Mediablogit.com » Design Finland http://mediablogit.com Wed, 23 May 2012 16:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= en hourly 1 Interview with Santtu Mustonen http://mediablogit.com/23012012/interview-with-santtu-mustonen/ http://mediablogit.com/23012012/interview-with-santtu-mustonen/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:09:05 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=884 If you have been in Helsinki last summer or during the New Year’s celebrations, you wouldn’t have missed Santtu Mustonen’s illustrations for Flow Festival and Helsinki Design Capital 2012 launch party at the senate square. Santtu is also one of Agent Pekka’s illustrators – known for having gathered some of the most inspiring artists in this field and also awarded The Finnish Graphic Designer of the

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/23012012/interview-with-santtu-mustonen/feed/ 0 The Biggest 3D Projection in Helsinki’s Cathedral http://mediablogit.com/31122011/the-biggest-3d-projection-in-helsinki%e2%80%99s-cathedral/ http://mediablogit.com/31122011/the-biggest-3d-projection-in-helsinki%e2%80%99s-cathedral/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:35:34 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=882 Tonight, just before the year turns, the Helsinki Cathedral is brought to life by a three-dimensional video work by Mural Media and Agent Pekka illustrators Janine Rewell, Santtu Mustonen, Antti Uotila and Eero Johannes.This will be the biggest three-dimensional architectural projection in terms of scale ever performed in Finland. Works by Agent Pekka illustrators will also be seen throughout the evening on the buildings surrounding Senate

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/31122011/the-biggest-3d-projection-in-helsinki%e2%80%99s-cathedral/feed/ 0 Simo Heikkilä wins Kaj Franck Design Prize 2011 http://mediablogit.com/24112011/simo-heikkila-wins-kaj-franck-design-prize-2011/ http://mediablogit.com/24112011/simo-heikkila-wins-kaj-franck-design-prize-2011/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:08:58 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=864 Some say that Simo Heikkilä is one of the driving forces in keeping the tradition of Scandinavian design alive. The concepts of ergonomics, visible structures and purity of materials are all constants of his designs. The comfy, beautiful, eco-friendly ‘Tupa’ chair for example, looks like a usual, traditional  armchair but has a small twist in it – recycled wood shavings as cushions. Or  ’Asku & Isko’ bench is made from recycled components of

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/24112011/simo-heikkila-wins-kaj-franck-design-prize-2011/feed/ 0 The Insider Story: How we started Ilomieli http://mediablogit.com/02052011/the-insider-story-how-we-started-ilomieli/ http://mediablogit.com/02052011/the-insider-story-how-we-started-ilomieli/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 19:49:23 +0000 jonnap http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=848 We started Ilomieli Ekodesign together with Jenni as a joined final degree work for Mikkeli University on Applied Arts in 2007. It was a very typical thursday afternoon.Two young women were “healing the world” over a few cups of coffee ranting on about how the world was drowning in it´s own crap and nothing really made any sense! In our minds people were greedy, self-absorbed and short-sighted. There was already too much clutter in the world

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/02052011/the-insider-story-how-we-started-ilomieli/feed/ 0 Information Design – If CO2 was an Elephant http://mediablogit.com/07032011/information-design-%e2%80%93-if-co2-was-an-elephant/ http://mediablogit.com/07032011/information-design-%e2%80%93-if-co2-was-an-elephant/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:22:16 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=811 This post is as much about design as it is about information and its interpretation. The initial idea for this came from an Infodesign class I took this spring at Aalto University, School of Art and Design.  Among other topics we worked on, one of them was to show information on the phenomena of global warming.  Obviously, there is a lot of data on this really very complex topic.

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/07032011/information-design-%e2%80%93-if-co2-was-an-elephant/feed/ 0 ‘When You Feel You’re Inside of a Beautiful Snow Globe’ – Interview with Katja Tukiainen http://mediablogit.com/13122010/%e2%80%98when-you-feel-you%e2%80%99re-inside-of-a-beautiful-snow-globe%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-interview-with-katja-tukiainen/ http://mediablogit.com/13122010/%e2%80%98when-you-feel-you%e2%80%99re-inside-of-a-beautiful-snow-globe%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-interview-with-katja-tukiainen/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:41:30 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=786 When Katja Tukiainen painted the largest of her cute pink girls, a painting of 11 meters high, she had to use a sky lift which made her feel sea sick for a week or so. But, she told me she just loves doing what she does. Indeed, all of her work shows her braveness as an artist, not boldly, but with such a passion that makes forget, well, at

