Harni-Takahashi Design & Architecture News

EcoDesign lighting exhibition at Habitare Design Fair

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:28:52 +0000

Pekka Harni and Yuka Takahashi present their work “HT-LAMP” at the EcoDesign Special Exhibition 2010 at Habitare, the biggest furniture, interior decoration and design fair in Finland.

The second international EcoDesign Special Exhibition, held in conjunction with Habitare at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre on 1-5 September 2010, is set to present unique, ecological lights that have been specially designed for the exhibition. World-renowned lighting designer Ingo Maurer from Germany has been invited to be the curator of the exhibition.

Ingo Maurer invited top-class international designers and young talents from Finland and abroad to take part in the EcoDesign special exhibition. New design and sustainable development form an interesting foundation for the designers’ visions of a more ecological tomorrow. The EcoDesign Special Exhibition will feature approximately 80 unique, ecological lights specially designed for the exhibition. Who knows, maybe a new classic is waiting to be discovered.

Welcome!

http://www.ecodesign.fi/
http://web.finnexpo.fi/

The article written for the Helsigin Sanomat

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:09:41 +0000

Pekka Harni contributed an critical article about Finnish design for the leading and serial running “jokapaikan design” for the Finnish news paper Helsingin Sanomat.
The article is also available online (Finnish Only).
http://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitus/artikkeli/

THE BEST OF FINNISH WOOD – PARASTA PUUSTA Exhibition

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:51:17 +0000

Pekka Harni participates as one of the selectors of the best Finnish wooden artefacts for The Best of Finnish Wood exhibition at the the Craft Museum of Finland.

The exhibition pieces are chosen by a group of around 40 people, all deeply rooted or firmly joint into the wood industry. They share their thoughts and experiences on what they believe are the best Finnish wood artefacts of all times, describe their relationship with Finnish forest and wood, and evaluate the future of the Finnish wood industry. The objects chosen for the exhibition have either personal significance to the panel members, or represent the outstanding form, functionality, sustainability or innovation of Finnish design. The exhibition uncovers Finnish wood, from the roots to the leaf tips. The display includes unique, handmade artefacts, mass-produced classics and tomorrow’s fresh favourites.

The Best of Finnish Wood exhibition is produced by the Craft Museum of Finland (Jyväskylä) and Lusto The Finnish Forest Museum (Punkaharju). The planning of the exhibition was supervised by an expert team, chaired by the interior designer, Professor Simo Heikkilä.

Exhibition at the Craft Museum of Finland
June 10 – December 5, 2010
http://www.craftmuseum.fi/english/exhibitions/10_the_best_of_wood.htm

and at Lusto The Finnish Forest Museum
February 1 – August 31, 2011.
http://www.lusto.fi/english.html

Welcome !

STRAIGHTFORWARD New Finnish Design in New York

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:30:36 +0000

Pekka Harni and Yuka Takahashi’s works are selected to the STRAIGHTFORWARD New Finnish Design exhibition during the Meatpacking District Design Week in New York.

WELCOME!!

TIME:

15-17 MAY. 2010

ADDRESS:

Chelsea Market
410 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011

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DESIGNERS AND PROJECTS:

Alessi / Anne Kyyrö Quinn / Anu Penttinen / Ari Kanerva / Elizabeth Salonen / Harri Koskinen / Ilkka Suppanen / Jalo Helsinki / JKMM Architects / Jonas Hakaniemi / Jukka Korpihete / Klaus Aalto / Kristiina Lassus / Marita Huurinainen / Marko Nenonen / Mikael Silvanto / PASPAS / Pekka Harni / Pentagon Design / Pyry Tamminen / Renata Jakowleff / Tapio Anttila / Teija Losoi / Tiina Ripatti / Timo Niskanen / Toni Kauppila / Tuula Pöyhönen / Yuka Takahashi /

More details:

http://www.straightforward-design.net/

http://www.meatpacking-district.com/events

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The STRAIGHTFORWARD New Finnish Design event presents innovative solutions to matters of everyday life by individual designers and design oriented companies during Meatpacking District Design ‘10. The event focuses on today’s interpretations of the traditional values that made Finnish Design world famous sixty years ago. It consists of an exhibition, a lounge area, a pop-up store, and a website. The theme of the event is further explored in a documentary film screened in the lounge and in a series of side events.

