Vase

A simple vase by Kupittaan Savi.
Made of faience, with red and blue glazes randomly sprayed over a white glaze.
*In good condition with no noticeable damage.

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 their handcrafted decorations on molded forms, and many decorators and young artists were involved in their creation. They depict motifs such as flowers, figures, and animals, and each piece has its own individuality because even the same model has different decorations.

While Arabia, a leading Finnish ceramics manufacturer, engaged in large-scale industrial production, Kupittaan Savi produced rustic, warm, and idyllic pottery with handcrafted decorations under a relatively small-scale production system.

Marjukka Paasivirta, who became art director in 1949, together with designers Linnea Lehtonen and Okki Laine, developed simple, functional modern design products that were becoming a trend 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.