Photo: MoA 2006

Vino sofa
Photo: Aino Huhtaniemi

Photo: © Mikko Paakkanen

Mikko Paakkanen

Furniture Design
1975, Finland
Vino – sofa
Infuse

Mikko Paakkanen's Vino sofa collection, his diploma work, was created for Singaporean Modus Natura. The Vino sofa (which translates to slanted) has become a part of Modus Natura's Done collection. Pentti Hakala and Jouko Järvisalo have designed furniture for the collection.

Biography

Mikko Paakkanen began studying at the Department of Spatial and Furniture Design in 1998. Before this he had already worked professionally as a cabinet–maker.
Mikko's design vision has developed through years of working with wood and furniture. His most important furniture designs include the Kide chair series (2004) and the Nietos lounge chair (2001), both for Avarte. Examples of Mikko's interior designs are the Finnair Stadium VIP auditorium (2000) and a shop for Marimekko in Helsinki (1999).
Mikko's work has recently been shown at the Helsinki City Corner in Zurich 2004, Young Forum at Design Forum Finland 2004, Talente in Munich 2004 and a solo exhibition in Helsinki 2003. He was one of the designers who created the Saunabus, which was shown at Superstudio 13 during the Milan Furniture Fair 2003. He is the Young Designer of the Year 2006 together with Jukka Korpihete.

Inquiries: www.studiohelsinki.fi

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Other Masters in this theme:
Eeva Andersson | Mette Leiponen | Naoto Niidome | Anu Saari | Yuka Takahashi | Annukka Takala