From the colorful prints of Marimekko to Ittala glassware and the functional Artek furniture, Finland is not short of leading names in the world of design. The Nordic nation is a major destination for ...

Instinctively, the very first thing that the fashion and homeware creations of Finnish circular design duo Juslin Maunula remind me of is the infinite color gradients of a burning sunset. Soft pinks ...

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Essays by Rafaela Seppälä-Forsblom, Harri Kalha, and Marika Bogren. Rafaela Seppälä-Forsblom and Kaj Forsblom have been dedicated collectors of artefacts and applied art by Finnish designers, ...

If you've got a Cassina couch and a Vitra coffee table, would you really get a dog bed from Pets.com? Strong Finnish: Essential, Natural, Practical Designs on Display in Milan Simple, sensible Nordic ...

A forthcoming museum of art and architecture in Helsinki launched an international open competition to find a design team that will transform a vacant waterfront site into a cultural gathering space ...

Anew design exhibition at the Finnish Embassy leaps into the thoughtful chasm between fantasy and reality. That's where the practical solutions to everyday problems will be found. Lacy paper wedding ...

In 1982, the legendary Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro designed the Experiment Chair. But instead of a single version of the chair, he created three, each with a differently shaped armrest and in a ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Nearly every Finn I encountered during Helsinki Design Week’s 20th anniversary festival remarked on ...

Finnish designer, interior architect and professor Yrjö Kukkapuro has passed away at the age of 91, a statement by his studio has said. ⁠ Kukkapuro, whose career spanned seven decades, died on ...

Heritage house Iittala’s new sauna lounge combines 1970s nostalgia with the best of Finland’s contemporary design.