Weekend in Tallinn

I spent last weekend in Tallinn. I've been there several times before but this time we decided to see the city outside the usual old town. Trams are an excellent way to adventure a little further. Trams number 1 and 2 take you next to a beautiful Kalamaja-area of old wooden housing along and around Kopli-street. There's plenty of shabby chic charm and  beautiful rustic windows and doors. Another good tip from last weekend is Russian restaurant Klafira in old town. Super great service and atmosphere.

Sandworm

Sandworm is an organic art piece and space on the dunes of the Wenduine coastline in Belgium. It is created by Finnish environmental artist and architect Marco Casagrande and build together with young architects and local experts. The 45 meters long and 10 meters wide installation is constructed entirely out of willow.

Agent Pekka minimart

Agent Pekka is one of the leading illustrator agents in Finland. They represent over 20 talented artists but did you know they also have a minimart where you can shop for art prints?! So don't get just any poster on your walls, get a good one!

Posters from the top by  Santtu Mustonen, Janine Rewell, Santtu Mustonen and Jamie Cullen.

Beril Cicek

Beril Cicek is a young Turkish designer behind this super-cute idea. Ull is her collection of mobile cabinets that can work as luggage or storage. 

Flea market finds

This is my latest catch from the flea market: Cute ceramic wall decorations by Danish artist Björn Wiinblad. They belong to a series of twelve different ones, all named after months. The masquerade is February and apple tree October. I have no idea where they will end up in the house but I just couldn't resist them.

Helsinki 2020

I took part in a panel discussion the other day. The topic was how do we live in Helsinki 2020. It was a very interesting talk and I'm happy that Helsinki is actively looking for different housing possibilities. The discussion was part of the exhibition currently on display at Laituri. It shows eight already realized urban housing cases from cities across world and scale models of dream homes that are based on the interviews with Helsinki citizens. Who knows, maybe we also have a chance to live in urban townhouses or floating homes in the near future!

From the top: Fahle house in Tallinn, Susd Highwood court townhouses in London, Floating houses in Amsterdam and loft in Seattle. The last photo is a scale model of future apartment by Tuomas Toivonen and  Nene Tsuboi.

Stadin asuntomessut 2020, Laituri, Narinkka 2, Helsinki, 27.3-28.4.2012.

Workroom

Workroom is an art exhibition of my talented brother. It is not the usual kind of exhibition where paintings hang on the walls but more like a visit to many houses. There are small houses on the walls and a playhouse-size house standing on the gallery floor. The technique Jussi uses is woodcut printing. The surfaces of smaller houses are covered with carefully chosen, beautiful details and inside the big house you may see where it all originated from - the carved, wooden plates. I am a proud sister!

Työhuone by Jussi Juurinen, Galleria Joella, Läntinen Rantakatu 21, Turku
28.3-22.4.2012