Exhibition

kirpputori, Tokyo, Japan
3.-15.11.2008

As a craft group from North Finland, mainoa DESIGN, products of Aika Felt Works were on a show for 2 weeks at a Scandinavian design shop, kirupputori, in Gotantda, Tokyo. This was a part of mainoa DESIGN's exhibition and workshop project in Finland and Japan in 2008.

A poetic movie of Lapland (filmed by Saiko Yoshida) was projected on a wall, and natural materials and photos from Lapland were arranged between our products.

Thank you for coming!

Publication - KOTI ja KEITTIÖ Nov.2008

KOTI ja KEITTIÖ magazine collected wool and felt items with color concept of grayscale. The small gray hand bag (the left page) , and Cross Box and Square box (the right page) are coordinated with other Finnish felt products.

>> see Cross Box in Aika Felt Works Webshop

Exhibition

à Terre, Osaka, Japan
16.-21.10.2008

As a craft group from North Finland, mainoa　DESIGN, products of Aika Felt Works were on a show for a week at lifestyle shop and cafe, à Terre, in Fukushima, Osaka. This was a part of mainoa DESIGN's exhibition and workshop project in Finland and Japan in 2008.

This was the second time to exhibit as mainoa DESIGN since last year in à Terre. They have lifestyle shop on the first floor and really nice cafe on the second floor, and the third floor is the gallery space. It's so snug just to be there.

Thank you for coming!

Exhibition & workshop

workroom*A, Osaka, Japan
8.-14.10.2008

As a craft group from North Finland, mainoa DESIGN, products of Aika Felt Works were on a show for a week at a salon of workroom, workroom*A, in Osaka. This was a part of mainoa DESIGN's exhibition and workshop project in Finland and Japan in 2008.

Along with the exhibition, Irma Annanpalo and I organized a lecture and workshop on 11.10.2008. Participants created necklaces with hand-felted balls and wooden buttons. It was fun! Thank you for joining us!

(photos of exhibition and workshop by Saiko Yoshida)

Publication - kotiliesi #19 Oct.2008

Kotiliesi magazine introduced "Cross Box" (the right up on the page) as one of the best domestic products for the autumn 2008.

>> See Cross Box in Aika Felt Works Webshop

Exhibition

Gallery Kilo, Rovaniemi, Finland
1.-25.9.2008

As a craft group from the North Finland, mainoa DESIGN, we organized exhibitions in Finland and Japan during autumn - winter 2008. This exhibition in Rovaniemi was divided to 2 parts. One is a show of installation using our craft products (wool felt, wood, porcelain) and natural materials from Lappish nature - flowers, plants and movies of landscape. The other, the photo above, was a design show of mainoa DESIGN and exhibitors' profiles in Gallery Kilo.

Each designer of mainoaDESIGN has own company and style of working, but our products are commonly produced slowly with limited amount, and have respect for materials and influence from the nature of northern Finland.

Thank you for visiting the exhibition, and a lot of support from participants for making it!

Exhibition

Gallery Katve, Rovaniemi, Finland
1.-25.9.2008

As a craft group from North Finland, mainoa DESIGN, we organized exhibitions in Finland and Japan during autumn - winter 2008. This exhibition in Rovaniemi was divided to 2 parts. One is a show of installation using our craft products (wool felt, wood, porcelain) and natural materials from Lappish nature - flowers, plants and movies of landscape. The other was a design show of mainoa DESIGN and exhibitors' profiles.

This exhibition in Gallery Katve was experimental : we challenged to make installation by composing movies, natural materials and crafted products, interacting between designers and artist from two countries - Japan and Finland. My friends, COCA-Z, a garden designer and a botanical artist, and Saiko Yoshida, a media artist were invited to Rovaniemi to cooperate with us.

The exhibition building was very demanding both mentally and physically... that brought me discouragements of myself, as well as satisfaction. A lot of thanks for visitors and people who helped us!