Large Platter, Birger Kaipiainen, Rörstrand 103/500

Beautiful flush mount, manufactured in Finland, from the 1950s. Brass details, plastic shade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.

Finnish floral flush mount from the 1940s. Handmade silk shade with embroidered floral details. Brass details. Good vintage condition, minor patina and wear consistent with age and u...

Large Paavo Tynell wall light manufactured by Taito Oy from the 1950s. Painted metal with brass details. Manufacturer's stamp. Good vintage conditio...

Pair of large wall lights by Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy from the 1940s. Painted metal frame with milk glass domes. Manufacturers stamp. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consist...

Large ceramic vase Attributed to Grete Lisa Jäderholm-Snellman, 1940s. Most likely manufactured by Arabia. The technique and the shape is reminiscent of the attributed designer. Not ...

Set of ceramics by Liisa Hallamaa for Arabia from the 1960/1970s. The set includes three vases, two bowls and two little candleholders. Good vintage condition, minor patina and wear consistent with age and use. The ceramics are sold as a set. !! All measurements are available by request !! Liisa Kaarina Hallamaa was a Finnish ceramist. Hallamaa graduated from the ceramics department of the Central School of Art and Industry in 1949. She started working at Arabia as early as 1945 and worked as an artist in its art department from 1957 to 1971. Her work was characterised by large vases and vases. The materials used were chamotte and stoneware. He also worked as an assistant to Aune Siimes...

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. ...

Birger Kaipiainen for Arabia. Large Paratiisi dish, late 20th century. Measures: 36 x 31.5 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.

Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988) was the master of decorative ceramics. He was well known for his rich and colourful ornamental dishes, with themes from the fantasy world and fairytales...

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...

Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988) was the master of decorative ceramics. He was especially known for his ornamental dishes, rich, colourful and with themes from the fantasy world and fai...

Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988) was the master of decorative ceramics. He was especially known for his ornamental dishes, rich, colourful and with themes from the fantasy world and fai...