Heini Riitahuhta Art&Design

🪻Novelties for Arabia Runo Summerray🍓

🍎Collection like a poem
The theme colour of the Runo pattern is ink-blue. It ties the different seasons together and gives the miniature decoration of the maker’s mark on the base of the pieces their colour. A rich colour palette and sprawling decoration allow endless combinations of dishes.

In table settings, the Runo tableware can be placed so that the pattern continues across the pieces, creating an uninterrupted cascade of flora on the table.

“Runo invites you to enjoy a riot of color! For celebrations, we may set the table with dishes and drinkware of different colours to complement the Runo pieces. Sometimes, the table setting is complemented by Birger Kaipiainen’s black-and-white Paratiisi, which shares its shape with Runo,” says Riitahuhta.

“At a table, during shared dining occasions, people encounter one another as equals. Equality is part of our tableware culture and is more broadly integrated into the foundations of Finnish design,” she continues.
The Runo tableware collection takes its name, which means poem in Finnish, from the designer’s childhood hobby, when she began writing poetry:

“When I was small, I dreamt of being a poet. Ultimately, this collection became my poem – expressed in the language that I know best. The beauty of household items is that they find their way into many homes. Each user can create their own visual poem with them,” notes Riitahuhta.

🥰After a short break, Summer ray was reintroduced to the collection in 2025, and this spring the pattern will be even richer in the new pieces: a 21 cm plate, a coffee cup and its saucer, and a small bowl.

First and 10th picture Arabia (official)
Others-> I collected some random snapshots relaxed to Runo tableware. 🌸

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Jussi Helttunen otti kuvia Arabian Taideosastoyhdistys ry, koska työn alla oli juttu Satakunnan Kansa. Outi Suorannan tapasin kahvilassa ja hän loi tästä keskustelusta jutun tekstit. Aina ilo kohdata luovan alan ammattilaisia!
Jutun voi lukea verkosta ja paperisena se ilmestyi menneellä viikolla myös Kankaanpään Seudussa.