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I like Oiva tableware by Sami Ruotsalainen and Maija Louekari for Marimekko.
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Tag: Decoration
Kuninkaan Lampi café, Loviisa
Posted by – July 9, 2010
Last Sunday I visited the Café “Kuninkaan Lampi” ….placed in the “Wonderful Garden” !!!! It was opened for the event “The King Comes to Loviisa” and it will be open next time in August, 28th and 29th, for the event “Loviisan Wanhat Talot”. Then it will be also possible to visit the owners house with a great interior decoration.
Russian tea set, Kuninkaan Lampi Kahvila, Loviisa, Finland.
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Midsummer, Daylight at Night
Posted by – June 24, 2010
.We celebrate tomorrow Midsummer “Juhannuspäivä” eve, the daylight at night. Sauna, bonfires, dancing… and I hope .. a wonderful summer weather!
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Black and white
Posted by – June 21, 2010
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Tuhannen Tuskan Kahvila again…
Posted by – June 20, 2010
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Kauniste – textiles handprinted in Finland
Posted by – May 18, 2010
I post today some photos of the hand-printed textiles of Kauniste , a young Finnish company based in Helsinki. Their designs , by Leena Kisonen and Matti Pikkujämsä, are inspired by the Finnish kitchen linens from 60′s and 70′ s.
“Tuhannen Tuskan Kahvila” A Café with history and art
Posted by – May 10, 2010
Yesterday I went to the opening of Leena and Taisto’s small, cozy and unique Café “Tuhannen Tuskan Kahvila” placed where the stables of their beautiful wooden house, Liisantalo, were formerly. The building, one of the” Old Houses” (“Vanhat Talot “) of Loviisa, is a traditional Finnish wooden house restored by them with lots of work and love…
And, I met there some common friends. We all enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere, Leena’s pastries and Taisto’s art works…
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©Ruth Landesa. “Liisantalo”, Loviisa, Finland.
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Markku Salo
Posted by – May 8, 2010
Today I post a couple of pictures of the glass work of Markku Salo. Finnish glass designer/artist/artisan with and active CV. Designs among others, for Iittala, Aarika ,Lundia, member of Ornamo, Modus and an art gallery in Nuutajärvi, the “village of glass “, residence for a great community of glass designers and artisans.
Photo press Markku Salo’s designes.
Markku Salo´s solo exhibition “Vientos del Norte” goes to Madrid, Museo de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcón , MAVA, from the 3th May to the 6th of september 2010i. The exhibition is retrospective and will include new works of art from spring 2010, too. The exhibition shows Markku Salo´s 27 year long career as a glass artist.
I you are interested in glass work you can find some interesting links at the .Finnish Glass Museum web page.
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“Maja” by Mari Savio and Kati Rapia
Posted by – May 4, 2010
I post again about a book by my friends Mari and Kati. Now is the turn of “Maja”, inspiration for the whole family to create the fantasy worlds.
“Maja” gives instructions and good ideas on how to create new and funny stuffs for children using and recycling what we have home. It also gives some seeds of ideas for decorating the “Imagination room”, the children’s own room.
“Maja” has been selected to the Finest Finnish Books 2008 collection by the Finnish Book Arts Committee.
The Graphic design, illustration, jacket and binding design of the book .. by Jussi Karjalainen.
