) studied sketch drawing at the Central School of Fine Arts from 1923 to 1926 and postgraduate ceramics from 1926 to 1923. In the meantime, she worked as a textile designer at Atelier Vigli from 1929 to 1931, then moved to the Arabian Art Department, where she worked until 1970. In the same year, he received the Finnish National Award for Industrial Arts. Toini Muona was a skilled wheel-thrower who, especially early in her career, created vases, jars, and objets d'art influenced by old Chinese ceramics...

A hand-thrown studio-made by Raija Tuumi for Arabia, Finland. Stoneware platter with a rustic and textured purple and blue glaze.

Oval Arabia dish in glazed stoneware with hand-painted fir cones. Finnish design. Dated 1972. Measures: 29 x 26 x 4 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.

Amazing, unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. Beautiful composition with deep red poppy flowers with seeds in relief in the center and butteflies scattered on the petals. ...

Thanksgiving "turkey design" serving platter. Made of white porcelain with a hand painted milk chocolate brown (may show darker in photos) band around the rim and a turkey image in t...