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for one broad movement that seeks, like the original giants of Finnish design, to take in-
spiration from Suomi's natural and cultural heritage, adding a typically Finnish injection
of weirdness along the way.
There are exciting things continuing to happen across all fields of design. Paola Suhon-
en's IvanaHelsinki clothing label combines innovation with practicality and sustainability,
while Hanna Sarén's clothing shot to fame after being referenced in
Sex and the City
. Julia
Lundsten and Minna Parikka are head-turning young stars of the footwear world. In indus-
trial design, Harri Koskinen is a giant; his clean-lined minimalism produces objects that
are always reassuringly practical but quite unlike anything you've ever seen before. Hel-
sinki bristles with high-quality graphic design studios that are leading lights in their field.
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One of Sami Rinne's engagingly quirky ceramics - maybe that mug with a handle like a
reindeer's antlers?
A set of Verso's colourful, original felt mats and coasters to brighten up your dinner table.
A pair of Minna Parikka's shoes - 21st-century style straight from a smoky 1930s
nightclub.
One of Jani Martikainen's birch trivets (pot-plant bases) from his Majamoo company. The
only trouble is that the plant hides it.
Whatever the versatile Harri Koskinen has just designed - from lighting to glassware.
Some baggy, edgy but humorous streetwear from Daniel Palillo.
