Printed Positions - Exhibition about printed, weaved and hand painted patterns in Borås Textile Museum.
Since the turn of the millennium, pattern design has undergone a technical and aesthetic revolution, to a great extent spurred on by the development of digital technology. In Printed Positions, contemporary textile-pattern design is explored through works by 14 Nordic designers and artists.
You can find my prints Kahden Kukan Vaasi and Kouru now in the Danish The Poster Club’s collection.
'LUONNOS’ (Sketch) is an installation by Finland-based designers Reeta Ek and Studio Kaksikko in collaboration with the Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark and Stilleben. Working with paint, ceramic and wood respectively, the designers focused on the intuitive steps of the artistic process rather than the creation of finished products. By removing the restrictions of a design brief, each designer was allowed the freedom to sketch, to wander, to fail, and through this process, to find something new.
The Process -video by Alisa Javits
Photos @ Chikako Harada
TIKKURILA , KUIKKA , LAGUNA , SIENA and AYA NAPA have been selected to Anthropologie’s Wall Art Collection. So exited about this overseas collaboration, that was enabled by Artfully Walls, that originally spotted my works :) These art prints are also available at Artfully Walls collection
Two different gift card -sets, designed for Finnish Design Shop. Photos: Suvi Kesäläinen
Hyasintti- Christmas card, designed for Finnish Design Shop.
Silja Kudel interviewed and Jussi Ratilainen photographed me to Finnair’s Blue Wings magazine, together with Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo and Sophie Sälekari. No matter what people do, I think the most interesting thing is to see “behind the scenes”, to hear about the creative process, that often seems to be very similar.
Thank you Laura and Olivier for this wonderful article with quite a headline!
Spicers Retreats has nine different hotels in Australia, all offering a different and unique style and atmosphere.
"Every Spicers Retreat is unique, an escape from the everyday into a world of luxury, personalised service and attention to detail. From world-class cuisine to rejuvenating day spas, romantic getaways to spectacular wedding venues, unforgettable events to breathtaking surroundings, Spicers Retreats invite you to experience the true meaning of relaxed luxury."
Spicers Potts Point (Sydney, New South Wales) has used my English Rose for Feathr as an upholstery fabric, curtains and wallpaper - fitting to their style perfectly! Here also a recent review from UK Telegraph
This in english! Way of Living -magazine by Lapuan Kankurit. You can read here, pages 12-15.
For those, who know chinese :) Text by Pan Li.
Nice story in Kotivinkki September issue by Maija Kangasluoma.
Something different! Mushroom inspired event and exhibition held this September at The Cable Factory, Helsinki. Below my "Ash Mushroom" -wallpaper.
At Avotakka, September 2017 issue. Text: Taina Ahtela.
At Glorian Koti -magazine, September issue. Text by Selina Vienola.
We had so much fun with Heli Blåfield during this photoshoot :) You can read the story from here and if you fly Finnair, you'll have the paper version there.
Text by Silja Kudel - thank you!
Read the whole interview here :)
Text by Crystal Bennes, photos by Veera Konsti - Thank you both!
Some of my prints are now available at Finnish Design Shop!
And this nice Design Story you can read here (in Finnish).
A huge honour, that I'm finally able to share with you!
Design Forum Finlandin jakaman Vuoden nuori muotoilija -palkinnon vuonna 2017 saa tekstiili- ja pintasuunnittelija Reeta Ek (synt. 1979).
Reeta Ek (TaM) on helsinkiläinen freelance-suunnittelija. Hän on tehnyt pinta- ja tekstiilisuunnittelua mm. Marimekolle, Lapuan Kankureille, Nansolle ja Samujille. Reeta Ekin kuoseille on tunnusomaista toistuvuus ja rytmi, jotka syntyvät luovan työprosessin ja käsin piirtämisen myötä. Hän tekee myös graafista suunnittelua ja kuvituksia.