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/13122010/%e2%80%98when-you-feel-you%e2%80%99re-inside-of-a-beautiful-snow-globe%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-interview-with-katja-tukiainen/feed/ 0 A house full of Finnish art at EMMA http://mediablogit.com/05112010/a-house-full-of-finnish-art-at-emma/ http://mediablogit.com/05112010/a-house-full-of-finnish-art-at-emma/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:12:18 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=776 Espoo Museum of Modern Art, EMMA, has a very exiting program this fall with a wide range of exhibitions. Most of these are of Finnish artists:

The exhibition of Juba Tuomola’s famous Viivi and Wagner comic strip looks at Viivi and Wagner cartoons from five different themes. Viivi and Wagner comics are followed daily by wide audiences of all ages and its album sales total more than half a million.

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/05112010/a-house-full-of-finnish-art-at-emma/feed/ 0 A New Fleet of Flowing Boeings: An interview with graphic designer Annukka Saikkonen http://mediablogit.com/22102010/a-new-fleet-of-flowing-boeings-an-interview-with-graphic-designer-annukka-saikkonen/ http://mediablogit.com/22102010/a-new-fleet-of-flowing-boeings-an-interview-with-graphic-designer-annukka-saikkonen/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:00:58 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=742 Hi Annukka, it is quite unusual for an art student to design planes. It’s seen to be a large agency’s type of work. So, I’m sure, our readers would like to learn how did you get to design the new Blue1 planes?

It was a school project that started as part of a corporate identity course at Aalto University, ran by Marjatta Itkonen. Though, it was not the usual identity

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/22102010/a-new-fleet-of-flowing-boeings-an-interview-with-graphic-designer-annukka-saikkonen/feed/ 0 Satu Maaranen, a new face in the Nordic Fashion Design http://mediablogit.com/22092010/satu-maaranen-a-new-face-in-the-nordic-fashion-design/ http://mediablogit.com/22092010/satu-maaranen-a-new-face-in-the-nordic-fashion-design/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:21:53 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=731 Satu Maaranen has a unique take on texture and proportion using rare fabric combinations, raw texture and knots on her designs. This August, she won the Nordic Designers’ Nest Award with her women’s wear collection. ?She was recognized for the strong concept behind the collection and her Scandinavian touch by the international panel. Satu is a student of Fashion and Clothing Design at Helsinki School of Art and Design,

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/22092010/satu-maaranen-a-new-face-in-the-nordic-fashion-design/feed/ 0 Transformable sofa by Tapio Anttila http://mediablogit.com/20092010/transformable-sofa-by-tapio-anttila/ http://mediablogit.com/20092010/transformable-sofa-by-tapio-anttila/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:29:18 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=717 Tapio Anttila is an experienced designer with strong background in furniture design. Thanks to a recommendation by one of our Facebook page readers, we went to visit Pedro stand at Habitare.

Some of the interesting parts was a sofa that transforms easily between three different positions. From a modern corner sofa to to a double bed in 5 seconds is a great achievement.

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/20092010/transformable-sofa-by-tapio-anttila/feed/ 0 Ivana Trump does a big favor for IVANAhelsinki and Finnish fashion http://mediablogit.com/19092010/ivana-trump-does-a-big-favor-for-ivanahelsinki-and-finnish-fashion/ http://mediablogit.com/19092010/ivana-trump-does-a-big-favor-for-ivanahelsinki-and-finnish-fashion/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:14:44 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=704 Ivana Trump, the former model, athlete and ex-wife of Americal business magnate  Donald Trump, sued IVANAhelsinki, one of the leading Finnish fashion labels. Mrs. Trump claims that IVANAhelsinki is for “trademark infringement, unfair competition and violations of privacy and publicity rights”. (For the full story, read the NY Post article)

The timing for this news is perfect. The claim was filed with Manhattan

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/19092010/ivana-trump-does-a-big-favor-for-ivanahelsinki-and-finnish-fashion/feed/ 0 IVANAhelsinki Spring/Summer 2011: Where the Fuck is My Sailor? http://mediablogit.com/22082010/ivanahelsinki-springsummer-2011-where-the-fuck-is-my-sailor/ http://mediablogit.com/22082010/ivanahelsinki-springsummer-2011-where-the-fuck-is-my-sailor/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:12:01 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=698 Even though we haven’t covered IVANAhelsinki for quite a long time and Paola Suhonen may be studying film making in USA, IVANAhelsinki is still doing great, coming up with new collections and expanding their availability all over the world.

