Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Scenery around Aika Felt Works

Today I want to share one photo of my surroundings. This photo was taken about 4 years ago in January. After Christmas we have these lovely bright days. I love this season!

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Rovaniemi, where I live and work, is a small city in North Finland near the Arctic Circle.

During winter, which is almost half a year, the city is frozen covered with white snow, that can simplify and smooth forms of the world, and reflect more shades of colors.

This surrounding awakes my sense, and extreme coldness makes distance from many things, which somehow foster my concentration on creation.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

If you are looking for products of Aika Felt Works

Now, products of Aika felt Works are available in OKRA, Helsinki!

The OKRA art, crafts, and design gallery is situated in the centre of Helsinki, by the side of Esplanadi Park, near the Havis Amanda statue and the famous “Kauppatori” harbour market.

Okra has been run by designers and crafters in Finland over the past 15 years. It has established itself as one of Helsinki’s more progressive, quality craft galleries.

Osampo bags, felt slippers, cottage bag, coasters and more products of Aika Felt Works are on sale. Please take them in your hand to feel nice touch of 100% wool felt!

OKRA
Unioninkatu 26
FI-00130 Helsinki FINLAND
Tel: +358 9 624 250


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Co-design project - the First Prototype

Last time I reported my learning process of new materials; a zipper and leather. And today I want to share my trial-and-error design process of the first prototype of a laptop case. Jump to see more from the link below!

Actually I made this prototype already 2 months ago, and I have been using it everyday. I wanted to see whether leather could really prevent from producing static electricity caused by friction with plastic. And then, result was ...?


Thursday, February 2, 2012

Treasury List "Vegetation" featureing Osampo bag on Etsy

I'm so excited of this treasury on Etsy so that I wanted to share with you! It's so cute, isnt it? Enjoy!