Design Finland

Design Christmas Markets

During the Chrismas shopping season there are several opportunities to buy presents for Christmas. Instead of going for cheap imported millionware, I strongly recommend visiting your local design christmas market.

This coming  weekend (from Dec 5th to 7th) Ornamo's legendary Christmas market will collect some serious crowds to find bargains in Finnish Design and handicrafts. The venue will be Design Forum Finland in Helsinki.

Ornamo Christmas market also in:

• Rovaniemi, Mainoa-Design, Dec. 13-14

• Joensuu, Taito-kortteli, Dec. 6-7/12-14/19-21

The following weekend anyone in or near Turku will have a great opportunity to check out the whole growing Turku design scene, marketed under name Turku Design Nyt!

Nine design companies, including the famous Tonfisk Design and Klo Design, will bring you the sprit of Christmas from Dec 12th to 14th at Tonfisk Design's factory shop, Ketarantie 31.

If you want to check beforehand what to expect, visit some of these great Turku brands

www.tonfisk-desin.fi

 www.klodesign.fi

www.kipikude.fi

www.woodoodesign.fi

www.kotonadesign.fi

www.innollinen.fi

www.vitidesign.com

www.woodloop.fi

www.kuidesign.com

Better View - Elina Aalto for iukbox

 

Better View

is a series of perforated black out roller blinds designed by Elina Aalto for IUKBOX.

Light seeps in through the small cut out holes creating an image of a city by night. The cut-outs represent the

light in the windows of apartment buildings and office complexes in the city.

The series includes views from Paris, Tokyo, Helsinki and Stockholm in a limited edition of 1000 each.

I must say this is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

 

 

Elina lives and works in Helsinki. Her designs often combine practicality with decidedly

artistic qualities. She gets her inspiration from both fine arts and everyday observations and experiences. In

design, she aspires to strike a balance between an innovative approach and the longevity of the end product.