Helsinki Fresh takes Berlin

Month of Sundays clothing and accessories are designed by the sister-duo Milla and Iina Kettunen.

 

Katri Niskanen, the winner of  the first Finnish Project Runway reality TV show, has now her own fashion label.

Jenni Ahtiainen and her gTie give a new meaning to the word accessory.

Photos@Heidi Uutela

Where do the Finnish young designers get their ”sisu” and creative force?

Does it come from walking in a deep snow?

Swimming in the ”avanto” (a hole in the ice covering the lake in the winter)?

Drinking huge amounts of coffee?

You might find the answer in the Direktorenhaus in Berlin where the Helsinki FRESH exhibition presenting 25 fashion designers, illustrators and photographers living in Helsinki is open to July 8th, until the end of Fashion Week Berlin.

* Direktorenhaus Gallery, Am Krögel 2, 10179 Berlin. Open Tue-Sun from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free entry.

 

There is also the book Helsinki FRESH: 25 Young Creatives which is well worth of buying. The texts are in English and German, the photos by Heidi Uutela.You can order the book also by mail from

www.helsinkifresh.com/helsinki_fresh_book/

and get more info about the Helsinki FRESH agency there:

www.helsinkifresh.com/contact/

and about the designers here:

www.helsinkifresh.com/designers/