Cup
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: 1966
Manufacturer: Arabia (Finland, founded 1873)
Designer: Kaj Franck (Finnish, 1911 - 1989)
Medium: Ceramic, glaze
Object number: P613E
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Place of Production:Finland
DescriptionChildren’s cup, designed by Kaj Franck in 1966. Made by Arabia, manufactured in Finland. The cup has a transfer design featuring colourful animals and fruit.
The makers mark is on the base “Arabia, Made in Finland, 66”.
The makers mark is on the base “Arabia, Made in Finland, 66”.
ProvenanceThe collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
