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Nel pittoresco villaggio finlandese di Fiskars è allestita, presso il Copper Smithy, fino al 20 settembre 2015 la mostra WE LOVE WOOD(s)! Un’esposizione nata per mostrare al pubblico la versatilità del legno finlandese, materiale locale, naturale ed ecologico, usato da designer, architetti, artigiani e artisti scandinavi, riconosciuti a livello internazionale, per realizzare una varietà di prodotti e oggetti di design dall’arredamento ai complementi d’arredo e agli utensili.
The designer and producer teams of the new WE LOVE WOOD(s)! products are: Timo Mikkonen and Heikki Aska, Linda Bergroth and Antrei Hartikainen, Mia Cullin and Petri Koivusipilä, Susan Elo and Rudi Merz, Saara Renvall and Marco Escartin, Kristian Gullichsen and Heikki Aska, Simo Heikkilä and Arto Salminen, Pekka Helin and Hannu Raatikainen, Mari Isopahkala with Kari Virtanen and Matti Söderkultalahti, Manthey Kula and Kari Virtanen, Laura Mattila and Mikko Merz, Tuula Pöyhönen and Rudi Merz, Karola Sahi and Markku Soinio, Ben af Schultén and Kari Virtanen, Petri Vainio and Heikki Aska. Cabinet makers Minja Kolehmainen, Rudi Merz, Tuulia Penttilä, Matti Söderkultalahti and Kari Virtanen have also both designed and produced some of their products. The participants are architects, interior architects, carpenters, cabinet makers and wood artisans varying in age from twenty to eighty. That so many of them are women is most delightful, for both craft and design are generally thought to be male-dominated.
The multidisciplinary WE LOVE WOOD(s)! exhibition studies the essence of wood from many fascinating perspectives. The works on display include the “Maisema” (Landscape) series of carborundum drawings by painter Jukka Mäkelä, a forestal sound installation by artist Ron Nordström, works of wood by sculptor Martti Aiha and the Norwegian sculptor Knut Wold. The local artist Piitu Nykopp’s work “Kiitos Metsä!” (Thanks to the Forest!) is placed along the Fiskars arboreal path. In Karin Widnäs’s ceramic spruce branches one can see the bark beetle’s mysterious, decorative paths, while artist Howard Smith has created individual small sculptures out of found pieces of wood. Sound artist Olli Kari has made an installation using wooden instruments that play with the subtle frequencies of wood itself. In June, the performance of Saine Ensemble, “Trees always grow upwards?” gathers the audience at the base of the oldest oak tree in the village.
The participants of the exhibition are: Martti Aiha, Heikki Aska, Nanna Bayer, Linda Bergroth, Mia Cullin, Kirsti Doukas, Susan Elo, Marco Escartin, Kirsi Gullichsen, Kristian Gullichsen, Lulu Halme, Antrei Hartikainen, Sakari Hartikainen, Simo Heikkilä, Pekka Helin, Miisa Hüter, Teija Isohauta, Mari Isopahkala, Olli Kari, Minja Kolehmainen, Petri Koivusipilä, Kotaro Kubo, Manthey Kula, Mattila & Merz, Rudi Merz, Timo Mikkonen, Jukka Mäkelä, Jussi Nordberg, Ron Nordström, Piitu Nykopp, Tuulia Penttilä, Tuula Pöyhönen, Hannu Raatikainen, Saara Renvall, Jenni Roininen, Kristian Saarikorpi, Karola Sahi, Saine Ensemble, Arto Salminen, Ben af Schultén, Howard Smith, Markku Soinio, Matti Söderkultalahti, Petri Vainio, Kari Virtanen, Knut Wold, Laura Väre, Ines Wartiainen and Karin Widnäs. Saine Ensemble’s performance, included in the accompanying programme: choreography, dance Annatuuli Saine; script, direction, acting Kati Outinen; violin Jan Söderblom, percussion Olli Kari and photography Mika Tertsunen.
Working group members: Kirsi Gullichsen, project manager and exhibition architect, Cati Aiha, exhibition secretary, Petri Koivusipilä, cabinet maker, Kari Virtanen, cabinet maker; expert members: Susan Elo, designer, Pekka Helin, architect, Leena Kuumola, critic, and Kari Selkälä, VP and Head of Business Real Estate at Fiskars. Business collaboration: Tuula Saari; social media assistant: Heidi Valkola; graphic design: Jonatan Eriksson; media communications: Aila Svenskberg. Corporate collaborators: Nordea Private Banking, Artek and Fiskars Oyj. Sponsors: the Askon Säätiö foundation, the Metsämiesten Säätiö Foundation, the Swedish Kultural foundation in Finland and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Supporters (products and know-how): Architonic, BACSAC, GardenShop Tahvoset, Fiskarin Laatupuu Oy, Friman Matkat, Habitek, Kekkilä Oy, LähiTapiola Etelärannikko, Lönnberg Print & Promo, Nikaksi Oy, Nikari Oy, Olof Ekman Oy Ab, Quantum Beverages Oy, Salon seudun ammattiopisto and Tikkurila Oyj.
