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ABOUT

Sari was born in Northern Finland and has been Norway-based since 1994. Sari was trained at The Aalto University in Helsinki, graduating Master of Arts (MA) in 1996. This was followed up with exchange periods abroad in Dublin, Ireland and Bergen, Norway.

Her career started in Norway as an in-house designer for Sellgrens Veveri AS 1994-99. Her main responsibilities were initial creation and design of the contract upholstery collection and adapting the collections to the market. This involved constant co-operation with architects in long-term projects.

She established her own studio in Oslo 1999. She works by commission in the Nordic countries and mainland Europe, mainly for clients requiring textile and product concept development and consulting. Currently she splits her time between Norway and Finland.

The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo have bought her textiles in their collections.

Her work has regularly been exhibited both nationally and internationally at London 100% Design, Milan Salone Satellite, St. Etienne and ICFF in New York. Her work has been featured widely in several international magazines. Publications to be mentioned Bradley Quinns” Textile Designers at the cutting edge” in 2009 and Drucilla Coles » Textiles today » in 2008

ABOUT IDEAS

Aside from her own work as a mill textile designer, and an experimental textile artist she has always collaborated with other designers and architects to create functional products. She moves smoothly in the border areas between art and design. She finds poetry of manufacturing products and shaping life; which all together is design, art and crafts.

Plants and flowers inspire her to explore organic forms and radiate colours. Nature forms are complex, clutter-free, but rich at the same time. Reflections from nature can be used as a bridge between internal and external space. Nature works as an endless multi-sensory source for her, visually, tactility including sounds and smells.

Sari believes in design, craftsmanship and products with real character. She finds inspiration from colours, light, both everyday life and holiday. "Think your home as your universe, filled with the things you love, things that tell the story of you".

Sari works with the integration of different techniques and materials, the keywords are functionality, materialness and lushness. With the help of various techniques weave, print and embroidery, she attains a three dimensional surface to illustrate depth by the way of colour and ornamentation. She uses handlooms as a sketchbook to develop textiles into production in small runs and at large. She utilizes both traditional and modern techniques to give the products the desired finish.

The essential style of Sari's textiles is rooted in the Scandinavian heritage of simplicity, combined with the bold colours and rich textures of the Indian subcontinent. As her products bridge the distance between the Far North and the Exotic East they also span the design culture of Finland and the restrained sensibilities of Norway.


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ABOUT Sari was born in Northern Finland and has been Norway-based since 1994. Sari was trained at The Aalto University in Helsinki, graduating Master of Arts (MA) in 1996. This was followed up with exchange periods abroad in Dublin, Ireland and Bergen, Norway. Her career started in Norway as an in-house designer for Sellgrens Veveri AS 1994-99. Her main responsibilities were initial creation and design of the contract upholstery collection and adapting the collections to the market. This involved constant co-operation with architects in long-term projects. She established her own studio in Oslo 1999. She works by commission in the Nordic countries and mainland Europe, mainly for clients requiring textile and product concept development and consulting. Currently she splits her time between Norway and Finland. The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo have bought her textiles in their collections. Her work has regularly been exhibited both nationally and internationally at London 100% Design, Milan Salone Satellite, St. Etienne and ICFF in New York. Her work has been featured widely in several international magazines. Publications to be mentioned Bradley Quinns” Textile Designers at the cutting edge” in 2009 and Drucilla Coles » Textiles today » in 2008 ABOUT IDEAS Aside from her own work as a mill textile designer, and an experimental textile artist she has always collaborated with other designers and architects to create functional products. She moves smoothly in the border areas between art and design. She finds poetry of manufacturing products and shaping life; which all together is design, art and crafts. Plants and flowers inspire her to explore organic forms and radiate colours. Nature forms are complex, clutter-free, but rich at the same time. Reflections from nature can be used as a bridge between internal and external space. Nature works as an endless multi-sensory source for her, visually, tactility including sounds and smells. Sari believes in design, craftsmanship and products with real character. She finds inspiration from colours, light, both everyday life and holiday. "Think your home as your universe, filled with the things you love, things that tell the story of you". Sari works with the integration of different techniques and materials, the keywords are functionality, materialness and lushness. With the help of various techniques weave, print and embroidery, she attains a three dimensional surface to illustrate depth by the way of colour and ornamentation. She uses handlooms as a sketchbook to develop textiles into production in small runs and at large. She utilizes both traditional and modern techniques to give the products the desired finish. The essential style of Sari's textiles is rooted in the Scandinavian heritage of simplicity, combined with the bold colours and rich textures of the Indian subcontinent. As her products bridge the distance between the Far North and the Exotic East they also span the design culture of Finland and the restrained sensibilities of Norway.