Our book OEN Issue 1 profiled Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s work. I visited each location personally and documented these spaces with just my camera taking notes during or after the visit …
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Creating Simplicity – Ceramics by Finnish Artist Kati Tuominen-Niittylä
Looking at Finnish ceramicist Kati Tuominen-Niittylä’s range of works, there is indeed beauty in simplicity. Her range of ceramic buckets, sieves, bowls and baskets all feature simple shapes…
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Capturing Elegance – Sculptural Heads by Kristiina Haataja
Throughout the decades artists have been fascinated with the human body and have used it as inspiration in their artworks. The body’s complex anatomy and the unique features…
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Tactility & Composition – TRAY by Finnish Designer Lotta Nieminen for AKTTEM
This object titled TRAY by Finnish Designer Lotta Nieminen is a storage system that’s an interesting twist on a basic serving tray, when disassembled the different mats can be used in a variety of ways.
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Made by Choice – Airisto Furniture Collection Designed by Studio Joanna Laaijisto
Joanna Laaijisto worked with Finnish manufacturer Made by Choice to design this furniture collection that’s been crafted from hardwood but doesn’t overpower or interrupt the surrounding environment.
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Fiori & Batone – Furniture by Woodworker Antrei Hartikainen for POIAT
Antrei Hartikainen is a young woodworker and designer from Finland who has collaborated with POIAT to produce a collection of furniture that is both functional and artistic in nature.
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Human Element – Cement & Stone Forms by Sculptor Collin Townsend Velkoff
Helsinki-based artist Collin Townsend Velkoff casts these sculptures in sand, allowing him to design cement forms that can then be casted onto organic stone that’s buried beneath.
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The Perfect Balance – Lighting Collection by Taiwanese & Finnish Studio KIMU
The New Old Light is a series of lighting that that Kimu Design have been working on this year and keeps them on their journey of finding new soul in old living objects.
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Playing with Perception – Abstract Paintings by Finnish Artist Liisa Pesonen
Liisa Personen is a Finnish artist who looks to pictorial elements as a visual motif to create a narrative in her work, exploring our overall perception and how we as humans view imagery.
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Accidental Shapes & Patterns – Mobiles and Paintings by Jenni Rope
I’ve had my eyes on Jenni Rope’s work for a while now. This talented creative who lives and works in Helsinki channels her thinking across a number of mediums, including painting and sculpture.
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Lavitta Collection – Furniture by Finnish Architecture and Design Studio Poiat
We were captivated by this furniture made by the Poiat architecture and design office, a collaboration of three young designers Antti Rouhunkoski, Timo Mikkonen and Marco Rodriguez.
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Abandoning Repetition – Works by Textile and Surface Designer Reeta Ek
Reeta, who recently graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts and Design, has focused on non-repeating elements in her textile design, looking at fabric as if it was a canvas or artwork.
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