THE FRIENDS OF FINNISH HANDICRAFT PARTICIPATE IN MILANO DESIGN WEEK AS PART OF THE HABITARE MATERIALS & OBJECTS EXHIBITION
Habitare, the leading furniture, design and interior design event in the Nordic countries, will feature 14 Finnish design companies and designers at Milan Design Week from 7 to 13 April 2025. The Habitare Materials & Objects exhibition, curated by Päivi Helander and NEMO architects, showcases selections of Nordic materials and objects that are shaping the future of design. The exhibition is part of Alcova Milano.
Habitare Materials & Objects will highlight 14 trailblazing Finnish design companies and designers.
Curated by Habitare’s creative lead Päivi Helander and NEMO Architects Maria Klemetti Laine and Jussi Laine, the exhibition will showcase materials and objects that shape the future of design. Highlights include new interpretations of the ryijy (a traditional Finnish rug), a chair that questions its function, the new life of construction waste wood as design products, and the many forms of pulp.
The exhibition will feature Arktis Furniture, Fiberwood, Durat, Hiil, KOIVUI®, KOTA Company, Metsä Fibre, Mölinä, Pihlgren ja Ritola, Suomen Käsityön Ystävät, and VM Carpet, as well as designers Fanni Laukkanen, Aino Michelsen, Ville Auvinen, and Roosa Ryhänen.
“Habitare Materials & Objects showcases domestic, ethically and ecologically sustainable design and material solutions. The exhibition Niitty creates space for objects and materials to foster dialogues. The installation forms a hypothetical meadow, where the sprouting objects represent hopeful thoughts of new forms and processes, as well as the vitality of the tradition of craftsmanship. The functional part of the exhibition, Materials, appears as a laboratory-like library, where the featured materials can be experienced and explored by every visitor. The selection of Materials highlights themes of industrial by-products and circular economy”, say Päivi Helander and Maria Klemetti Laine and Jussi Laine of NEMO Architects.
2024 NEW RYA MODEL VASA TO BE LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER
VASA, the new contemporary rya model for autumn 2024, is designed by Helsinki-based artist Emma Penttinen.
Emma Penttinen has studied architecture in London and Milan and lives in Sodankylä, where she runs the design studio Luosto Creative. Emma’s love of drawing runs in her family and plays an important role in her design work.
“Vasa-ryijy was born from a reindeer calf drawing I made years ago. When I lived in Lapland, I often drew a reindeer as a lonely figure in the landscape, looking off into the distance.
For me, this theme represents a longing, a feeling that is awakened when I am close to nature.
The calf, Vasa in finnish, looks towards the morning sun. It is safe, close to its mother, stopping for a moment at the edge of the marsh embroidered with morning dew, in the warmth of the morning sun.
The work reminds me of the importance of the moment. I wanted the rya to be simple and modern. The light surface echoes the delicate lichen, bringing a natural softness to the surface.” Emma Penttinen
You can find the Vasa rya here
SUMMER WITH THE FRIENDS OF FINNISH HANDICRAFTS
The Showroom of the Friends of Finnish Handicrafts in Friitalahuset in Ulvila is open in July by appointment.
If you want to visit or shop, you can make an appointment either by e-mail or by phone: info@suomenkasityonystavat.fi / Tel. +35846 9655293. Welcome also during the summer holidays!
Helsinki Aula 5 Showroom is on holiday 1.-28.7.
SKY IS CELEBRATING ITS ANNIVERSARY!
The Friends of Finnish Handicraft is celebrating its 145th anniversary this year. The actual founding day is April 23rd, when we will be selling all our material kits for one day with a special offer of -20% and to celebrate the anniversary we will also be reducing the price of the ready-made ryas by -15%.
You can get the discount on orders placed online by using the discount code SYNTTÄRIT for accessory kit orders or SYNTTÄRITVALMIS for orders of ready-made ryas.
LIMITED EDITION OF ELIEL SAARINEN’S ROSE TABLECLOTH IN SUMMER CAMPAIGN
For the summer, we made a small batch of embroidery packages from the Rose tablecloth designed by Eliel Saarinen at the beginning of the 20th century (size 60×60 cm). This batch is now sold at the price of €115/piece (norm. €150). You can order the embroidery package in our online store: Rose tablecloth
MARCH OFFER FOR BUYERS OF MATERIAL PACKAGES
Between March 15 and 22, 2023, you can get a -15% discount on ordering the online store’s materialpackages with code MAALIS23.
The discount campaign is the last before the small price increase on the rya materialpackages, which is due to the increase in the cost of purchasing materials.
Now is a good time to act and order Finnish design for yourself or as a gift in the form of a rya or embroidery package!
CHRISTMAS TIME AT THE FRIENDS OF THE FINNISH HANDICRAFTS
Please note, the orders must be placed by December 1st to make sure the material packages will make it to the Christmas.
Ulvila Showroom is open during the Christmas week by appointment only (tel. o46 9655293) and after the Christmas holidays we will return to the normal schedule on January 9, 2023.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
