Artists, designers and makers
Ville Aakula
Ville Aakula is a carpenter and designer from Turku. Most of the time he does commissioned work for customers, but he also designs and produces unique pieces and small-scale series for sale.
www.villeaakula.com
Aini Alastalo
Aini Alastalo is a designer exploring the tension between abundance and sparseness through material-driven, sculptural forms. Her practice embraces materiality, spontaneity and chance, allowing the inherent qualities of each material to shape the work.
www.instagram.com/ainiraakel/
Hanna Anonen
Hanna Anonen is a Finnish designer and exhibition architect based in New York.
Her practice moves between spatial installations, exhibition architecture and collectible objects, using design as a tool for storytelling and collaboration.
Recognized for her bold use of colour, playful forms and distinctive visual language, Anonen creates expressive objects and environments that bring joy and character to everyday life. Her work has been exhibited internationally and featured in leading design publications, earning recognition for its fresh interpretation of contemporary Nordic design.
In 2021, she received the Young Designer of the Year Award from Design Forum Finland.
www.hannaanonen.com
Iina Kettunen
Iina Kettunen is a concept-driven designer working at the intersection of design and art. Her background in textile and accessory design has given her a deep sensitivity to materials, details and proportion. For Kettunen, an object is not merely functional but also a means of observing, experiencing and and understanding the world around us.
www.iinakettunen.com
Piia Jalkanen
Piia Jalkanen is a Helsinki-based interior architect, designer and maker whose practice moves between art, design and exhibition architecture. Alongside her independent practice, she teaches arts and crafts to vocational students specialising in artisan skills.
Her way of seeing the world is deeply rooted in North Savo, northeastern Finland, and the forests surrounding her grandmother’s home. These landscapes, memories and traditions of making continue to shape her work through a lasting connection to material, place and time.
Jalkanen is interested in the lives of objects, where they come from, what they carry and how their meaning evolves over time. Her practice is guided by a belief in sustainable aesthetics, the value of craftsmanship and the importance of creating things to be lived with, cared for and passed on.
For Jalkanen, design is a way of exploring the relationships between material, space, people and time, making, questioning and discovering new connections while remaining grounded in the past and open to what lies ahead.
www.piiajalkanen.com
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Keski-Pomppu
Jalkanen & Keski-Pomppu is a Helsinki-based design duo working at the intersection of art, design and architecture. Their practice spans objects and sculpture, furniture and interior design, as well as exhibition architecture.
At the heart of their work is a belief in the value of hands-on making. Through working directly with materials, experimenting and exploring ideas through practice, they seek to discover more insightful and unexpected solutions, regardless of the nature of the project.
Their work combines a strong aesthetic sensibility with a thoughtful approach to materials, craftsmanship and sustainability. Moving fluidly between disciplines, they create objects, spaces and environments that bring together artistic exploration, material understanding and a lasting approach to design.
www.jalkanen-keskipomppu.com
Päivi Keski-Pomppu
Päivi Keski-Pomppu is a goldsmith and designer, and has been designing and making jewelry since 1999.
Over the years, she has developed a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship involved in the work. Creating slowly and spending time with each piece gives the object an added layer of meaning.
“As a maker, I feel I can convey something into the work when I spend time with it, reflect, and search for the right shapes and compositions.”
www.keskipomppu.com
Maija Puoskari
Maija Puoskari is a designer, ceramicist and artist with a Master of Arts degree from Aalto University. Maija´ s designvarys between lighting, interior objects and tableware, often in collaboration with international manufacturers. Unique works and exhibition projects are also an important part of her practice.
Before studying design, she trained as a florist, and this background continues to influence the way she works with colours, surfaces and details found in nature.
Fo her, the relationship with nature is deeply important, forest walks, gardening, plants and mushroom foraging continuously provide new ideas and starting points to her work.
www.maijapuoskari.com
Joel Sipilä
Joel Sipilä is a Helsinki-based designer, set designer and teacher of design and crafts. He is also one of the founders of Our Editions.
Joel is fascinated by the possibilities of different materials and the way they shape both objects and spaces. Fairness, craftsmanship and sustainable choices are central to his work.
Carlo Raymann
Carlo Raymann is an interior architect and woodworker.
His practice is rooted in hands-on exploration, moving between design and making to create one-off and small-batch furniture and wooden sculptures. Carlo is one of the founders at Minestrone Workshop, a collective workspace in Helsinki since 2024.
www.carloraymann.com