Toini Muona

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,

Muona trained as a ceramics designer in the Ateneum (part of the Finnish National Gallery) ceramics studio from 1926 to 1932.

Design career Apart from a short stint in a private design studio at the start of her career, Muona's main contribution as both an industrial designer and ceramic artist came at Finland's leading ceramics manufacturer, Arabia, where she worked for nearly four decades, from 1931 until her retirement in 1970. the Swedish National Museum, and the Alvar Aalto Museum.

In 1957, she was awarded the medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

In 1970, Muona received the Finnish State Prize for Design in recognition of her career.