NEON’s Shiver House re-imagined in wood for 5th anniversary
The popular sculpture, unveiled in Finland in 2015, has been reconstructed out of timber Image: The sculpture’s shingles were originally made with polypropylene sheets. Photo
The Bubble Chair by Eero Aarnio. Image courtesy of Eero Aarnio Originals Eero Aarnio’s iconic Bubble Chair is a clear, ball-shaped seat that hangs from
Vyborg Library with furniture all designed by Alvar Aalto. Photo by Ninara via Flickr Finnish architect Alvar Aalto was a well-known modernist whose style was
Out of Aalto’s shadow: The country where modernism still thrives
A string of publicly engaged projects, including the revamp of Helsinki’s Glass Palace, show how Finnish architects still embrace the humane modernist values of the
Icon 171: IF_DO, V&A extension, Matylda Krzykowski, Nanjing exhibition centre, 100 years of Finnish design
Our latest issue takes you from London’s cultural and property sector to China’s efforts to lead the global conversation about the environment After years of
An engaging retrospective at Helsinki’s Design Museum captures the humour and inventiveness of the designer who furnished the 1960s A recently opened exhibition at the
The Finnish architect, ceramicist and glasswork designer explains how working with buildings informs her creative process on a smaller scale Hanna-Kaarina Heikkilä originally trained as
Finnish glassmaker Iittala is renowned for producing works by Alvar and Aino Aalto, Tapio Wirkkala and, most recently, the Bouroullecs. But it is the factory
