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Forest love

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:59:56 +0000

This holiday season, Artek Helsinki collaborated with a couple of creatives who were asked to share their views and memories about forest. I was happy to share mine, since we have been such a forest family over the past years. I try to find a forest wherever we go – Tokyo, New York, California, northern […]

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One good chair

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:58:46 +0000

Stool 60 by Alvar Aalto was one of the first things I bought after moving away from home years ago, into a tiny rental apartment in Punavuori. I think I got three stools in natural light birch back then. I would use them as nightstands, or as an occasional ottoman, side table or extra seat. […]

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Stripe

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:55:27 +0000

Following the Savoy renovation in January 2020, Artek produced a couple of pieces inspired by the refreshed restaurant interior, including two 402 chairs upholstered in black and white stripe. The chairs caught my eye when I was looking for an easy chair for our new tiny home office / studio. I wanted to find a […]

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Quick Fix

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:58:23 +0000

I really like the pivoting wall lamp designed by Jean Prouvé in 1950 and produced by Vitra today. The only hiccup is that it’s huge. It is two meters long. So when I discovered that Vitra had produced a small amount of the original Petite Potence lamp in beautiful shades of green, I was sold. I […]

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To do

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:58:03 +0000

My home city Helsinki is like a little village. As nice it is to have coffee and do grocery and flower shopping on your home street, sometimes it is good to walk a little further and explore. In my case, it means some type of weekend stroll around the city. An exhibition, maybe a book […]

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