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| Product type | Faience, porcelain |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fiskars Corporation |
| Country | Finland |
| Introduced | 1873 |
| Previous owners | Hackman Rörstrand |
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Arabia was a Finnish ceramics company, founded in 1873 by Rörstrand, now owned by Fiskars. Arabia has specialized in faience and porcelain kitchenware and tableware.
The original Arabia porcelain factory was located in Toukola (Helsinki). It later housed the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Ulla Procopé, Esteri Tomula, Birger Kaipiainen and Kaj Franck were among the best-known artists and designers for the company.[1]
In 1990 the company was acquired by Hackman and was incorporated into the Hackman trademark. In 2016 the Arabia factory in Finland closed. All Arabia products are now made in Thailand and Romania.[2]
- ^ "Ulla Procopé at Arabia from 1948-1966". Finnguide. 2008-01-21. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22.
- ^ "Perinteikäs Arabian keramiikkatehdas lopetti – Mitä tapahtuu tehdaskorttelille?". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-25.