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
Patrik Söderlund from IC-98 discusses the many narratives woven into the future-gazing tapestry, ‘A World in Waiting’, produced in collaboration with Kustaa Saksi
This year’s theme is Q&A. The question: How can Finnish design create more international connections? The answer? More than 250 events in its programme.
With Helsinki Design Week, the largest design festival in the Nordics, and Habitare coming up, here is a quick overview of the highlights taking place… Read more
Aalto University design students translate the concept of luxury into objects adressing pleasure and passion for an exhibition entitled Sybaris. Helsinki Design Week from 3–13 Sept 2015.
Johanna Gullichsen Textile Craft & Design celebrates collaboration at furniture, interior decoration and design fair Habitare in Helsinki from 9–13 September 2015.
