Month: April 2010

First of May in Finland…Vappu

Posted by – April 30, 2010

Everything is ready to celebrate  Vappu, the “Fist of May” ….We start today!!!!!

©Ruth Landesa.
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A desing with personality

Posted by – April 27, 2010

Today I post a photo of a design “with  an strong personality ” of  Norway Says.  In 2009, after almost 10 years of fruitful collaboration, the running partners of the the company,  Espen Voll, Torbjørn Anderssen and Andreas Engesvik, decided to  close it down to open two new companies:  Anderssen & Voll and Adnreas Engesvik , both with great and interesting designs and projects.

Photo “Im Boo Carafe”

The Photo Press is from the  company Muuto A  Danish company striving to expand the Scandinavian design tradition with  new and original perspectives. As a curiosity, the name of the company is  inspired by the Finnish word  “muutos” “that means  change.

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“Maja” design to dream

Posted by – April 26, 2010

Today I post a photo of  a design that I love, ” Maja” , by Elina Aalto and Klaus Aalto, both Finnish designers who belong to a group called Fiasko , consisting of 3 designers , and to the independent organization  Imu design representing young Finnish and Helsinki based designers in international exhibitions  and offering fresh ideas from emerging Finnish designers.

Press  photo  of the Muodom Viemää exhibition .
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Spring pics

Posted by – April 25, 2010

Last week the fisherman that used to ice- fish everyday by the yachting harbour, at Laivasilta,  needed to moved  his chair from the sea to the shore , Yeap!!!  there is no ice at the sea any more!!!  The small port, that I love to visit,  will look soon totally different with boats and… life around!

I hope you enjoy the photos!

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Eeva Kangas, photographer and grafphic designer

Posted by – April 22, 2010

Today the pictures are from a portfolio of a great friend of mine Eeva. She is a Finnish photographer and graphic designer who works as a freelance for various magazines and publications.  (A few days ago I was fortunate to collaborate with her on a photo shoot for a magazine …. a lot of fun! )

And, although we’re already in spring, I want to include here one of her “winter photos” that I love “Jukka” …. How to leave it behind, right?

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“Jukka”

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“Pejo”
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“Aino”
Fotos courtesy Eeva Kangas.
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and… the kitchen

Posted by – April 21, 2010

This is the kitchen of the house in my previous post.  A  great mix of retro, country and industrial styles, isn’t it?

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Mixed styles

Posted by – April 20, 2010

Today I post some photos I received today of a wonderful house for sale at Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Photos   Länsförsäkringar

Photographer Pia Ulin

Posted by – April 17, 2010

Today I post some photos by the top Swedish photographer  Pia Ulin. You may know her works from  magazines as:  Elle Interiör, Elle Decoration, Residence, Family living ,  to mention any of them, .. or from any advertising campaigns :  Nokia, H &M, Hemtex, Ikea, Mio Furniture…..

Photos Pia Ulin, Stylist Lotta Agaton.

A couple of links to the  web pages Pia loves: NollImages and Viewmasters of Helsinki.

Contemporary style for urban kids

Posted by – April 15, 2010

It is sun-shining!!! and ,although the temperature outside is now  -1°C,  I’ m sure  we are going to reach  today, at least , 15°C!!!  Spring is here!!!! Today the photos I post are from Monamici , a company established in 2005 by the Stockholm based sisters Helene Edsta and Karolin af Jochnick that creates kids apparel inspired by a contemporary urban look .

Photos from Monamici’s press material

Vintage beige bracelet

Posted by – April 15, 2010

This photo I post today is of a bracelet I  made with wooden beads  hand painted in vintage beige colour (the big ones) and other in different materials recycled from old necklaces. I  hope you like it.

Beige bracelet.

You can see more photos of my jewellery in my web and in my small shop.

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Chairs by Finnish designer Jouko Järvisalo

Posted by – April 13, 2010

I post today a couple of pictures of  chairs designed by Finnish designer Jouko Järvisalo,  Chief Designer and Artistic Director of the company Mobel that markets also designs by Pentti Hakala,  Vesa Damski, Teemu Järvi and Heikki Ruoho.

Lanka 2000, chair, stainless steel

Kova 1996-97, chair, solid wood, aircraft plywood, steel
(The first ever Pro Finnish Design award to be awarded for a piece of furniture was received in 1999 by Mobel for the Kova chair designed by Jouko Järvisalo)
Photos from the press  images of the exhibition Muodon Vieman held in Fiskars last sept 2009.
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April sea

Posted by – April 11, 2010

These are a couple of  photos  I took this weekend…

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©Ruth Landesa. Spring photos , Loviisa, Finland. “Mar de Abril”
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Finnish jewellery designer Inni Pärnänen

Posted by – April 10, 2010

Today I  post a  photo of a silver necklace by  Inni Pänänen jewellery designer who’s web is worth to visit. You will find at her  gallery interesting and beautiful  unique pieces or jewellery  made in small editions  in materials as silver, cows horn, parchment,  copper…. and she has taken almost all the photos.. that are also fantastic!!!!

Photo of a silver necklace  by Inni  Pänänen from the Muodon viemää press .

Blue bird

Posted by – April 8, 2010

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©Ruth Landesa. Drawing, Blue bird.
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Fiskars, Finland. Residence of artisans, designers and artists

Posted by – April 6, 2010

Today a post some pics of  the  beautiful Fiskars village Finland, well known because of the Fiskars factory , producing  scissors, knives and tools  (which are very popular in the country) and because of its peculiar population making the village one of the  most important centers of handicraft, art and design in Finland. And so it is that more than 100 creative professionals are permanent residents of the village that counts with an active   Cooperative of Artisans, Designers and Artists in Fiskars , Onoma, offering high-quality exhibitions in the village, presenting crafts, design and art all through the year. And there I was in Easter holiday, enjoying the place and the unique atmosphere.

Before you continue  reading, and not to forget it later, I absolutely recommend you to click here to get a little of the creative and beautiful atmosphere of the place.

© Ruth Landesa. Fiskars April 2010

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© Ruth Landesa. Fiskars April 2010

My plan was perfect: Nice lunch at  restaurant Kuparipaja placed  in an old copper smithy,  visit in the same building to the wonderful exhibition “Finnish and Swedish Design and Art” and to the Kopper design shop full of finish and Fiskars designs : among others  from  Artek and  Fatboy

Then I visited Onoma Shop, placed at the beautiful  Clock Tower Building offering a good selection of the products manufactured by the members of the Cooperative: glass  Camilla Moberg, wood  Kari Virtanen, Markku Kosonen, Tuulia Penttilä, ceramic Karin Widnas, Nanna Bayer, clothing Sakata Rutsuko,  among others.

Clock Tower Building. Photo property Fiskars Corporation. Fotographer Kaius Hedenström

My next stop was at the  ” Workers’ tenements”  where I visited  jeweleries  Jalo, of  designer/maker Timo Mustajärvi , and  Sassi Design, from Sassi family.

and to finish my day, a coffee at Petris Chocolate Room!!!

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