{"title":"FRANCESCA MASCITTI-LINDH","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0px;\" class=\"black-text-01\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRANCESCA MASCITTI-LINDH｜1931–｜FINLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Mascitti-Lindh is a ceramic artist active in Finland. Born to an Italian father and a Finnish mother, she studied for two years at an art school in Rome from 1946 before moving to Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon after arriving in Finland, she began working as a trainee at Arabia, where she gained experience under figures including Olga Osol, Michael Schilkin, and Kaj Franck. From 1949, she also studied ceramics under Elsa Elenius at the School of Arts and Design in Helsinki. There she met Richard Lindh, who would later become her husband, and after graduating the two established a small studio in Helsinki in 1953, producing mainly functional ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks they exhibited came to the attention of the president of Wärtsilä, Arabia’s parent company, and in 1955 she joined Arabia’s Art Department. She remained there for thirty-four years, until 1989. After leaving Arabia, she continued to work in her own studio, and even introduced a new kiln in 2021, at the age of ninety, in order to continue making ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith roots in both Italy and Finland, two countries with strong design traditions, Mascitti-Lindh created a wide range of highly original works that move freely across styles and periods, making use of diverse techniques and materials. Almost all of her work consists of art pieces, though among her few industrial designs is the white porcelain tableware series \u003cem\u003eItalia 90\u003c\/em\u003e, created for Richard Ginori in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer 1956 \u003cem\u003eDouble Teapot\u003c\/em\u003e, made with Richard Lindh, is held in the collection of MoMA in New York and is among the works for which she received international recognition. Her many awards include first prize in a competition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York in 1956, multiple prizes at Premio Faenza in Italy, and the Finnish State Prize for Crafts and Design in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bowl","title":"Bowl","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"black-text-01\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003eMany works with similar designs were exhibited at the 1960 Milan Triennale.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a work that incorporates a unique design with a disc-shaped lid on the vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is estimated to be a work from around 1960.\u003cbr\u003e\n*In good condition with no noticeable damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 下段：FRANCESCA MASCITTI-LINDH 基本コード --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"black-text-01\" style=\"margin-top:48px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eFRANCESCA MASCITTI-LINDH｜1931–｜FINLAND\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Francesca Mascitti-Lindh was born in 1931 to an Italian father and a Finnish mother.\nAfter studying for two years at an art school in Rome from 1946, she moved to Finland.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Soon after, she apprenticed at Arabia under Olga Osol, Michael Schilkin, and Kaj Franck, and studied ceramics at the School of Applied Arts from 1949 to 1953.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    At this school, she met Richard Lindh, who would later become her husband, and after graduating in 1953, they established a small studio in Helsinki. They primarily produced practical pottery.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Her works exhibited at several exhibitions caught the eye of the president of the Wärtsilä Group (Arabia's parent company), and she began working in Arabia's art department in 1955, where she remained for 34 years until 1989.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Even after retiring from Arabia, she continued to create works in her own studio, and in 2021, at the age of 90, she installed a new pottery kiln, actively continuing her creative work.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    With roots in two design cultures, Italy and Finland, she has left behind numerous original works utilizing various techniques and materials. Most of her works are art pieces, but as her only product, she designed tableware for Ginori in Italy.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 下段：ARABIA 基本コード --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"black-text-01\" style=\"margin-top:48px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eARABIA｜1873 –｜FINLAND\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Arabia was established in 1873 as a subsidiary of the Swedish ceramics manufacturer\n    Rörstrand in the Arabia district on the outskirts of Helsinki, and began operations the following year in 1874.\n    In 1916, it separated from Rörstrand's capital and became an independent Finnish company.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    In 1929, the world's largest tunnel kiln at the time, measuring 112 meters in length, was introduced,\n    establishing production efficiency and a mass production system.\n    This allowed Arabia to develop into one of Europe's leading ceramic factories.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    In 1932, Kurt Ekholm was appointed art director,\n    and organized artistic activities at Arabia into an art department.\n    He created a working environment for artists and established a system to develop products and art pieces in parallel.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    A major characteristic of Arabia is that its three departments—Art Department, Applied Arts Department, and Product Design Department—\n    collaborated in product development.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    The Art Department included Toini Muona, Friedl Kjellberg,\n    Michael Schilkin, Birger Kaipiainen,\n    Rut Bryk, and Kyllikki Salmenhaara.\n    Their works gained international recognition from the 1930s, contributing to Arabia's cultural aspect\n    and playing an important role in the development of Finnish ceramics.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    In the 1940s, Friedl Kjellberg developed Rice Porcelain using the hotarude technique.\n    Mass production began in 1950 and it became a long-selling product until 1974,\n    receiving high international acclaim as Arabia's representative artistic porcelain.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Against the backdrop of functionalism spreading in the Nordic countries in the 1930s, Ekholm\n    launched the AR series (SINIVALKO) tableware in 1935,\n    setting the direction for later Nordic modern design.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    In 1945, Kaj Franck joined the company as a designer,\n    and together with Kaarina Aho and Ulla Procopé,\n    he pushed for innovation in product design.\n    The Kilta series, released in 1953, achieved great success as\n    innovative modern design tableware characterized by its simple geometric forms and versatility.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"ex-text-01\"\u003e\n    Arabia has received numerous awards since the 1930s, especially at the Milan Triennales in the 1950s\n    (1951, 1954, 1957),\n    where many products by designers, in addition to works by artists from the art department, received awards,\n    establishing its global reputation.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FRANCESCA MASCITTI-LINDH","offers":[{"title":"BROWN \/ FMLC004","offer_id":48594828951792,"sku":null,"price":33000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5761\/8160\/files\/FMLC004_1.jpg?v=1765862498"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5761\/8160\/collections\/Collection_FML.jpg?v=1777604289","url":"https:\/\/elephant-life.com\/en\/collections\/francesca-mascitti-lindh.oembed","provider":"ELEPHANT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}