The exhibition features furniture and product design while the pop-up store offers a wider selection of smaller design objects from glassware to fashion and jewelry. Straightforward showcases young designers side by side with more established designers and design oriented companies.

STRAIGHTFORWARD is part of an ongoing series presenting new Finnish design in North America. The previous New Finnish Design events VALVOMO, HARDCORE and PLAYFUL did each attract over 5,000 visitors during the annual Meatpacking District Design Weeks in 2007-2009.

4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art “Changing the world with a flower vase”

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:10:57 +0000

planet B by Pekka Harni

Pekka Harni has been invited to participate 4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art “Changing the world with a flower vase” The traveling exhibition starts from Madrid, Spain this week.
Welcome!

Details:

4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art

Changing the world with a flower vase
Travelling Exhibition

The Travelling Exhibition “Changing the world with a flower vase” presents the collection of ceramic vases produced by the 4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art starting in Albisola (Italy), an area with ancient ceramic traditions, and by internationally renowned artists and designers.

Artists and designers
Simone Berti, Alessandro Biamonti, Andrea Branzi, Linde Burkhardt, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Lorenzo Damiani, Paolo Deganello, Florence Doléac, Marco Ferreri, Alberto Garutti, Alexis Georgacopoulos, Martì Guixé, Pekka Harni, Corrado Levi, Hugo Meert, Alessandro Mendini, Donata Paruccini, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Adrien Rovero, Denis Santachiara, Paolo Ulian, Vedovamazzei, Alberto Viola, Luca Vitone

General and Artistic Management
Roberto Costantino

Art and Design Consultants
Alessandro Biamonti, François Burkhardt, Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Beppe Finessi, Chantal Prod’Hom

Exhibition Layout
Rent an Idea

After its inauguration at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid (21 January – 22 March 2010), the travelling exhibition of the 4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art will be hosted by the Pier Luigi and Natalina Remotti Foundation – City of Camogli – Genoa (10 July – 7 November 2010) and then by the mudac – Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts in Lausanne (June – September 2011).

Albisola, a town on the Ligurian Riviera with a centuries-old craftsman tradition, is known as a small European capital of ceramics thanks to the historical and successful interaction between local craftsmen and artists from the international cultural scene. It was in Albisola in the 20th century that many artists and designers, the likes of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Nicolaj Diulgheroff, Bruno Munari, Arturo Martini, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Guy Debord, Asger Jorn, Pinot Gallizio and Wifredo Lam, delved into and created works using local ceramics.
The Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art was founded in the area of Alibsola with the aim of creating a future for artistic craftsmanship, incorporating and combining the intangible assets of design, contemporary art and digital craftsmanship with the material qualities of the earth.
To achieve this the 4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art promoted an edifying production network devoted to design and prototyping ceramic works, a project supported by artists and designers from the international cultural scene, ceramic craftsmen and hi-tech enterprises, critics and historians of design and contemporary art, in addition to local agencies, cultural institutions and European museums.

Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid

Palacio de Abrantes, Calle Mayor, 86 – 28013 Madrid
Tel. + 34 91 547 86 03
Fax: + 34 91 542 22 13
E-mail: iicmadrid@esteri.it

Travelling Exhibition

4th Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art “Changing the world with a flower vase”

Press Conference
Thursday, 21 January, 12 noon Exhibition Vernissage
21 January 2010, 8 p.m.

Exhibition period
22 January – 22 March 2010Exhibition hours
Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Produced by
Attese Edizioni, Savona

Promoted by

Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid

Pier Luigi and Natalina Remotti Foundation – City of Camogli – Genoa

mudac – Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts in Lausanne

In collaboration with
Cittadellarte – Michelangelo Pistoletto Foundation, Biella
Rent an Idea, Madrid

Media Partner

Experimenta, Madrid

Catalogue
Corraini Edizioni. Texts by: Alessandro Biamonti, Andrea Branzi, François Burkhardt, Roberto Costantino, Giuseppe Di Lella, Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, Beppe Finessi, Corrado Levi, Francesca Pasini, Luciano Pasquale, Chantal Prod’Hom

