Birger Kaipiainen – Ceramics from Arabia

Birger Kaipiainen (born 1915 in Pori, died 1988) studied ceramics at the Central School of Arts and Crafts from 1933 until 1937 and on graduation began working in Arabia’s Art Department. His earliest works exuded enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance, especially theatre and visual art. He painted by hand the profiles of muses and female figures on chamotte plaques. The colors were fired at a low temperature to preserve the variety and nuances of the range of colors.