Finland x Japan=?

12/9/2017 T to E  is an expedition to the world of experimental product design, which combines in an unprejudiced manner Japanese and Finnish design and handicraft by designers Tanja Kallio and Emi Suzuki. T to E Pop Up Show and Shop 12.-17.9.2017 in Helsinki Design Week, Office Utano, Laivurinrinne 1, Thu-Fri 11-18 Sat-Sun 11-17 Finnish-japanise design concept will take steps in future. […]

Mini ryas make the space in teahouse

16/8/2017 “Moments on the spot” Tanja Kallio 16.8–16.10.2017 Textile art exhibition in teahouse Teemaa Annankatu 19, Helsinki, Finland Open Tue-Fri 10–19, Sat 12–18 www.teemaa.com “When moments are colors and forms, do you remember?” Moments on the spot is an ever-changing art piece composition about passing of time, coincidences and fleeting moments. The composition reacts and […]

Stories behind the patters

7/1/2016 Experiences are my inspirations when I start to design patterns. Travelling, my birthplace in the wild Northern Scandinavia and the nature of Lapland. Those are my sources of creativity for pattern design. In co-operation with Patterns from Finland we present a collection of patterns that capture something about the Finnish nature and Scandinavian forms. […]

Yarn bombing for good cause

20/12/2015 One thing lead to another and in summer 2015 I found myself setting up design collective Concreatives together with designer Johanna Lauhiala. Our ideas were to create dreams, work together and to make a difference. Concreatives collective brings people, art and design together. We make creative social design projects with innovative partners. Yarn bombing […]

Capsules all round the world

1/9/2015 Paper textile mobiles Capsules vol 5. and vol 6. is taking part in Paper Cubed exhibition 2015 in Helsinki Finland September 1.–20. in Ava galleria; in Osaka, Japan September 8.–20. in Enokojima Centre for Creative Arts and in Rio de Janeiro / Penedo, Brasil December 11.–31. in Terras da Finlândia. www.avagalleria.com www.facebook.com/printbiennialosaka _______________________________________________________________________