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Finnish Design

New collection by Saana ja Olli

25 September 2015 4

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I am a pretty big fan of Finnish design duo Saana ja Olli – I already own a wonderful cushion with Finnish folklore design motives and the beautiful rug in my bedroom was designed by the young Finnish couple too. Now they are launching a new collection with the not-so-easy name ‘Seitsemän palaa’ (Finnish is such a peculiar language) – and as usual each collection has a story to tell and has a specific background.…

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Learning Finnish With Iittala

14 June 2015 8

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Iittala, Finnish Design, Plektra, Ineke Hans

Finland is a special country. Whenever I think of Finland I have various thoughts going through my mind: I remember the student exchange program at the university in Helsinki. I think of my Finnish friends and of saunas, old Nokia mobile phones and a pretty weird language that is Finnish.…

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Home Textiles From Finland By ‘Saana ja Olli’

28 August 2014 0

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It’s like two years ago that I discovered the Finnish design duo ‘Saana ja Olli’ for the first time. It was more or less love at first sight and I purchased one of their cushions immediately that I dearly love ever since (you can see the blue cushion HERE).…

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Scandinavian Simplicity: Saariwood Furniture

18 October 2013 0

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Even though I promised it’s over with my references to this summer’s DesignTrade show in Copenhagen, I still have a few news that I brought back home and don’t want to keep just for myself. One of them is also a new Finnish company producing furniture made of Finnish birch wood: Saariwood.…

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