Palkintojuryn mukaan Reeta Ek on hieno esimerkki ammattitaitoisesta ja luovasta nuoresta suunnittelijasta, jonka näkyvyys ja menestys Suomessa on perustunut enemmän vahvaan ammatilliseen osaamiseen kuin tehokkaasti esille tuotuun suunnittelijabrändiin. Reeta Ekillä on omaperäinen ja tunnistettava muotokieli, ja hänen töissään yhdistyy äärimmäinen herkkyys vahvaan ja selkeään otteeseen. Hän on ollut mukana useiden suomalaisten brändien uudessa tulemisessa, suunnitellen painettuja ja kudottuja kuoseja, jotka ovat puhutelleet myös kuluttajia ja johtaneet kaupalliseen menestykseen. Reeta Ek edustaa tämän päivän tekstiilisuunnittelijoiden yleistä toimintatapaa, jossa itsenäinen työskentely ja erilaiset yhteistyöprojektit vuorottelevat luontevasti. Ekin tuotanto ja visuaalinen identiteetti muodostavat hyvin omannäköisen, raikkaan, ajattoman ja selkeän kokonaisuuden.
Design Forum Finlandin Vuoden nuori muotoilija -palkinto on perustettu vuonna 2000 ja se jaetaan nyt 16. kerran. Palkinto voidaan myöntää yhdelle tai useammalle henkilölle tai ryhmälle, joka on osoittanut uutta luovaa näkemystä ja osaamista muotoilun alalla. Palkinnon tarkoituksena on kannustaa nuoria muotoilijoita tinkimättömään ja omaleimaiseen työskentelyyn.
Juryyn vuonna 2017 kuuluivat toimitusjohtaja Petteri Kolinen / Design Forum Finland, hallituksen puheenjohtaja Mika Ståhlberg / Asianajotoimisto Krogerus, Customer Experience Director Mikko Koivisto / Hellon. professori Pirjo Kääriäinen / Aalto-yliopisto ja muotoilija Terhi Tuominen / Dayground (Vuoden nuori muotoilija 2009). Asianajotoimisto Krogerus on palkinnon pääyhteistyökumppani ja tukee palkintoa lahjoittamalla 5 000 € palkintosumman ja avustamalla näyttelyjärjestelyissä.
Kuva: Lena Jelanski / Duotone
The Young Designer of the Year prize of 2017, awarded by Design Forum Finland, is given to textile and surface designer Reeta Ek (born 1979).
Reeta Ek (MA) is a freelance designer living and working in Helsinki. She has created textile designs for companies such as Marimekko, Lapuan Kankurit, Nanso, and Samuji, among others. Typical of her designs are repetition and rhythm, born along with the creative working process and drawing by hand. Reeta Ek also does graphic design and illustrations.
According to the prize jury, Reeta Ek is a fine example of a professional, creative young designer whose exposure and success in Finland has been based more on strong professional skill than an efficiently marketed designer brand. Reeta Ek has a unique and distinctive style, and her works combine intense sensitivity with a strong, articulate execution. She has been involved in various comebacks of Finnish brands, designing printed and woven patterns that have resonated with consumers and resulted in commercial success. Reeta Ek represents the common method of modern textile designers where independent work and various collaboration projects have a natural rotation. The works and visual identity of Ek form a very distinctive, fresh, timeless and lucid repertory.
Design Forum Finland's Young Designer of the Year prize was established in 2000 and it it awarded now for the 16th time. It can be given to one or several individuals or a team exhibiting new, creative concepts and skills in design. The purpose of the prize is to encourage young designers to carry on uncompromising and original work in design.
The prize jury of 2017 consisted of CEO Petteri Kolinen / Design Forum Finland, Chairman of the Board Mika Ståhlberg / Krogerus Attorneys, Customer Experience Director Mikko Koivisto / Hellon, Designer in Residence Pirjo Kääriäinen / Aalto University, and designer Terhi Tuominen / Dayground (Young Designer of the Year 2009). Krogerus is the main partner of the prize in 2017 and has supported it by donating the prize sum of 5,000 euros and supporting the exhibition arrangements.
Photo: Lina Jelanski / Duotone
