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

 www.vikingline.fi

www.vikingline.se

Stories on women´s skin

Tattooing does not any more mean crime nor punishment, it is nowadays also a body art.

The new book Naisen iholla, 32 tarinaa tatuoinneista (On Woman´s Skin, 32 stories about tattoos) shows the styles, ideas and illustrations now popular among Finnish women.

Every tattoo has a story.

Quite many of them are stories about personal, sometimes even life-changing moments the woman wanted to remember. They are diaries, love confessions, thank you Mom/Dad pictures, they are colourful, touching, beautiful and even funny.

And no, not all of the ladies were wild teenagers having tattoos – some of them were over 60 years of age when they had their first tattoo.

If you want to know the mind of your friends and guests buy this coffee table book. Perhaps you will be surprised. Or tempted to have some tattoos as well.

Jenny Belitz-Henriksson - Raisa Kyllikki Ranta - Laura Oja: Naisen iholla (Tammi).

Size 215 x 280 mm.

www.tammi.fi/kirjat/-/product/no/9789513170776

Laura + Jere = CAFÉ DE ABEJAS

 Laura Reunanen writes lyrics and sings.

Jere Waltteri Ralli writes music and plays quitar.

Café de Abejas is a heartwarming story about a talented Finnish couple who wants to find it´s own voice and to tell beautiful stories via music. 
To realize your dreams in the field of music entertainment you have to have strong faith in your talent, work hard, and be supported by friends, fans and family. 
It is not always easy, but at it´s best it is so rewarding! 
Laura Reunanen and Jere Waltteri Ralli are doing their best to make their world available to everyone who loves dark cabaret nostalgia, velvety vintage sound and cocktail temptations. 

Now this lovely couple is on it´s way to win also your heart - Laura´s and Jere´s debut album Mascot Moth was released in February. 

Welcome to visit their world, listen to their music and of course buy it here http://cafedeabejas.net

Photos©Paula Hietaranta

Leimahduspiste - new photography by Pekka Järveläinen

First you see it, then you see it differently. These pictures do really challenge your mind and imagination. 

The Finnish photographer Pekka Järveläinen shows now his new style of  photography at Luova Gallery in Helsinki. The name of the exhibition is Leimahduspiste (Flashing Point), and it tells exactly what happens when you see them. 

Are these really photographs, many visitors were wondering. Yes, they are, and they are real. 

Pekka has such a solid, frank way to look at the world. No cheating, no photoshopping but a lot of magical discoveries. 

For example the photo Hypotenuse looks quite complicated but shows simply a café table after rain in Paris.

Pekka Järveläinen: Hypotenuusa - Hypotenuse, 2012. 

 

Pekka Järveläinen: Kartalla - On the map, 2012.

  

Pekka Järveläinen: Äkkiväärä - Sudden turn, 2012.

 

Pekka Järveläinen: Vähän muistettavaa - Not much to be remembered, 2011.

 

  At the opening all the guests had their own favorites.

 

Pekka Järveläinen: Leimahduspiste (Flashing Point – with emotion and rationality) at Luova Gallery, Suvilahdenkatu 10 A, 5.floor, is open on Mon- Fri 11 am to 6 pm until April 12th. 
Discussions with the artist on Saturday 23.3. at noon - 3 pm.

www.luova.fi/nayttelyt.php

That´s not All Folks!

They are funny. They are clever. They are beautiful and brilliantly well made.
They are the cartoons of Warner Bros. Cartoon art from the golden years from the 1930s through the 1960s and now exhibited in EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art. This is a second time this collection is on view in Europe. 

The large private collection of original artwork and films is owned by the American journalist and author Steve Schneider, who got interested in those almost forgotten treasures and started buying them just before they were of about to be destroyed. Sometimes he had to to ask for a check from his mother who did not understand nor appreciate the idea at all, she found it a waste of money. 

So the mothers do not always know best - the collection of original masterpieces and the creative process of making them is now so valuable that it is kept in high-security storage in the States. 

Cel of Tweety and Sylvester with background from cartoon 
Tweet and Sour, 1956.

The exhibition The Art on Warner Bros. Cartoons is open until May 19th, check the details here:

www.emma.museum/en/BugsBunnyAndFriends