Name: Alvar Aalto Location: Helsinki, Finland After Alvar Aalto's firm had outgrown the small studio space in his family's home the Atelier was built in 1955 in a residential neighborhood just a sh...
Name: Eero & Pirkko Aarnio Location: Finland – just outside Helsinki Years lived in: 20 While in Helsinki, I had the unique pleasure of visiting Eero Aarnio in his home. Famous in internation...
I have never been obsessed with a bath towel before — sure, I've admired a few and I even bought some small Missoni towels for a gift last year — but I was blown away by the quality and ...
One of my favorite products from Helsinki's Habitare tradeshow was Muunto's wall-mounted storage system. Designed for storage AND decoration, the modular shapes, accessories and range of colors....
On my trip to Helsinki Design Week, I got to take a quick walk through Marimekko headquarters. The inside was home to design offices, showrooms and the large factory where their textiles are printed...
Finnish designer Harri Koskinen has designed tableware, textiles, furniture, audio equipment, glassware and underwear. When I met him in his Helsinki studio space last week — I was most intere...
Name: Alvar Aalto & family Location: Munkkiniemi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland Size: approximately 2,200 square feet Years lived in: 40 years Alvar Aalto's first building built in Helsinki was ...
I'm currently taking part in press events surrounding Helsinki Design Week — one of my first stops in the Finnish capital was the temporary Wisa Hotel. It's a small two room structure on the t...
We wanted to start the weekend early with a little Friday afternoon eye candy. Lately we've been drawn to Nordic interiors — can you tell? This apartment in Helsinki is all about a little glam...
Summers in Finland mean heading out to the country house, often without electricity or running water. Time is spent outdoors and the sun is up around the clock. This book, Finnish Summer Houses by J...
I first saw the Teema collection at OK in Los Angeles over three years ago (below) and it was the mugs that caught my eye. I just wanted them immediately. There is something about mugs that can do th...
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