OBJECTS FORGOTTEN There are quite a few things we would like to be taken into production again. Over the years many forgotten classics, such as Aarnios ball chair, have been rediscovered after the market created a demand for them. But we will list our selection here: Olavi Hänninens chair for the Hotel Palace Café: Olavi … Continue reading Forgotten objects
Author: Jonas
Digital developer and a modern design connoisseur. I love my family, reading and chairs. In that order.
The story behind Palaset
I collect very few things but this is one of them. Palaset - multicolored stackable boxes that allow you to build your own shelf, only produced for a few years in the early 1970s. Here's their story. The man behind the boxes is Ristomatti Ratia. He is the son of Armi Ratia, the founder of … Continue reading The story behind Palaset
Ego & Lindfors
EGO In May of 1996, the ceramic company Arabia approached Stefan Lindfors with a proposition. Lindfors, then in his early thirties, had already shown himself to be a bold designer with an eye for what's next. They wanted him to design a new set of cups. Cups for a new generation of coffee consumers. Lindfors … Continue reading Ego & Lindfors
Teak
TEAK Antoher one of our favorites of the past century is objects in teak, rosewood and other nobel variants of wood. Since teak is endangered it is no longer freely available and the teak we see now is grown, making it expensive. In the late 40's/early 50's up until the 70's, teak and other types … Continue reading Teak
Enamel
ENAMEL Always when I find designed enameled items, I buy them . There used to be a large production of enamel in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark but no more. Finnish Finel, Swedish Kockums and Catrineholm , Norwegian Emalox and Danish Torben Ørskov all made beautiful objects that are sought after today. Especially enameled signs … Continue reading Enamel
The Nurmesniemi pot
THE NURMESNIEMI POT One of our favorite objects is Antti Nurmesniemi's pot from 1957. It came in two different sizes in the colours red, yellow, brown, blue, dark blue, white, selected by his wife Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi. Inside there was a filter for brewing coffee, resulting in many of the pots you find today having a … Continue reading The Nurmesniemi pot
Kaunis Koti (Beautiful Home)
KAUNIS KOTI (Beautiful Home) was first issued in 1948 as a trade magazine for the growing handicraft industry in Finland. It was however also directed at the general public, which in the postwar years had more money to spend on interior decorating. The magazine finally merged with the still existing Avotakka (Open fireplace) in 1972 … Continue reading Kaunis Koti (Beautiful Home)
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 