Toini Muona

Toini Muona
Muona in 1936
Born(1904-11-19)19 November 1904
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died23 June 1987(1987-06-23) (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
Alma materTaideteollinen keskuskoulu
Known forCeramic art; industrial design in ceramics and glass
Awards
  • Pro Finlandia (1957)
  • Finnish State Prize for Design (1970)

Toini Muona (19 November 1904 – 23 June 1987) was a leading Finnish ceramist and glass artist of the 1930s–60s, described as the Grande Dame of Finnish ceramic art, and recognised as a central figure in the pre- and post-war rise of Finnish design on the international stage.

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