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    <description>Our interview series “The Masters of Finnish design” takes you inside the homes and studios of 10 legendary designers. In these rare interviews, they discuss life’s pivotal moments and the sources of their current inspiration.</description>
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      <title>From Star Wars to export spearhead: the radical forms of jewelry artist and sculptor Björn Weckström</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We met jewelry artist and sculptor Björn Weckström in his studio-home on the Espoo seafront. Bathed in light, the house is filled with his startling bronze and glass pieces and the jewelry that radically transformed jewelry design. Surrounded by them, he fondly recalls how his father forced him to attend goldsmith school instead of the Academy of Fine Arts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Anu Pentik and the joy of clay: a lifetime of ceramics in Posio</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ceramic artist Anu Pentik has been shaping wonders from clay in Posio since the early 1970s. She says the best moments are when her pieces emerge perfectly fired from the kiln—so wonderful she has to shout out loud. That same joy shines through in the dog sculptures she created with two local high school students.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Designing with joy: inside the mind and home of Ball Chair creator Eero Aarnio</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Eero Aarnio, the grand old man of Finnish design, is famed for bold material experiments and iconic pieces like the Ball Chair. He shares what fuels his creativity—from a love of drawing to a relentlessly positive mindset—and offers a glimpse into his striking self-designed home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Decades of bold vision: Textile trailblazer Ritva Puotila on innovation, memories, and material</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ritva Puotila, founder of Woodnotes, is a leading figure in modern textile design in Finland and beyond. We meet the artist at her home in Espoo, where she speaks passionately about her childhood in war-shadowed Vyborg, as well as her bold experiments with paper yarn textiles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The many layers of Heikki Orvola: From bold to bare &amp; from tableware to textile art</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As a boy in Oulu, designer Heikki Orvola would often pause to admire the carefully arranged treasures in a local art shop’s window. That early fascination with form and beauty sparked a lifelong passion for design—one that led to a distinguished career in glassware and tableware. In his Helsinki home in the Töölö district, Orvola shares not only his celebrated works but also a more private pursuit: the quiet, meticulous art of embroidery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Karin Widnäs and fulfilled wishes: honoring a lifelong love of ceramics in the heart of Fiskars</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ceramic artist Karin Widnäs’s home and workshop are nestled in the idyllic village of Fiskars—along with KWUM, the ceramics museum she founded. A prolific force in Finnish design, Widnäs has shaped a lifelong passion into a singular career and space dedicated to the beauty of ceramics.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Longing for beauty: acclaimed designer Simo Heikkilä on his design philosophy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Award-winning designer and interior architect Simo Heikkilä lives in a small town in central Finland, in a modern wooden house surrounded by a magical garden. There, he designs furniture that merges clarity of thought, purposeful form, and understated beauty—a legacy he has also handed down as a lecturer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Dive into the work of designer Olavi Lindén: iconic Fiskars tools and bowed instruments</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnish industrial designer Olavi Lindén is celebrated for his work on Fiskars scissors and axes. Beyond these iconic tools, Lindén has long been captivated by crafting bowed instruments. In his Billnäs workshop, he shares how these worlds intertwine—and even plays a tune.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Inside graphic artist Erik Bruun’s studio: Discover the story of the iconic Saimaa seal illustration!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Step inside the world of Erik Bruun, one of Finland’s most celebrated graphic designers. From his home on the historic Suomenlinna sea fortress, Bruun shares the stories behind hundreds of timeless posters and illustrations—most famously, the charming Saimaa ringed seal that has become a beloved symbol of Finnish nature conservation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Legendary designer Yrjö Kukkapuro: Rare video interview at the birthplace of the world-famous ‘Karuselli’ chair</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Designer Yrjö Kukkapuro (1933–2025) and graphic artist Irmeli Kukkapuro (1934–2022) had their studio home in Kauniainen, Finland, from the late 1960s onward. It became the setting for their life together and their multifaceted creativity. We interviewed Yrjö Kukkapuro in 2021—watch the video!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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