Technical Sponsor
UCIC – Unione Colori Industrie Chimiche, Asti; DSA–Faculty of Architecture, Genoa; Technimold Service, Genoa

Partners
Fondazione De Mari-Cassa di Risparmio di Savona, Unione Industriali della Provincia di Savona, Cassa di Risparmio di Savona, Liguria Region, Province of Savona, City of Albisola Superiore, City of Albissola Marina, A.S.P. Opere Sociali di N. S. di Misericordia

Press information and request for materials
Attese Edizioni, Via Barbiani 25/7 – 17100 Savona – Italy
e-mail: attese.edizioni@gmail.com tel. +39 3356957199

EcoDesign at Design Forum Finland

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:15:27 +0000

Pekka Harni’s “tikas ja lankku – ecological furniture set” is presented in EcoDesign at Design Forum Finland. On show at Design Forum Finland will be a selection of Finnish products from the EcoDesign exhibition curated by Professor Yrjö Kukkapuro and originally displayed at the Habitare Fair in September. This exhibition at Design Forum presents innovative ecological chairs by 45 Finnish designers.
Welcome!

Opening hours:
17.12.2009-10.1.2010
MON–FRI 10–19
SAT 10–18
SUN 12–17

FREE ENTRANCE

DESIGN FORUM FINLAND
Erottajankatu 7
FI–00130 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL +358 9 6220 810
INFO@DESIGNFORUM.FI

Find out more at

Design Forum Finland >www.designforum.fi
EcoDesign09 >www.ecodesign.fi

HELSINKI-MADRID FINDESIGN/ tikas & lankku

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:43:55 +0000

Pekka Harni’s work “tikas ja lankku – ecological furniture set” will be presented in the main exhibition of the Finnish Design Month, Mes del Diseño Finlandés – FINLAND MES, in Madrid. The event is organized by the city of Madrid together with the Finnish Embassy and the Cultural Institute of Finland. The exhibition HELSINKI-MADRID FINDESIGN is held at the Matadero Design Center from the 3rd November 2009 to the 10th January 2010.

Welcome!

Matadero Madrid
Centro de Creación Contemporánea
Paseo de la Chopera 14
Madrid 28045
Spain

www.mataderomadrid.com

www.diseno.fi

Pekka Harni is invited to participate EcoDesign 09 in Habitare Fair

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:15:49 +0000

Pekka Harni will show his work at the international EcoDesign special exhibition
at the Glass Gallery in Habitare 09 fair .

EcoDesign exhibition will present the views of top designers on how ecological values can be taken into account at different stages in the life cycle of products, without compromising on aesthetics and ergonomics.

As many as 81 designers or designer teams from 16 different countries have registered to take part in the exhibition.

The EcoDesign Exhibition from the 9th to 13th of September 2009 in the Helsinki Convention & Exhibition Centre, Finland.

Welcome!
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Habitare is the biggest furniture, interior decoration and design fair in Finland.

Opening hours:
Thu–Fri 10–11 September from 1pm to 7pm,
Sat–Sun 12–13 September from 10am to 6pm

Opening hours for industry professionals:
Wed 9 September from 9am to 7pm,
Thu–Fri 10–11 September from 9am to 1pm

EcoDesign 09 >http://www.ecodesign.fi/

Habitare 09 >http://www.finnexpo.fi/habitare/

Yuka Takahashi interview “At the interface of culture” in the Just Add magazine.

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Yuka Takahashi interview “At the interface of culture” in the Just Add magazine.
It is possible to see online from link below (PDF file)

in English: Just Add 04/2008 (PDF)

in Finnish: Just Add 04/2008 FIN (PDF)

Kemira website: www.kemira.com

Harni-Takahashi in the BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DESIGN 2008 SAINT-ÉTIENNE in France

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Pekka Harni’s textile design “SOLU” and Yuka Takahashi’s “MOON tableware set” will be exhibited in the exhibition “FLIGHT NUMBER 10″ at the BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DESIGN 2008 SAINT-ÉTIENNE in France.

Welcome!

