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How Finland’s furniture makers Artek, Woodio and Vaarnii are securing timber for the future
Despite Finland’s many forests, its furniture designers are struggling to source enough wood for their products.
Inside the restoration of Alvar Aalto’s Sunila housing estate
A neglected workers’ housing project by Alvar Aalto is being lovingly revived by design-minded Finns.
Simple pleasures
Innovative design needn’t be complex. Here we round up seven smart items that deliver easy solutions.
Finishing touch
A 1930s restaurant has been revived by chef Helena Puolakka and designer Ilse Crawford. We pull up a chair.
Making a show of it
The annual Stockholm Furniture Fair is the place for new design studios to enter the market, alongside established brands – and, unusually, those somewhere in between.
Brand leaders
We meet Artek CEO Mirkku Kullberg, Tod’s Group CEO Diego Della Valle and Indonesia’s tourism minister to hear how they're putting the design industry at the heart of their countries' brand image.
