Unique Birger Kaipiainen Decorative Dish, Yellow Butterfly & Blooms, Arabia

A beautiful unique ceramic plate designed by Birger Kaipianen for Arabia in Finland in the late 1970s early 80s. The dish is quite sizable and decorated in bright yellow depiction of a surreal butterfly in the form of a pansy and surrouded with flower blooms all around. The decoration also features his beeds and the lyster colour that changes depending where you look at it from. It can be seen in the photos and video. It is a good example of the artists skill to use colors and fine iridescent glaze dots and details on the surface of the plate. The dish is signed signed, Kaipiainen and Arabia and has a copper hanging mechanism incorporated in the back. It is in beautiful vintage condition.

Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988) was a master of decorative ceramics. He was especially known for his rich and colorful ornamental dishes, featuring fruits, women, butterflies, flowers, birds etc. usually decorated with beads. Kaipiainen was the leading man in ceramics in mid century Finland. He had a long career as a designer for Arabia Oy, where his artistic ability flourished, as he was given more and more freedoms. As his career went on and he was able to freely express his art, his style became more surreal compared to his early work. Up to this day Kaipiainen is still one of the most celebrated Finnish designers. His recognitions include the Grand Prix award at Milano Di Triennale 1951.