Heidi Blomstedt Explained

Heidi Blomstedt
Birth Name:Heidi Sibelius
Birth Date:20 June 1911
Birth Place:Järvenpää, Finland
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Nationality:Finnish
Field:Ceramics, Design
Spouse:Aulis Blomstedt

Heidi Kristina Blomstedt (née Sibelius; Järvenpää, 20 June 1911 – Helsinki, 3 January 1982) was a Finnish designer.[1]

She began her education in Helsinki, and later continued her studies at the Ateneum School of Art.[2]

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.

She married the architect Aulis Blomstedt, and they had four children: Juhana Blomstedt (1937–2010), Petri Blomstedt (1941–1997), Anssi Blomstedt (b. 1945) and Severi Blomstedt (b. 1946).[3]

Her parents were the composer Jean Sibelius and Aino Sibelius.

Sources

  1. Web site: Keski-Suomen museo . 2017-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094623/http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/ajankohtaista/1/0/55760 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  2. Web site: Heidi Blomstedt. 2020-07-06. www.sibelius.fi.
  3. Sukulaisia aakkosittain Jean Sibelius -verkkosivusto: Helsingin Suomalainen Klubi.

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