Young Finnish fashion power

was celebrated on Friday evening in Kattilahalli, Helsinki. 

The event was Näytös 13, the annual fashion show of Fashion and Clothing Design Department of Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. 

The show was a lovely mix of creative fireworks, innovative designs and happy colours. 

By the way - during the show the hall was fully booked-up, these pictures were taken during the rehearsal.

 

The starting collection was by the winner of Le Grand Prix du Jury Première Vision 2013 at the Hyères Fashion Festival with her Garment in Landscape collection for women: Satu Maaranen. 

Wonderful colour combinations by Hanna-Maaria Sinkkonen.

 

Illustrated ideas for men 

by Mikko Mönkkönen, Antti Peltoniemi and Anton Vartiainen.

 

Urban tribe of nomads by Elina Laitinen, Siiri Raasakka and Tiia Sirén, 
who won Le Grand Prix du Jury L´Oréal Professionnel 2012 

for their men's collection at the Hyères Fashion Festival last year.

 
And the double winner of the evening was Sophie Sälekari 
with her charming collection: she got Diesel and Aalto Award prizes. 
Congratulations! 

Photos©Paula Hietaranta

Lovely Molla Mills and her wonderful world of crocheting

This girl can crochet almost anything. For example her vases and own necklaces.

Have you ever dreamt that you could crochet?

Well, soon you are hooked.

The Finnish creative talent Molla Mills gives a facelift to this old technique and teaches you how to do it in her new book Virkkuri, just fresh from the printers and ready to become a bestseller.

You don´t even need to understand Finnish, the pictures tell all.

The book is a part of her master´s degree at Aalto University´s School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

See Molla´s works and her book in Masters of Aalto 2013 – Dreams Made Real exhibition in Kruununmakasiini, Hämeentie 39, Helsinki. It is open until 26th May Mon-Fri 12pm-8pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-6pm.

And more about Molla:

o Enjoy Molla´s interview in YLE Areena areena.yle.fi/tv/1877163/?start=16m36s

o Buy her book Virkkuri, published by Kustannusosakeyhtiö Nemo,

www.nemokustannus.fi

o Dive into Molla´s creative world here

mollasworks.tumblr.com

mollamills.com/about

virkkuri.tumblr.com

o If you want to buy Molla´s works or attend to her workshops, go to Paloni, creative design concept store, Eerikinkatu 7, Helsinki. It is open Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 11am-4pm.

http://www.paloni.fi/

Photos©Paula Hietaranta

Little Italy between Finland and Sweden

Mozzarella in carrozza con insalata di carote.

From now on to the end of September you can taste real Italy at sea: the Italian-Swedish media person, TV-cook and wild boy Paolo Roberto has designed his comfort food menu for Viking Line´s Ella´s restaurants. 

Here are some of his favorites. Perhaps they will be yours, too.

(And remember buy Paolo´s beautiful extra virgin olive oil Le Zie, Aunts, made in Maddaloni, his Italian home town.)  

Tartara di tonno.

 

Paccheri con sugo al tartufo.

 

 Crema di mascarpone con biscotti e fragole, 
torta di rabarbaro con crema di mascarpone.
 

 Photos©Paula Hietaranta

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