WE LOVE WOOD(s)!
24.5.–20.9.2015
Open daily 11–18
Copper Smithy, Fiskars, Finland
Further information: www.onoma.org, www.welovewoods.com
Follow Facebook.com/We love woods
Il legno finlandese nel design
Il 23/06/2015
The designer and producer teams of the new WE LOVE WOOD(s)! products are: Timo Mikkonen and Heikki Aska, Linda Bergroth and Antrei Hartikainen, Mia Cullin and Petri Koivusipilä, Susan Elo and Rudi Merz, Saara Renvall and Marco Escartin, Kristian Gullichsen and Heikki Aska, Simo Heikkilä and Arto Salminen, Pekka Helin and Hannu Raatikainen, Mari Isopahkala with Kari Virtanen and Matti Söderkultalahti, Manthey Kula and Kari Virtanen, Laura Mattila and Mikko Merz, Tuula Pöyhönen and Rudi Merz, Karola Sahi and Markku Soinio, Ben af Schultén and Kari Virtanen, Petri Vainio and Heikki Aska. Cabinet makers Minja Kolehmainen, Rudi Merz, Tuulia Penttilä, Matti Söderkultalahti and Kari Virtanen have also both designed and produced some of their products. The participants are architects, interior architects, carpenters, cabinet makers and wood artisans varying in age from twenty to eighty. That so many of them are women is most delightful, for both craft and design are generally thought to be male-dominated.
The multidisciplinary WE LOVE WOOD(s)! exhibition studies the essence of wood from many fascinating perspectives. The works on display include the “Maisema” (Landscape) series of carborundum drawings by painter Jukka Mäkelä, a forestal sound installation by artist Ron Nordström, works of wood by sculptor Martti Aiha and the Norwegian sculptor Knut Wold. The local artist Piitu Nykopp’s work “Kiitos Metsä!” (Thanks to the Forest!) is placed along the Fiskars arboreal path. In Karin Widnäs’s ceramic spruce branches one can see the bark beetle’s mysterious, decorative paths, while artist Howard Smith has created individual small sculptures out of found pieces of wood. Sound artist Olli Kari has made an installation using wooden instruments that play with the subtle frequencies of wood itself. In June, the performance of Saine Ensemble, “Trees always grow upwards?” gathers the audience at the base of the oldest oak tree in the village.
The participants of the exhibition are: Martti Aiha, Heikki Aska, Nanna Bayer, Linda Bergroth, Mia Cullin, Kirsti Doukas, Susan Elo, Marco Escartin, Kirsi Gullichsen, Kristian Gullichsen, Lulu Halme, Antrei Hartikainen, Sakari Hartikainen, Simo Heikkilä, Pekka Helin, Miisa Hüter, Teija Isohauta, Mari Isopahkala, Olli Kari, Minja Kolehmainen, Petri Koivusipilä, Kotaro Kubo, Manthey Kula, Mattila & Merz, Rudi Merz, Timo Mikkonen, Jukka Mäkelä, Jussi Nordberg, Ron Nordström, Piitu Nykopp, Tuulia Penttilä, Tuula Pöyhönen, Hannu Raatikainen, Saara Renvall, Jenni Roininen, Kristian Saarikorpi, Karola Sahi, Saine Ensemble, Arto Salminen, Ben af Schultén, Howard Smith, Markku Soinio, Matti Söderkultalahti, Petri Vainio, Kari Virtanen, Knut Wold, Laura Väre, Ines Wartiainen and Karin Widnäs. Saine Ensemble’s performance, included in the accompanying programme: choreography, dance Annatuuli Saine; script, direction, acting Kati Outinen; violin Jan Söderblom, percussion Olli Kari and photography Mika Tertsunen.
Working group members: Kirsi Gullichsen, project manager and exhibition architect, Cati Aiha, exhibition secretary, Petri Koivusipilä, cabinet maker, Kari Virtanen, cabinet maker; expert members: Susan Elo, designer, Pekka Helin, architect, Leena Kuumola, critic, and Kari Selkälä, VP and Head of Business Real Estate at Fiskars. Business collaboration: Tuula Saari; social media assistant: Heidi Valkola; graphic design: Jonatan Eriksson; media communications: Aila Svenskberg. Corporate collaborators: Nordea Private Banking, Artek and Fiskars Oyj. Sponsors: the Askon Säätiö foundation, the Metsämiesten Säätiö Foundation, the Swedish Kultural foundation in Finland and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Supporters (products and know-how): Architonic, BACSAC, GardenShop Tahvoset, Fiskarin Laatupuu Oy, Friman Matkat, Habitek, Kekkilä Oy, LähiTapiola Etelärannikko, Lönnberg Print & Promo, Nikaksi Oy, Nikari Oy, Olof Ekman Oy Ab, Quantum Beverages Oy, Salon seudun ammattiopisto and Tikkurila Oyj.
WE LOVE WOOD(s)!
24.5.–20.9.2015
Open daily 11–18
Copper Smithy, Fiskars, Finland
Further information: www.onoma.org, www.welovewoods.com
Follow Facebook.com/We love woods
