RUNE my time is a book about photographer Rune C.Snellman. My (Teija's) essay addresses the essence of athmosphere in photography. The themes follows the topics of Rune's photos: Cities, Human traces in Nature and our Relationship with Nature.

KASA shelves from recycled materials made in 2005, 2015 and 2025

The creation of most contemporary products is driven by trends; durability of form, structural strength, and the longevity of wearable objects interest neither manufacturers or users. The outlook embeds within the object the very factors that pollute our environment. Thus, I prefer the user instead the consumer. A designer’s universe is necessarily finite. Each designer should claim a small slice of the larger whole and make it their own. Progress comes small, deliberate steps, supported by a reliable of skilled craftspeople.

More about the exhibition concept: 

https://fiskarsvillage.fi/en/see-and-do/events-and-exhibitions/quiet-north-nayttely

Exhibition together with a colleaque, artis Pentti Hakala and a student of industrial design Aatu Mäkinen in Ahku Gallery, Saarijärvi until 7.7.2024.

Simo's input is a project with artesan students from Gradia, Jyväskylä, resulting two sofas, three chairs and a cabinet. Beside those some new items like a food lamp 'Paiste', made of symbal, copper and brass and the door handles of curly birch.