Heidi Blomstedt
Heidi Kristina Blomstedt (née Sibelius; Järvenpää, 20 June 1911 – Helsinki, 3 January 1982) was a Finnish designer. She began her education in Helsinki, and later continued her studies at the Ateneum School of Art. She graduated in ceramics at the Taik School of Art and Design in 1932, and worked as a freelance ceramist and for the Arabia company.
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Heidi Blomstedt
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- Name
- Heidi Blomstedt
- Birth Name
- Heidi Sibelius
- Born
- 20 June 1911
- Birthplace
- Järvenpää, Finland
- Place of death
- Helsinki, Finland
- Field
- Ceramics, Design
- Spouse
- Aulis Blomstedt
- Died
- 1982 · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- designer · ceramicist
- Fields
- ceramic
- Education
- Aalto University School of Arts and Design and Architecture
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Heidi Kristina Blomstedt (née Sibelius; Järvenpää, 20 June 1911 – Helsinki, 3 January 1982) was a Finnish designer. She began her education in Helsinki, and later continued her studies at the Ateneum School of Art. She graduated in ceramics at the Taik School of Art and Design in 1932, and worked as a freelance ceramist and for the Arabia company.
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She married the modernist architect and architectural theoretician Aulis Blomstedt, and they had four children: Juhana Blomstedt (1937–2010), Petri Blomstedt (1941–1997), Anssi Blomstedt (b. 1945) and Severi Blomstedt (b. Her parents were the composer Jean Sibelius and Aino Sibelius.
Sibeliuksen tyttäret: Eva Paloheimo, Ruth Snellman, Katarina Ilves, Margareta Jalas ja Heidi Blomstedt Ainolassa.
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• Name — Heidi Blomstedt • Birth Name — Heidi Sibelius • Born — 20 June 1911 • Birthplace — Järvenpää, Finland • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Field — Ceramics, Design • Spouse — Aulis Blomstedt
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Heidi Sibelius and Heidi Kristina Blomstedt. Her recorded language was Finnish. She was the child of Jean Sibelius and Aino Sibelius. She married Aulis Blomstedt. 2 children are recorded: Juhana Blomstedt and Severi Blomstedt.
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1911
Heidi Blomstedt born at Järvenpää.
1982
Heidi Blomstedt died at Helsinki.
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