Bowl

A simple form vessel by Kupittaan Savi.
Manufactured in the 1950s.
A rustic vessel with a mottled, pale emerald green glaze on red clay.
Stamped with "MADE IN FINLAND".
*In good condition with no noticeable damage.

KUPITTAAN SAVI｜Kupittaan Savi｜1921–1969｜FINLAND

Kupittaan Savi was a pottery manufacturer founded in 1921 in Turku, an ancient city in Finland, and operated until 1969. Kupittaan Savi products are characterized by being primarily molded and then hand-decorated, with many decorators and young artists involved in their creation. Motifs such as flowers, people, and animals were depicted, and even with the same model, each piece had a different decoration, giving each its own individuality.

While Arabia, a leading Finnish ceramics manufacturer, engaged in large-scale industrial production, Kupittaan Savi, on a relatively smaller production scale, produced rustic, warm, and idyllic pottery featuring handcrafted decorations.

Marjukka Paasivirta, who became art director in 1949, along with designers Linnea Lehtonen and Okki Laine, developed products with simple, functional modern designs that were becoming trendy at the time. At the 1954 Milan Triennale, works by Marjukka Paasivirta, Linnea Lehtonen, and Orvokki Laine each won silver medals, making Kupittaan Savi internationally known. In the early 1960s, Heidi Blomstedt designed sophisticated vases and other items.