Chad, Author at Finnish Design

Klaus Haapaniemi

ChadJanuary 8, 2020July 28, 2023

Klaus Haapaniemi is well known for his illustrations, advertising art and clothing fabric prints. He has created a number of fanciful prints for the likes of iittala and Marimekko, distinguishing

Kaj Franck

ChadJanuary 8, 2020July 28, 2023

(1911-1989) Born in Vyborg, Finland, Kaj Franck is described as the conscience of Finnish design. He removed everything excessive in his designs, leaving only the essentials. Kaj Franck has been

Eero Aarnio

ChadJanuary 8, 2020July 28, 2023

Born in 1932, Finnish designer Eero Aarnio studied at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, and worked as an interior decorator, photographer, industrial and graphic designer before he began

Anu Penttinen

ChadJanuary 8, 2020July 28, 2023

Born in 1974, artist Anu Penttinen set out to push the boundaries of color and form with glass as her medium of choice. After graduating from the University of Art

Alvar Aalto’s name is well-known throughout the world of modern architecture and design. Over the course of his lifetime, he distinguished himself with his flowing vases and avant-garde furniture. Even

Aino-Maija Metsola

ChadJanuary 8, 2020July 28, 2023

Born in 1983, Aino-Maija Metsola graduated with a degree in graphic design at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Shortly afterwards, she began to do freelance work, caught

MARIMEKKO – A Whole Life: 60 Years of Colors, Stripes and Shapes

ChadJanuary 6, 2020June 30, 2023

In eight days the Design Museum in Helsinki will unveil its newest exhibition, “MARIMEKKO – A Whole Life: 60 Years of Colors, Stripes and Shapes” which will showcase all things Marimekko.

Dolce & Gabbana and Marimekko Reach Agreement

ChadDecember 30, 2019July 27, 2023

The Finnish textile design company Marimekko has reached an agreement with Dolce & Gabbana in a dispute over the popular Marimekko Unikko pattern (pictured below). Read the rest of the

Alvar Aalto: Finnish Designer with International Appeal

ChadDecember 27, 2019June 30, 2023

Look up modernism and the name Alvar Aalto is bound to surface. As one of the founders of Artek and the name behind several internationally recognized designs, Aalto is synonymous

Marimekko hot-air balloon flying above Los Angeles

ChadDecember 27, 2019July 18, 2023

Marimekko’s Unikko hot-air balloon flies high above Los Angeles to celebrate the opening of the Marimekko Beverly Hills Flagship Store on 370 North Canon Drive, 90210 Beverly Hills, LA. The