…Flight number 10… will open with an exhibition celebrating the 10 years of the existence of the International Design Biennial of Saint-Etienne.
Flight number 10 will show projects and works realised by designers to the development of societies, their uses and their everyday practices.

Date: 15 – 30 November. 2008

More Information:
http://biennalesaint-etienne.citedudesign.com/

Pekka Harni participates SUGOROKU project in the BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DESIGN 2008 SAINT-ÉTIENNE in France.

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Pekka Harni has been invited to participate in the SUGOROKU project (curated by the artist Catherine BEAUGRAND).

This interactive game will be presented at the 2008 Saint Étienne International Design Biennial in France

Welcome!

Date: 15 – 30 November. 2008

More Information:
http://biennalesaint-etienne.citedudesign.com/

Yuka Takahashi will speak at Pecha Kucha Night Helsinki 2008.

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0000

Yuka Takahashi will have the second chance to speak at Pecha Kucha Night (OCT.02) organized by Designpartners08 during Helsinki Design Week. Speakers will be following:

Nanna Susi, Johanna Hyrkäs and Tuomas Siitonen (www.part.fi)
Pekka Toivonen, Jonathan Mander, Jussi Puikkonen and Antti Routto (www.wearekasino.com)
Sophia Jansson-Zambra (www.moomin.fi)
Nene Tsuboi (www.nowoffice.org)
Olavi Lindén (www.fiskars.fi)
Lauri Nykopp (www.laurinykopp.com)
Yuka Takahashi (www.harni-takahashi.com)
Björn Weckström (www.bjornweckstrom.com)
Walter Thompson (www.wtosp.org)
Bjarke Ingels (www.big.dk)

Welcome!

Ticket (20 e, including drinks)
Date and Time: 02.10.2008, starting from 20:20
Location: Cable Factory

> link (also you can researve tickets here)

Helsinki Design Week /
http://www.helsinkidesignweek.com/

Pecha Kucha Night :Helsinki
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/helsinki/

Pecha Kucha Night : Global
Global: http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

Patina – Design of lasting value Exhibition goes to Kyoto, Japan!

admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:24:00 +0000

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Pekka Harni’s paper craft art, using the local material of Yamaguchi, is presented in the Patina exhibition among Finnish and Japanese designers in Kyoto, Japan. Welcome!

Invited designers from Finland:
Ritva Puotila, Hannu Kähöen, Tapani Aartomaa, Pekka Harni, Eeva Wornell, Gary Wornell, Sonny Nakai, Timo Ripatti

from Japan:
Fumitaka Io, Shusuke Kaneuji, Yusuke Tsuji, Kazuaki Hirakawa, Kengo Mizouchi, Noriaki Yamashita, Akiko Nakatani

Date: 13. – 18.5.2008
Open: 11:-17:00
Location:
SHIN-PUH-KAN 3F : Transgenre
Bano cho 586-2, Karasuma Anekoji-sagaru,Nakagyo-ku Kyoto
Metro: Karasuma Oike
Tel: +81 75 213 6688

Contact: Kyoto Saga University
Tsuji research studio : Tel +81 75 864 7844

Lecture and Design workshop, at the University Iberoamericana in Mexico City.

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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Date: 29-30.APR.2008
Location:
Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, México, C.P. 01219, Distrito Federal.

http://www.uia.mx/

Exhibitions at Azompa and San Bartolo Cotptepec in Oaxaca Mexico.

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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About 160 selected works created by participants during the ceramic workshop in Oaxaca has been in the exhibition in Azompa and San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Date: 02. APR. 2008
Location: Santa Maria Azompa

Date: 18. May – 18. June. 2008
Location: MUSEO ESTATAL DE ARTE POPULAR OAXACA
Independencia s/n, Centro, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca.

http://www.oaxaca.gob.mx/cultura/meapo/

15 Horizons – New Japanese Design from Finland.

admin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Yuka Takahashi’s tableware design “MOON” set will be presented in the exhibition
“15 Horizons – New Japanese Design from Finland” in Kyoto and Tokyo, JAPAN!

