I KNOW WHY NO

 

I know why no is all about gorgeous knitwear. The designer behind this brand is Aino Vainio, who has graduated from Aalto university in 2007. I know why no serves you innovative knitted dresses, blouses, scarfs, even trousers. Design is mostly for women, but also uni-sex.

 3 FACTS:

• Most of these cloths are hand-colored and unique. Materials are f.ex. bambu, cotton and wool.
• "The most inspirative is to be unsuccesful - even though the result isn't what I first thought, it can be even better or inspire me to something else", says Vainio.
• Have you wondered where did Jenni Vartiainen get her amazing cloth to the cover of "Seili"? Yes, it is I know why no.

pics: iknowwhyno.com

TONFISK DESIGN

Tony Alfström [Finland] and Brian Keaney [Ireland] were bored of seeing the same all the time. They founded their own company in 1999 and wanted to show something new. Tonfisk's products are simply, aesthetic and functional - that's not a new thing for scandinavian design you might think. What makes Tonfisk unique, is that design is also futuristic, inestimable and clever. Just an example: milk and sugar in one packet.

3 FACTS:

• The company started with a name Lemuntie (Stinky road) in Helsinki, but in 2007 moved to Turku and chanced the name to Tonfisk design.
• Today there are 16 different kind of product groups from flower garden to espresso cups.
• Tonfisk's ceramics are handmade in Tonfisk's own factory in Turku.

pics: http://shop.tonfisk-design.fi

NO PHILOSOPHY

It all happened like by an accident. It was spring 2009 and Emilia Tapprest was doing her master's thesis for Helsinki school of visual art. Her thema was graphic design and this is where the story of No Philosophy starts. First she designed her own t-shirt collection, nowadays there's a growing groub desinging t-shirts and tanktops. Anyone intrested can join!

3 FACTS:

• "Instead of insignificant philosophy, we consentrate on the most important, which is always the most difficult thing", said Tapprest.
• In spite of the young age, 16-year-old Tapprest has reached to design websites, posters, album covers and videos.
• There's a band in Teheran who is wearing No Philophy - t-shirts on the gigs.

pics: nophilosophy.com