Fiskars Design Village
touring exhibition in Japan 2006


The Designers, Artisans and Artists of the Fiskars Co-operative is touring Japan with an exhibition during the latter half of 2006. The Fiskars Design Village exhibition has been realised as a Finnish-Japanese joint project. The Finnish exhibition managers are industrial designers Barbro Kulvik and Antti Siltavuori.

The initiative for this Fiskars Design Village exhibition came from Japan. It tells the story of the village of designers, artisans and artists by showing their products, three-dimensional works and pictures. The emphasis of the exhibition is on works that show the skills of the members of the Co-operative. It will also include a section telling the history of Fiskars Village which grew up around the former ironworks.

Exhibition dates in Japan
June 11 – August 10, 2006 in Koumi, at the Koumi-Machi Kougen Museum of Art, designed by architect Tadao Ando (for more information about the museum and the exhibition, go to http://www.koumi-town.jp/museum/ and http://www.koumi-town.jp/museum/WhatsNew/frame.htm).
August 17 – September 12, 2006 in Tokyo, at the Ozone Living Design Center.
From October 2006, at Sendai in north east Japan, in the Mediateque designed by Toyo Ito.

The exhibition includes works by 35 members of the Fiskars Co-operative: jewellery and object designer Anneli Aaltonen, ceramic artist Erna Aaltonen, sculptor Martti Aiha, textile artist Soili Arha, ceramic artist Nanna Bayer, jewellery designer and goldsmith Kirsti Doukas, interior designer Eero Haikala, artist Erika Kelter, interior designer Markku Kosonen, industrial designer Barbro Kulvik, jewellery and object designer Elina Makkonen, cabinetmaker Mikko Merz, cabinetmaker Rudi Merz, industrial designer Camilla Moberg, goldsmith Timo Mustajärvi, painter Jukka Mäkelä, silversmith Stig Nordman, artist Ron Nordström, artist and builder of miniatures Taina Pailos, cabinetmaker Tuulia Penttilä, writer Sari Puustinen & photographer Ilkka Ärrälä, industrial designer Perttu Rista, master goldsmith Kristian Saarikorpi, ceramic artist Anneli Sainio, textile artist Rutsuko Sakata, designer Lea Sarasjoki, ceramic artist Sirkka-Liisa Sarasjoki, sculptor Hannu Siren, ceramic artist Riitta Talonpoika, designer Olli Tamminen, silversmith and designer Pyry Tamminen, industrial designer, ceramic artist Satu Tamminen, jewellery designer and maker Ari Turunen, ceramic artist Karin Widnäs, and cabinetmaker Kari Virtanen.

More information :           
Industrial designer Antti Siltavuori,
antti.siltavuori@archdesign.fi
phone +358 50 569 5111

Exhibition coordinator Pirkko Tuukkanen,
pirkko.tuukkanen@pirkkot.pp.fi
phone +358 40 511 4780

www.onoma.org