KYOTO
Date: 25 – 30.MAR.2008
12:00 – 20:00 (last day 12:00 – 18:00)
Location: Gallery Maronie 5F
Shioyamachi, Shijyouagaru, Kawaramachi,
Nakakyouku, Kyoto 604-8027 Japan
maronie@kyoto.email.ne.jp
TEL 075-221-0117

TOKYO
Date: 3 – 8.APR.2008.
10:30 – 19:00
Location: LIVING DESIGN CENTER OZONE 6F
Living Design Gallery
6F at Shinjyuku Park tower
3-7-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-5322-6500

http://www.ozone.co.jp/

Three weeks ceramic workshop at San Augustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico with local artisans, designers and ceramic artists.

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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Pekka Harni and Yuka Takahashi held three weeks workshop in collaboration with designer and professor Kythzia Barrera.
Participants worked in teams mixed with local artisans and designers/ceramic artists.

Date:
Wed-Sat 05-08. March.
Wed-Sat 12-15. March
Wed-Sat 19-22. March

Round table discussion at the Franz Mayer Design Museum.

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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Pekka Harni was invited to speak at the ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION with Mexican graphic designers Diego Mier y Terán and Gabriel Martínez
Meaveorganized by The Franz Mayer Design Museum in the Mexco City.
The theme was “National identity and its relation to graphic identity:
its representation in Finish and in Mexican design”
Date and Time: Fri 01.03.2008 12:00-14:00
Location: Hidalgo 45. Centro Histórico 06300, México D.F.
Link : www.franzmayer.org.mx

Lecture and Design workshop,at the University CENTRO diseño|cine|television in Mexico City.

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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Pekka Harni gave a lecture and held 5 days design workshop in the CENTRO university in Mexico City in collaboration with designer and professor Kythzia Barrera.

Date:
Mon 18.02 – Wed 27.02.2008

Location:
Sierra Mojada 415, México, DF, Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000
Link :http://www.centro.org.mx/

Marimekko Exhibition in the Franz Mayer Design Museum in Mexico City.

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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Pekka Harni’s textile design “SOLU” is presented in Marimekko Exhibition in the Franz Mayer Design Museum in Mexico City.
Welcome!
Date: FEB.6 – MAY.4. 2008
Location: Hidalgo 45. Centro Históico 06300, México D.F.
Link : www.franzmayer.org.mx

Patina – Design of lasting value Exhibition in Yamaguchi, Japan.

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +0000

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Pekka Harni’s paper craft art, using the local material of Yamaguchi, is presented in the Patina exhibition in Yamaguchi Japan. Welcome!
Invited designers from Finland:
Ritva Puotila, Hannu Kähönen, Tapani Aartomaa, Pekka Harni, Eeva Wornell, Gary Wornell, Sonny Nakai, Timo Ripatti
Designers from Japan:
Fumitaka Io, Shusuke Kaneuji, Yusuke Tsuji, Kazuaki Hirakawa, Kengo Mizouchi, Noriaki Yamashita, Akiko Nakatani
Date:
30.1. – 3.2.2008
Location:
Yamaguchi Shiminkaikan Exhibition Hall, Yamaguchi, JAPAN
Contact:
Yamaguchi Prefectural University Io Research Studio, tel: +81 83-928-5491
= = The exhibition will continue to Osaka in coming spring. = =

KESKI-SUOMI MUOTOILEE ’08. – Central Finnish Designer’s Exhibition 08

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +0000

Pekka Harni’s recent works will be exhibited at the craft museum of Finland among the other works created by central-Finnish designers and craftsmen. Welcome! Tervetuloa!
10.1 – 2.3.2008 open: Thu – Sun 11.00 – 18.00

Pekka Harni & Yuka Takahashi atPecha Kucha Night Helsinki

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:00:00 +0000

Pekka Harni & Yuka Takahashi gave a presentation at Pecha Kucha Night
organized at Designpartners07 during Helsinki Design Week.

Thank everyone who came to see our presentation!

