My o My
Erottajankatu 9, Helsinki
+358 (0)10 423 3733
pauliina@myomy.fi
We open our doors at 10.
We close them from Monday to Thursday at 19,
on Fridays at 20 and on Saturdays at 16.
Sundays we stay closed.
Fornasetti – portrait of a woman
DESIGN – The Fornasetti plates are made by Italian painter and graphic designer Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). Fornasetti took everyday objects and filled them with style and wit.
Our favourite Fornasetti series is the one he called Themes and Variations – variations of a woman’s face. The woman was Lina Cavalieri, who Fornasetti discovered in a French magazine. She resembles Mona Lisa in that she was perfect for Fornasetti’s idea – it must’ve been her archetypal, classic female features. Now the face adorns a series of dinner plates and other objects.
The plates are handmade in Italy out of high quality German porcelain.