Here is a tip for you based on our sales experience. Kitchenware and tableware marked Arabia of Finland is super hot. We sell nearly every piece we get right away. Arabia is a Finnish ceramics company founded in 1873 by Rorstrand and currently owned by housewares conglomerate Fiskars. The items that are the hottest are from the 1960's and 1970's and designed by the famous Finnish designer Kaj Franck.
“Kaj Franck (1911-1989) was one of the leading
figures of Finnish design, the teacher of several generations of
professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design
and applied arts between 1940-1980. He was artistic director of the Wärtsilä Group (later Hackman Plc, present-day Iittala Group) and artistic director and teacher at the College of Applied Arts, the predecessor of the University of Art and Design Helsinki.The Design Forum Finland awards the yearly Kaj Franck Design Prize
to a designer or team of designers working in the spirit of the late
Kaj Franck. The Mint of Finland will release a collector coin with the
theme “Kaj Franck and Industrial Art” in January 2011. The year of
release will coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of his birth.”
Courtesy Dcwdesign
“Kaj Franck (1911-1989) was one of the leading
figures of Finnish design, the teacher of several generations of
professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design
and applied arts between 1940-1980. He was artistic director of the Wärtsilä Group (later Hackman Plc, present-day Iittala Group) and artistic director and teacher at the College of Applied Arts, the predecessor of the University of Art and Design Helsinki.The Design Forum Finland awards the yearly Kaj Franck Design Prize
to a designer or team of designers working in the spirit of the late
Kaj Franck. The Mint of Finland will release a collector coin with the
theme “Kaj Franck and Industrial Art” in January 2011. The year of
release will coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of his birth.”
Courtesy Dcwdesign
Here are some examples we have had in stock and sold. We have about 5 items in stock here.
Courtesy Dcwdesign
Lisa was out picking yesterday and found an Arabia of Finland item she had never seen before. This is a pair of cappuccino size cups and saucers with a cool biomorphic design on them. Lahja Pattern by Raija Uosikkinen designed them for Arabia Finland. We
have never seen these before with saucers.
Available here
Huge.... Saucer is 6 3/4" diameter x 1 1/4" deep. Cup is 4 3/8" in diameter x 3 5/8" deep x 5 1/4" wide.
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