> link
Helsinki Design Week :

http://www.helsinkidesignweek.com/

Pecha Kucha Night/ Helsinki:

http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/helsinki/

Pecha Kuch Night : Global:
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/

Arabia 5KULMAA collection goes to Kuopio

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:00:00 +0000

5KULMAA matkaa Kuopioon. Arabian 5KULMAA-kokoelma suuntaa joulun alla kohti itää. Kokoelmaan voi tutustua Kuopion keskustassa sijaitsevan Carlsonin Arabia-osastolla 19.11. – 24.12.2007 järjestettävässä myyntinäyttelyssä.

ARABIA 5KULMAA website
http://www.arabia.fi/web/Arabiawww.nsf/en/design_and_gift_items_5kulmaa

Carlson Kuopio > http://www.carlson.fi/tavaratalot/kuopio/

5KULMAA limited edition ARABIA Finland

admin — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:00:00 +0000

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Yuka Takahashi design “Moon” tableware set is now released as a part of “5KULMAA” limited edition from Arabia Finland.

The exhibition is held in the center of Helsinki, the place so called “5kulmaa”.
The gallery is located in Tarkk’ampujankatu 18.
Opening hours : Thursdays – Fridays 12:00-19:00 & Saturdays 10:00-15:00
Products are also available in Iittala shop located in north side of esplanadi street Pohjoisesplanadi 25.

Welcome!

——————————————- Excerpt from Arabia Finland 5KULMAA catalogue:

The 5KULMAA limited edition collection designed by five young artists is being made. The clay material has been used by each of them to its fullest potential.
They have looked into the possibilities and surprises it affords from their own unique perspectives and so continue Arabia’s long tradition of expertise in ceramic art.

The 5KULMAA collection is the work of the following young designers:

MIKA NENONEN RAUHA
HEINI RIITAHUHTA SALAISUUS
KIM SIMONSSON MALLI
YUKA TAKAHASHI MOON
TIINA TARVAINEN MUMMOLA
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> link
ARABIA 5KULMAA homepage:
http://www.arabia.fi/web/Arabiawww.nsf/en/design_and_gift_items_5kulmaa

ARABIA Finland homepage: http://www.arabia.fi

SOLU design Pekka Harni marimekko

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:00:00 +0000

Pekka Harni’s expressive, graphic Solu* presents a pattern world of up-to-date science-art. It is in its nature a logical and mathematical surface, of stylishly neutral colours, mild khaki-white & white, classic black & white, or dark blue & whte.

Solu collection includes not only fabric but also kitchen products such as plywood tray, place mat, pot holder, oven mitten and aplon as well as cushion cover.

> link
www.harni-takahashi.com/design/solu.php

marimekko web site
www.marimekko.com

July 1, 2007 Barth – SchülerInnen 1975- 1993 exhibition in Innsbruck, Austria 01.06 – 27.07.2007

admin — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:00:00 +0000

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As one of Professor. Othmar Barth’s students, Pekka Harni was invited to participate the exhibition presenting old study works and recent achievements. Quotation from press release in German http://www.uibk.ac.at/public-relations/presse/texte/2007/200705/pa70_2007.html Ausstellung: OTHMAR BARTH. Architekt und Lehrer Othmar Barth hat als Architekt und Professor in den 18 Jahren seiner Lehrtätigkeit an der Universität Innsbruck eine ganze Generation von jungen Studentinnen und Studenten maßgeblich geprägt. In Lehre und Forschung beschäftigte er sich ausführlich mit Lois Welzenbacher und trug maßgeblich zu dessen Wiederentdeckung bei. Die zweiteilige Ausstellung „OTHMAR BARTH. Architekt und Lehrer“ zeigt Studien von inzwischen international tätigen Barth-SchülerInnen sowie ausgewählte Architekturmodelle zu Bauten Lois Welzenbachers, die Othmar Barth und Friedrich Kurrent 1990 als Kuratoren der Ausstellung „Lois Welzenbacher 1889-1955. Architekturmodelle. Studienarbeiten der Universität Innsbruck und der TU München“ erarbeiteten. Weitere Informationen zur Ausstellung auf: http://138.232.142.39/index.php

Knife and Sabre Exhibition at Fiskars 4.2 – 29.4.2007

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…more detail (in English, Finnish and Swedish)

>link http://www.onoma.org/nayttelyt/puukko/puukkoen.htm

Article about Yuka Takahashi & Pekka Harni’s work and the way of living now on Finnish interior magazine “Kodin kuvalehti”

admin — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:00:00 +0000

December 30, 2006 Article about Yuka Takahashi & Pekka Harni’s work and the way of living now on Finnish interior magazine Kodin kuvalehti. Quotation from http://www.kodinkuvalehti.fi/ Vähän on paljon Yuka Takahashi ja Pekka Harni välttävät kaikin tavoin turhaa tavaraa, vaikka he suunnittelevat työkseen uusia esineitä. Pyrkimys olennaiseen näkyy kahden muotoilijan kodissa Helsingin Kruununhaassa.