We have received some nice pictures from the very freshly announce spring/summer 2011 collection called “Where the Fuck is My Sailor?”

First, the name sounds very provocative, but looking

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/22082010/ivanahelsinki-springsummer-2011-where-the-fuck-is-my-sailor/feed/ 0 Hug it! Feel the pulse? http://mediablogit.com/08062010/hug-it-feel-the-pulse/ http://mediablogit.com/08062010/hug-it-feel-the-pulse/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:04:55 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=668 Last week, I visited my friends’ exhibition opening entitled “Love – been there, done that”. I was so impressed by the novel approach to this overly used topic that I decided to share my experience about these new works of heart.

In the middle of a semi-lighted room of the gallery, I see

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/08062010/hug-it-feel-the-pulse/feed/ 0 Mari Rantanen Interview http://mediablogit.com/20042010/mari-rantanen-interview/ http://mediablogit.com/20042010/mari-rantanen-interview/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:37:19 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=635 When looking at your latest collection, I want to take a journey. I want to go to places like India, Morocco and also stop by Holland to visit the tulip plantations. You have such an incredible eye with color.

My work is a lot about positive energy. I want to communicate hope

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/13042010/past-is-prologue/feed/ 0 Susanna Majuri Interview http://mediablogit.com/08042010/susanna-majuri-interview/ http://mediablogit.com/08042010/susanna-majuri-interview/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:35:32 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=592 I saw your work for the first time at Young Artists 2009 show here in Helsinki. I was immediately drawn into that particular photograph for several reasons, but the prime reason being its vivid colors. However, after seeing the rest of your collection at the Finnish Museum of Photography, I was left almost breathless. And, it wasn’t only because of the presence of water

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/08042010/susanna-majuri-interview/feed/ 0 Helsinki findings: Ville Andersson photography http://mediablogit.com/05042010/helsinki-findings-ville-andersson-photography/ http://mediablogit.com/05042010/helsinki-findings-ville-andersson-photography/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:09:49 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=580 Ville Andersson is another promising young Finnish photographer whose mysterious artistic shoots play with fire or, to my eyes, rather with what’s left of it. His work can take you to an unlogical and surreal dreamland. Ville’s debut exhibition is now ongoing at My o My in Helsinki Design District.

Photography by Ville Andersson

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/05042010/helsinki-findings-ville-andersson-photography/feed/ 0 Hannu Kahonen exhibition: Where design meets usability, accessibility and recyclability http://mediablogit.com/21032010/hannu-kahonen-exhibition-where-design-meets-usability-accessibility-and-recyclability/ http://mediablogit.com/21032010/hannu-kahonen-exhibition-where-design-meets-usability-accessibility-and-recyclability/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:34:52 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=553 This spring, I have a good reason to visit Tampere. Industrial designer Hannu Kahonen who received the prestigious Kaj Franck Design Prize in 2009 is opening an exhibition of his work starting on 27th of March.

As I’m no expert in industrial design, I simply enjoy the esthetics in functional products, I’ll praise him in the words of Kaj Frank Design jury: “Hannu Kähönen’s oeuvre reflects in a

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/21032010/hannu-kahonen-exhibition-where-design-meets-usability-accessibility-and-recyclability/feed/ 0 Lapponia Jewelry’s The Next Episode competition to Mari Isopahkala http://mediablogit.com/19022010/lapponia-jewelry%e2%80%99s-the-next-episode-competition-to-mari-isopahkala/ http://mediablogit.com/19022010/lapponia-jewelry%e2%80%99s-the-next-episode-competition-to-mari-isopahkala/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:01:30 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=543 Lapponia Jewelry, a traditional Finnish jewelry manufacturer with wide international visibility, announced today the winner of their The next episode design competition. Lapponia is celebrating their 50th anniversary this in 2010, and this competition is part of their anniversary project.

The first prize was awarded to Mari Isopahkala. Her Pisara (drop) collection show how delicate and simplistic silver can bring up the emotions.

Mari is Helsinki-based freelancer

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/19022010/lapponia-jewelry%e2%80%99s-the-next-episode-competition-to-mari-isopahkala/feed/ 0 Finland calling New York fashionistas! Show us the IVANAhelsinki pop up store and get rewarded! http://mediablogit.com/16022010/finland-calling-new-york-fashionistas-show-us-the-ivanahelsinki-pop-up-store-and-get-rewarded/ http://mediablogit.com/16022010/finland-calling-new-york-fashionistas-show-us-the-ivanahelsinki-pop-up-store-and-get-rewarded/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:29:02 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=537 IVANAhelsinki, a Finnish top fashion brand, will open a pop up store in New York. The store will be located on 238 Mulberry street (between Price and Spring) from Friday February 19th until March 17th.

