designer profiles
Get to know some of the people behind the designs on display
Antti Kotilainen
Martela
“Everyone understands the contrasts, ambience and arrangements of music. The same things also affect furniture.”
David Trubridge
PLN Group
'David's path to where we are today is quite unconventional. In fact, he didn't plan to start a global lighting business nor did he plan to settle in New Zealand. Being an adventurer and risk-taker anything could happen.'
Eero Aarnio
Martela
'If an object is functional, well made and beautiful, it will retain its value through many generations and can be considered sustainable. It doesn't matter if the product is traditional or modern,'
Form Us With Love
+Halle and Flokk
'FormUs With Love aims to challenge the conventional through initiatives. The design house cooperates with different companies to develop and produce everyday objects, furniture and lighting.'
Helene Tiedemann
Jonas Ihreborn
"Design should always be sustainable. Not only for the environment, but for our eyes as well."
Jasper Morrison
SeehoSu
"Design makes things seem special, and who wants normal if they can have special?"
Naoto Fukasawa
SeehoSu
"Great design is a multi-layered relationship between human life and its environment."
Peter Opsvik
Flokk
“The difference between me and other designers is that when I think about a product, I am in it, I am sitting in it, I am feeling it.”