Pekka Harni & Yuka Takahashi will show their recent works at the designpartners 06 during Helsinki design week

admin — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:00:00 +0000

September 27-30, 2006 Pekka Harni & Yuka Takahashi will show their recent works at the designpartners 06 during Helsinki Design Week . Welcome! Cable Factory Tel. (09) 4763 8300 Tallberginkatu 1, 00180 Helsinki Wed-Sat 27.-30.9. Open for public : from Thu to Fri 13.00 – 19.00, Sat 11.00 – 18.00 With an invitation : from Wed to Fri 19.00 – 23.00 Tickets 5 €

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http://www.helsinkidesignweek.fi/english/

Design Menu presented by restaurant SAFKA.

admin — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:00:00 +0000

September 21-30, 2006 Design Menu presented by restaurant SAFKA. Chef Timo Lepistö has created special menu using the NERO tableware and SOLU textile designed by Pekka Harni.

Design Menu is realized in collaboration with Arabia Finland , Marimekko and SAFKA restaurant.

Welcome to experience the Design Menu at restaurant SAFKA , Vironkatu 8, 00170 Helsinki. Tel 090 135 7278.

>link Menu http://www.safka.fi/arabia.htm

Restaurant safka http://www.safka.fi/

September 1, 2006 NERO design Pekka Harni, new release from ARABIA finland!

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Pekka Harni’s new ceramic tableware set NERO is now newly produced by ARABIA Finland. NERO is a new and extended series from former ABC. Two different size of square plates and new colors for the small square cups are the brand new products. Available in shops from 1st of September, 2006
> link http://www.arabia.fi

July 8 – September 10, 2006 UNDISCIPLINED 3rd Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art, 2006

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Pekka Harni has been invited to present his work in the 3rd Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary art, 20006 UNDISCIPLINED. Pekka Harni’s art wrok potbelly – ceramic pylon installation has been produced in collaboration with local ceramist from Albisola Superiore, Italy, supported by Attese Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art. The exhibition UNDISCIPLINED includes various art works by many significant artists and designers from Italy and other countries. Exhibition sites: City Art Gallery, Palazzo Gavotti, Savona “Manlio Trucco” Ceramic Museum, Albisola Superiore Villa Jorn, Albissola Marina Parfiri Art Space, Vado Ligure Outdoor installations: Piazza Chabrol, Savona “Eugenio Montale” seaside promenade, Albisola Superiore Artist’s promenade, Albissola Marina Via Aurelia (close to the City Art Gallery of Villa Groppallo no. 72), Vado Ligure Concept The 3rd Biennale of Ceramics in Contemporary Art developed as a network, a new form of intra/inter territorial aggregation, aimed at developing the social and cultural assets of the Ceramic District in the Province of Savona (Ligurian Riviera, Italy)… moredetail>link
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http://www.attese.it/attese3/undisciplined.html

Master of Arts exhibition MoA2006

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May 10 – 28, 2006 Yuka Takahashi participates Masters of Arts exhibition MoA2006 organaized by The University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH. Yuka shows her part of Master degree diploma work Moon tableware and Step wooden table from Astia-Utsuwa project. 90 individuals from all of the University’s degree programmes has been selected to participate in this exhibition. Welcome!　　Opening time: 10am-8pm The University of Art and Design Helsinki, Hämeentie 135C

>link http://www.mastersofarts.fi

http://astia-utsuwa.info

Arabia Factory Shop Display

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May 10 – 28, 2006 Yuka Takahashi has made a tableset display for Arabia Finland factory shop by using their own products, Pekka Harni’s textile and ABC dinnerware in combination with several other Arabia/Iittala products. This show is relating to the Masters of Arts exhibition events MoA2006 . 7 selected students from MoA2006 decolated 6 unique tables.

