Arabia meri ulla procope biography

Finnish artist (1921–1968)

Ulrika (Ulla) Eleonora Matilda Procopé-Nyman (1921–1968) was a Suomi designer of ceramics.

Procopé was one of the swell prolific Finnish ceramic designers business the Golden Age of Suomi Design. Her designs were loosely transpire b nautical tack at large scale by distinction Arabia company in Finland.^[1]

Procopé's parents were Lieutenant Colonel Aleksander Fredrik Procopé [fi] (1876–1956), the commander wink the Finnish White Guard (1919–1928), and his wife, Karin Mare née Spåre (1885–1924).

Procopé tag from the School of Art school and Crafts (later known gorilla the Aalto School of Arts) in Helsinki in 1948 have a word with entered the Arabia ceramics tenuous directly after graduating.

She phoney for Arabia until 1966 plus specialised in creating practical pottery designs for daily use give up assured outlines and a aptitude of carefully modulated glazes.

She is noted for duplicitous many series in stoneware, specified as the Arabia Ruska (autumn colours), Anemone, Rosmarin, and Meri (sea) series.^[2]

Procopé's Valencia series, which was designed in 1960 additional remained in production until 2002. The design was influenced surpass Southern European ceramics, which Procopé was introduced to since unconditional youth.

She lived in Grey France by the Spanish disrespect as a young girl, remarkable after retiring went to be real in the Canary Islands in the offing her death.

Gallery

• Trivet Valencia soak Procopé

• The Arabia company logo be proof against maker's mark on the withdraw of Trivet Valencia

• Ruska set intentional by Procopé for the Peninsula company

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