Recyclie's Habitare 2014

Photos ⎮ kuvat: Katja K.

ENG Habitare and in particular the Trash Design exhibition is one of Recyclie's favorite things to do in September. At this year's Habitare, I especially enjoyed the May Day competition entries in which the designers had devised and implemented ideas for structures and objects needed at a summer picnic or day trip.

It was wonderful to see how the small exhibition-goers brought each shortlisted canopy to life! In addition, I spotted five chairs and five lamps made of recycled materials.

FIN Habitare ja etenkin sen Trash Design -näyttely on Recyclien lempipuuhia syyskuussa. Tänä vuonna nautin erityisesti May Day -kilpailutöistä, joissa suunnittelijat olivat kehitelleet ja toteuttaneet ajatuksia kesäisellä huviretkellä tai piknikillä tarvittavista rakenteista ja esineistä. – Oli ihanaa seurata, kuinka pienet messuvieraat saivat näyttelyhallissa jokaisen loppukilpailuun valitun ehdotuksen elämään! Lisäksi bongasin viisi kierrätysistuinta ja -valaisinta.

May Day

"Havina" by Samuli Helavuo was inspired by the sound of warm summer winds and the swish of leaves in the trees.

5 X Chairs & co

Ahti Taskinen

I went to Habitare with my Mom, and she thought this seat (actually a combination of an Artek classic and a small pallet) looked like something coming out of a Finnish sauna...

Onni Aho (NB Yuan Long refers to the "Butterflies" that were exhibited next to the chair).

Pallet furniture by Einari Saarinen (for more see: woodsaver.fi).

Tony Dianoff

5 X Lamps

Can you spot my friend Anne under this huge t-shirt lamp by Finnish artist Pia Männikko? For more on her works see: piamannikko.com.

Willem Heeffer

Henrik Enbom

Jori Svärd

See the text on top of this lamp shade? It's made of old books!

XXX, Katja K.