Viljo RevellI'm back. After a pause of a year and a half. There just hasn't been much time. Or maybe I'm lazy.I thought I'd start again by showing my apartment a writing a few lines about the much forgotten architect Viljo Revell. He just happens to have drawn the house I'm living in as well.He … Continue reading Viljo Revell
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Design links
LINKING I will in this post list a couple of links that I check regularly for updates The Finnish design museum The museum hosts several exhibitions per year and they never disappoint. They have a permanent departement but their current exhibition deals with the 125 year anniversary of the Finnish glass company Iittala. Be sure … Continue reading Design links
The earless cup
THE EARLESS CUP Arabia, the still active Finnish porcelain factory in Finland, renews itself now and then. One of their main designers in the early 60's, Göran Bäck, was assigned the task of making a new saucer-cup combination and in 1963 the cup was put into production. Bäck did not want the cup to have … Continue reading The earless cup
Dieter Rams & The Atelier
DIETER RAMS In 1957 Dieter Rams, a german industrial designer, develops the modular Atelier 1 series with L1 speakers separated from the receiver unit, an innovation that soon became an industry standard. I found this one by chance. Almost every day I passed a second hand shop specialized in religious books but they also sell … Continue reading Dieter Rams & The Atelier
THE HOME OF Tapio Wirkkala
THE HOME OF Tapio Wirkkala Born in 1915. Studied sculpture at the Central School of Arts and Crafts 1934-36. Married to Rut Bryk. Participations in foreign exhibitions: Stockholm 1947, Scandinavia, Zurich, Milan 1951, Great Britain, The U.S.A. and Canada 1952-1954. Worked for Karhula Iittala, Asko, Kultakeskus and Rosenthal. Was influenced by nature and used glass, … Continue reading THE HOME OF Tapio Wirkkala
Asko Brochure
ASKO BROCHURE I found an old Finnish Asko brochure from the early 60's. Where has all this furniture gone?
MoMA
MoMA MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art was founded in 1929 to preserve the cultural heritage and make modern art accessible to the common man. The founders, among them John D. Rockefeller, Jr, wanted to create: "the greatest museum of modern art in the world". The Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to … Continue reading MoMA
Forgotten objects
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
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
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 