PHOTOGRAPHY: FEATURING SLEEP EXPERT SANJAY VERMA
On the cover
Artek 2nd Cycle, TEN, Stool 60, Photography by André Demony
Front
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FROM THE EDITOR
What’s happening in the winter issue
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CONTRIBUTORS
The people who made this issue happen
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OUT OF THE MIST
Terhen keeps Finland’s sauna traditions alive
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ÆLFRED THE GREAT
Hackney Wick’s vast Scandi design emporium has something for everyone
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OPINION:
FINNISH EMPATHY
Understanding is central to the country’s design values, argues Hanna Laikola
Lifestyle
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TIMELESS IITTALA
Items by Alvar Aalto and Oiva Toikka are part of the glass specialist’s 2023 plans
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DESIGN DESTINATION
Some of the best places to eat, drink, stay and sauna during your stay in Finland
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PETAL GURU
Aalto University graduate Irene Purasachit creates practical new products from discarded flower waste
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IVANA HELSINKI
The Finnish fashion, art and
film label finds its inspiration in Finnish nature
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KAKKONEN’S TREASURES
Espoo’s EMMA art museum unveils a unique collection of Finnish glass and ceramics
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PUISTOKATU 4
A climate change research hub with an in-house restaurant brings a Helsinki building back to life
Design
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VUOKKO AND ANTTI NURMESNIEMI
Finland’s husband-and-wife design team are celebrated at Design Museum Helsinki
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BEAUTIFUL BATHROOMS
In this Promotional Feature, GRAFF shares its take on empathetic design
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WOODCRAFT FOLK
More than three-quarters of Finland is covered by forest, and young studio Vaarnii is making the most of its timber resources
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YATOFU CREATIVES
The Helsinki design studio tells ICON how it focuses on designing to enhance human connections
74 NORDIC MODERNISM
An innovative player in the world of design, Artek builds on the heritage of Alvar Aalto
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MARIMEKKO: THE ART OF PRINTMAKING
A new book celebrates 70 years of the fashion brand’s feel-good and bold designs in pictures
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SECOND LIFE
Artek 2nd Cycle’s platform for pre-loved design allows the furniture company’s classics to find new homes
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EERO AARNIO
At 90, the inventor of the Bubble chair and the Ball chair is still coming up with new ideas
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NEW NORWEGIAN
In this Promotional Feature, we highlight the Norwegian designers and brands making themselves heard
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TANK MANOEUVRES
Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400 gained its nickname from its robust shape – and helped to bring its designer new international recognition
104 YRJÖ KUKKAPURO
How Finland’s great chair designer modelled his designs on casts of his own body
