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About Esteri Tomula
- Esteri Tomula (October 31, 1920 in Helsinki, Finland – 1998) was a ceramic artist and designer who worked at the Arabia ceramics factory in Helsinki, Finland from 1947-1984.Esteri Tomula is known for her decorative work often inspired by Finland's flora.
- Her most famous designs include the tableware series Pastoraali, Fennica and Krokus, and she often collaborated with Kaj Franck, a famous Finnish ceramic designer.
- Tomula used a special technique that combined printing and painting: the black outlines were first screen-printed and then filled with colorful, hand-painted details.
- The Esteri pattern, originally designed by Tomula in 1973, was relaunched in 2017 by Arabia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Finland.
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