COWSHED X OTHERWAY

Cowshed launched a new visual identity by Otherway in summer 2026, with my botanical monotype illustrations across the packaging. A really special project to have been part of! See the project on my Works page, or read more on Otherway or Creative Boom. Also see the whole set of products on Cowshed.

PRINTED POSITIONS, 14.10.2023 - 25.8.2025

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.

LUONNOS - Material Sketches 23.5. - 3.6.2019

If you are in Copenhagen, come to see our installation at STILLEBEN store!

'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

PRINTMAKERS FROM FINLAND

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.

SPICERS RETREATS

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

KOTIVINKKI

Nice story in Kotivinkki September issue by Maija Kangasluoma.

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FUNGUS FIGURA, 22.-24.9.2017

Something different! Mushroom inspired event and exhibition held this September at The Cable Factory, Helsinki. Below my "Ash Mushroom" -wallpaper.

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AVOTAKKA

At Avotakka, September 2017 issue. Text: Taina Ahtela.