Focus on Finland

Institut finlandais’ current presentation, Djuddot, is curated by Katja Hagelstam (gallery Lokal, Helsinki) and is produced in collaboration with Sámi Duodji Association. The exhibition is part of the official program of the Paris Design Week.

TLmag talks to Kustaa Saksi about craftsmanship and the inspiration behind ‘Archipelago’, a 26-metre long tapestry commissioned by the Finnish Government for the European Council in Brussels.

TLmag caught up with Reetta Kalajo whom curated the exhibition Interwoven. A show that investigates textile and its significance to contemporary culture.

The experimental, labour-intensive and nature-informed practice of Finnish visual artist Antti Laitinen takes over Brussels with exhibitions in Tournay-Solvay Park and La Patinoire Royale/Galerie Valérie Bach.

This new art & design Biennal in Fiskars -located in the south of Finland- engages local and international artists, designers, and creatives.

In exactly one year, Helsinki will open up Vallisaari, an archipelago located just off the shore of the Finnish capital as the home for its new Biennial. TLmag takes a look at the exciting things to come for this new event and offers a preview of it’s mesmerising location.

Fashion illustrator Laura Laine talks to TLmag about her surreal drawings and her new venture into the world of glass blown sculptures

Subverting the negative connotations surrounding migraines, Kustaa Saksi turns his chronic suffering into colourful tapestries in his series ‘First Symptoms’

We talk with Finnish artist Man Yau about her 6 week residency at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park and subsequent exhibition, ‘Shiga-Love and Magic Carpets’

For over 30 years Kristina Riska has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible with clay. Her latest sculptures are on display in New York

What does it mean to make art in a world that is increasingly digital? Japanese collective teamLab embrace the massless-ness of the non-physical at Amos Rex

How does it feel to be named the Young Designer of the Year 2018? TLmag catches up with the cabinetmaker/designer Antrei Hartikainen to find out