Vuokko - Patterns in shape

Designs of Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi for Marimekko and for her own label, Vuokko, between 1950 and 1970.

Helsinki Memories ...

HELSINKI

Including the Arabia ceramic factory, Ossi Lehtonen, D.T.M Bar, Lotta Volkova, a hint of Tuomas Laitinen and Karhu beer's bear ...

School's Out : Elina Peltonen & Alisa Närvänen from the School of Applied Arts of Helsinki

Elina Peltonen and Alissa Närvänen joined forces in design to create a collection, the result of total collaboration and unconditional devotion to each other's work. The collection shown at the School of Applied Arts of Helsinki ( Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu ) on the 26th of May, is influenced by the designers Finish and Karelian ( former Finish region now part of Russia ) backgrounds, and more specifically by the brilliance and creativity incited by the small resources of old times in those regions. Indeed, Peltonen and Närvänen's work is all about hand-made and patience with the choice of the macramé-technique, creating decorative surfaces by using simple strips of cloth and strings. The result is quite remarkable with those fluid silhouette sharpened by the more stiff macramé pieces, a savant dose of hard and soft.

Elina Peltonen & Alisa Närvänen

School's Out : Essi Letho from the School of Applied Arts of Helsinki

Essi Lehto
Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu Show 2010

1987 born Essi Lehto was awarded the Diesel price for young designer for her collection showed at the School of Applied Arts of Helsinki 2010 presentation last week. With a collection mixing prints on silk veils, devoré printed velvet and savant layerings, Lehto's collection was one of my favorite, a touch of 90's american teenagers mood executed in modern refined fabrics and desirable prints.

Helsinki 1

HELSINKI

Sailors walking by ....