Portfolio: Terhi Pölkki
Shoe designer Terhi Pölkki wanted to make things a bit differently. The emphasis of her shoe collection lies in ecological materials, practicality and fit.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Timo Anttonen
Portfolio: Jukka Rusanen
“Recently I haven’t restricted the theme, but rather done gesture paintings, intuitive gestures,” says Jukka Rusanen. “My aim has been to get rid of the original images so that the use of the color and method was enough.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Project Papillon
Patterns and prints of Project Papillon, launched in the autumn 2011, are based on art therapy creations of prisoners of Sörnäinen prison.
Text Petra Vuolanen
Portfolio: gTIE
gTIE, a collection with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude, includes ties and other neckwear made of leather, feathers, fur, lace, chains and even fish skin.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Noora Isoeskeli
Artist Noora Isoeskeli’s photographs, illustrations and paintings discuss small insights with the visitor.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Dusty
Clothing designer Marjut Uotila’s mens’ collection Dusty is an insightful and experimentational avantgarde-esque collection that has gathered a lot of attention at fashion fairs from Paris to Florence.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Juha Arvid Helminen
Portfolio: Woodism
Consisting of designers and fine carpenters, the Woodism group produces wooden products made from trees felled in parks and private yards that would’ve otherwise ended up chopped or dumped.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Company
Design agency COMPANY is known for playful and humoristic products and projects such as their toadstool stool and apparel-come-furniture.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Musuta Ltd.
Musuta Ltd. burst into design-oriented minds in June 2010, when they won the coveted Gold Lion award at Cannes International Advertising Festival.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Eero Johannes
“Choosing typography and illustrations for a poster is kind of similar to piecing together drum sounds and beats and throwing in some samples.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Ahonen & Lamberg
“Working in Paris has never been a real big choice for neither of us. We simply love being here. Our characteristic thing is combining different styles in a way that’s always elegant, but in some way surprising.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
Portfolio: Laitinen
Laitinen’s spring and summer 2010 collection’s materials are mostly digitally printed silk and cotton. Sweaters contain special Japanese thread that combines silk with stainless steel, for example.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Chris Vidal
Portfolio: Susanna Majuri
The best-known works of fine art photographer Susanna Majuri are her vibrant and colorful depictions of the different forms of water.
Text Heini Lehtinen
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