Whimsical, colorful, delightful. When you open the Taika Soup Bowl With Lid from littala, your eyes are not only treated to a comforting, steamy dish, they’re captivated by intricate ornamentation, inspired Finnish folklore. While specifically designed for Asian cuisine, this porcelain piece keeps any soup nice and warm. Designers Klaus Haapaniemi and Minjia Wang collaborate on this piece, lending their appreciation for traditional decorative arts and playful forms. This appreciation reflects in the bowl’s deep, rounded form. Ornamental branches, intricate patterns, and rich colors cover the inside and outside of the bowl in a memorable feast for the eyes.

From humble beginnings as a small glass factory, today Iittala offers a wide variety of modern Scandinavian housewares that demonstrate the company's commitment to design quality and product longevity. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Iittala continues to make cookware, tableware and other home accessories that are both lovely and useful, based primarily on the forward-thinking philosophies of design icons Kaj Franck and Alvar Aalto.