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Vuokko Nurmesniemi, designer
This belief, shared by fashion and textile designer Vuokko Nurmesniemi, has endured alongside her timeless designs since the 1950’s. Vuokko's innovative work serves as a testament to the transformative potential of design: achieving timelessness through creativity, expression, and boldness.
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Vuokko Nurmesniemi, picture: Designmuseo,
Helsinki
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Whether through shapes, materials, or even just colour, it's about making the most out of what is at hand. The choice of orange for Fiskars scissors in the 1960’s was almost coincidental. A slim majority vote, amidst more generic options, determined what would become one of the most powerful brand statements in Finnish Design.
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Olof Bäckström, Fiskars-scissors, 1967, Fiskars. Picture: Museokuva / Designmuseo, Helsinki
Reima Pietilä, architect
Architects Reima and Raili Pietilä designed a building for the student campus of Otaniemi in Espoo that sparked outrage, even among fellow architects. Today, this once "irresponsible building" serves as the new headquarters of Aalto University and stands as a meeting place for curious minds. Dipoli serves as a reminder that creations finding new uses and appealing to different people can remain relevant and timely.
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Dipoli: Tuomas Uusheimo
To do more with less, is a commitment to allowing imagination to maximise scarce resources. This spirit is reflected in the myriad of shapes and textures that textile designer and artist Kustaa Saksi weaves into his jacquard tapestries. Using just eight threads, a world of infinite possibilities emerges.
1. Picture: Paavo Lehtonen /Designmuseo
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