Arabia (brand)

Arabia was a Finnish ceramics company, founded in 1873 by Rörstrand, now owned by Fiskars.

Ulla Procopé, Esteri Tomula, Birger Kaipiainen and Kaj Franck were among the best-known artists and designers for the company.

[3] The limited company Arabia Aktiefabrik was founded in 1885, to which Herlitz was appointed managing director in 1893.

Today, the Arabia brand is owned by the Iittala Group, which broke away from Hackman, and in 2007 was taken over by Fiskars.

[7] Kurt Ekholm was appointed artistic director of Arabia's art department in 1932, pioneering innovative tableware design.

Arabia Ruska, by Ulla Procopé
Arabia designers in 1953: Kaarina Aho (left), Saara Hopea , Ulla Procopé and Kaj Franck
Raija Uosikkinen [ fi ] and Esteri Tomula at the Arabian ceramics factory in 1957