FLOWER POT

This simple plant pot by Kupittaan Savi is accented by a small raised base and rim.
It features an uneven olive green glaze over a reddish-brown earthenware body.
*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 old city in Finland, and continued until 1969. Kupittaan Savi's products were primarily characterized by hand-decorated molded pieces, 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 unique character.

While Arabia, a leading Finnish ceramics manufacturer, engaged in large-scale industrial production, Kupittaan Savi maintained a relatively small-scale production system, creating rustic, warm, and idyllic pottery that showcased handmade decoration.

Marjukka Paasivirta, who became art director in 1949, collaborated with designers Linnea Lehtonen and Okki Laine to develop simple, functional modern design products that were trending at the time. At the 1954 Milan Triennale, works by Marjukka Paasivirta, Linnea Lehtonen, and Orvokki Laine each won a silver medal, making Kupittaan Savi internationally recognized. In the early 1960s, Heidi Blomstedt took over design, presenting sophisticated forms of vases and other items.