Welcome!
Opening time: 10am-8pm
Arabia factory shop Hämeentie 135, Helsinki

Finnish design 2006 exhibition

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May 04 – 05, 2006 Pekka Harni’s brand new plates and tableware Nero / ABC produced by Arabia / Iittala Oy Ab was selected to Finnish design 2006 exhibition in Interiore 2006 interior fair in Helsinki. The exhibition was organized by SPACES magazine.

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http://www.arabia.fi

http://www.spaces.fi/

Mar 17, 2006 – Jun 11, 2006 The Sámi Knife 7 The touring exhibition at the Sámi Museum SIIDA

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Mar 17, 2006 – Jun 11, 2006 The Sámi Knife 7″ The touring exhibition is opened for the public at the Sámi Museum SIIDA in Inari in Finland on Friday, March 17, 2006.

Pekka Harni was invited as a lecturer as well as a participant of the workshop on the Sámi knife Leuku held in Outakoski, Utsjoki located in Lapland in August 2005. Pekka Harni and Yuka Takahashi created a new knife together during the Sámi Knife workshop along with other participants. The workshop was organized by Finnish interior designer Simo Heikkilä.

Further information> SIIDA: the Sámi Museum and the Northern Lapland Nature Centre.
Press Release

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http://www.siida.fi/

The essay Astia-Utsuwa Finnish and Japanese Dining experience

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March, 2006 The essay Astia-Utsuwa Finnish and Japanese Dining experience by Yuka Takahashi is published in ptah (2005:2) . ptah is a periodical concentrating on the theory of architecture, design and art, and publishing academic essays and peer review articles by Alvar Aalto Academy.

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http://www.alvaraalto.fi/ptah

Koti- the home experience is introduced in the article “Suitable designs! Sustainable designs?” by Karola Sahi.

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Koti- the home experience is introduced in the article “Suitable designs! Sustainable designs?” by Karola Sahi.
(in Finnish and English).

ark　 FINNISH ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW　 6 . 2005

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http://www.ark.fi

Spaces 5.2005

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Article about Koti- the home experience and Astia-Utsuwa are published in scandinavian interiors and design magazine SPACES ( 5 . 2005 ) . ~Japanska former i Finland~ (in Swedish).

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http://www.spaces.fi

22- 25.09.2005 KOTI -The Home Experience / interior design project by Yuka Takahashi and Pekka Harni in Helsinki Finland.

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22- 25.09.2005 KOTI -The Home Experience / interior design project by Yuka Takahashi and Pekka Harni in Helsinki Finland.

KOTI – The home experience is one of the events in Helsinki Design Week 2005 . A few designers have been chosen to carry out projects to individualize city homes.

Pekka Harni and Yuka Takahashi have made an interior design through a concept of Modern Scandinavian style spiced with Japanese cultural influence. The goal was to create a wholeness in interior design by complete applied art work …> read more

>link http://www.helsinkidesignweek.com/event.php?event=koti

21- 24.09.2005 Exhibition Astia-Utsuwa by Yuka Takahashi and design team at cable factory in Helsinki Finland.

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During Helsinki Design Week 2005 Yuka Takahashi has showed her diploma work from University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH in the Design Partners 05 event at cable factory in Helsinki. She organized cultural exchange design project with three Japanese and three Finnish students at UIAH. The teams of Finnish students and Japanese students created sets of artifacts relating to the dining environments of their reciprocal cultures. Yuka Takahashi created a set of artifacts as integrations of Japanese and Finnish cultures.

>> more info astia-utsuwa.info

14- 21.03.2005 Master in Ceramic Design Workshop in Italy

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Pekka Harni has led the workshop Morphological transformations of local ceramic objects in the Master in Ceramic Design course at the Province of Savona (Ligurian Riviera) in Italy. It is coordinated by the F.Varaldo Professional Training Center in collaboration with attese biennale of ceramics in contemporary art Cultural Association and European Social Fund

>> more detail www.attese.it