We have a problem at www.designfinland.fi – none of us is located in New York, and we would so much like to see what the store looks like.

So, we are asking all

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/16022010/finland-calling-new-york-fashionistas-show-us-the-ivanahelsinki-pop-up-store-and-get-rewarded/feed/ 0 IVANAhelsinki Fall/Winter 2010/2011 – Copper Chain http://mediablogit.com/14022010/ivanahelsinki-fallwinter-20102011-%e2%80%93-copper-chain/ http://mediablogit.com/14022010/ivanahelsinki-fallwinter-20102011-%e2%80%93-copper-chain/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:04:54 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=520 IVANAhelsinki, one of the fashion spearheads of new Finnish fashion, has been showing their Fall/Winter 2010/2011 collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week. If you missed it, and can’t attend the other catwalk events (London Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Stockholm & Tokyo showrooms), here are the pics from Copenhagen show this week!

The collection is called Copper Chain. It shows the more glamorous side of Paola

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/14022010/ivanahelsinki-fallwinter-20102011-%e2%80%93-copper-chain/feed/ 0 Vintage photography art project by Atelieri O. Haapala http://mediablogit.com/07022010/vintage-photography-art-project-by-atelieri-o-haapala/ http://mediablogit.com/07022010/vintage-photography-art-project-by-atelieri-o-haapala/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:59 +0000 Jussi Vanhanen http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=493 This exhibition makes you smile and good mood. Finnish Museum of Photography just opened their spring season, Saara Salmi and Marco Melander are having side show “Atelieri O Haapala” there. They have stuffed 800 classical seventeen century style portraits in to the same room and each one of them extremely interesting.

“First we started taking pictures of people in dress-up parties. It was something different that

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/07022010/vintage-photography-art-project-by-atelieri-o-haapala/feed/ 0 Don’t miss this weekend: The annual sale of graphic art and sculpture http://mediablogit.com/05022010/don%e2%80%99t-miss-this-weekend-the-annual-sale-of-graphic-art-and-sculpture/ http://mediablogit.com/05022010/don%e2%80%99t-miss-this-weekend-the-annual-sale-of-graphic-art-and-sculpture/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:18:40 +0000 Arlinda Sipilä http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=456 This year’s biggest art sale of graphic art and sculpture opens doors today in Wanha Satama. Over 700 works of art of 200 Finnish contemporary artists are presented. The artists participating include Kari Caven, Matti Kalkamo, Outi Heiskanen and Tappani Mikkonen among others.

” This is also a big art exhibition open to everybody,” says Hanna Mamia, one of the organizers of the event. ” You can find

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/05022010/don%e2%80%99t-miss-this-weekend-the-annual-sale-of-graphic-art-and-sculpture/feed/ 0 Awarded tapestry stolen from Finnish Designer Awards exhibition http://mediablogit.com/02022010/awarded-tapestry-stolen-from-finnish-designer-awards-exhibition/ http://mediablogit.com/02022010/awarded-tapestry-stolen-from-finnish-designer-awards-exhibition/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:51:07 +0000 Janne Saarikko http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=452 A very valuable and unique tapestry called Pitsi was stolen on January 27th from Finnish Designer Awards exhibition at Design Forum Finland. The tapestry was created by Textile Artist of the Year 2010 Aino Kajaniemi.

The measures of the work are 100 x 290 cm. All sightings of the tapestry should be reported to Ornamo at +358-9-6877740.

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]]> http://mediablogit.com/02022010/awarded-tapestry-stolen-from-finnish-designer-awards-exhibition/feed/ 0 Finnish photography is globally appealing http://mediablogit.com/30012010/finnish-photography-is-globally-appealing/ http://mediablogit.com/30012010/finnish-photography-is-globally-appealing/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:05:45 +0000 Jussi Vanhanen http://www.designfinland.fi/?p=423 Head of Finnish Museum of Photography Elina Heikka explains that during last fifteen years our photography scene has stepped to another level. Our artists have become quite popular internationally. Helsinki School and Timothy Persons has done a wonderful job to rise our level.

The role of Museum of Photography is also to educate and research of Finnish photography. This means that quite often exposition are not just

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