Katriina Nuutinen
カトリーナ・ヌーティネン
ガラス・アーティスト / デザイナー
1983年フィンランドのヘルシンキ生まれ。2011年アールト大学で修士号を取得。2010年にデザインスタジオ設立。作品はヘルシンキ、ストックホルム、パリ、ミラノ、ニューヨーク、東京で展示を行っています。
ハンドクラフトベースのデザインを大切にし、所有者の日常生活に不可欠な要素となり、環境への影響を最小限に抑えた魅力的なデザインオブジェクトをつくりたいと考えています。
デザイナーとして自身の役割は、将来の世代を考え、消費と所有に対する私たちの不可避な変化に、新しい視点を提供することでもあると信じています。
Glass Artist / Designer
Katriina Nuutinen is one of the most interesting Nordic designers of her generation. Best known for her modern design classics in glass- and lamp design, Nuutinen lives in Finnish North Karelia. Passionate about exploring new materials and design concepts, she wants to create appealing design objects that become an integral part of their owner’s everyday life and leave a minimal footprint on the environment. Nuutinen continuously challenges herself to find more socially and environmentally responsible ways to fulfill her vocation. She believes that her role as a designer is also to consider the future generations and to offer new perspectives in the inevitable change in how we view consumption and ownership.
Q. What is the significance of this collaboration?
A. -Since the beginning I felt that this brief was made for me. I was immediately fascinated by the atmosphere we wanted to create with the materials, the makers, the shapes and the stories behind the products. In a project that brings together two design cultures, Japan and Finland is a compelling starting point. There are similarities in the understated aesthetics strongly inspired by nature. The social responsibility, which was the foundation of this project, has been an essential guideline for my own work in Finland as well. I am known for my warm-hearted and playful designs and by adding a pinch of elegance to these products, I believe that they can find their ways into many hearts and homes.
Web www.katriinanuutinen.fi
IG @katriinanuutinen
Photo Jyri Keronen
