.yatofu on its Motif Exhibition at habitare 2024 Creative studio Yatofu was invited to develop and also co-curate the Motif Show for Habitare 2024, a yearly decent composed Helsinki in the course of its own layout full week. Each year, Habitare chooses a concept to help the celebration, picking Layers for this newest system, which occurred in between September 11th and 15th. Yatofu unboxed the principle of layers through revealing the several sizes installed within style and art accounts– from type as well as different colors to components, looks, time frames, and processes.
The show looked for to use a clean perspective on Finnish design, which, as Yatofu co-founder Angel Lindahl tells designboom, is actually ‘undergoing relatively of a renaissance, as internationalization got there in Finland a little behind some other nations.’ This reimagining of the country’s concept setting happens through by highlighting the center values that specify it, revealing the hidden measurements behind a curated variety of nearby creatives as well as their jobs, and also showcasing the narratives, approaches, and also determines behind their motive. designboom talked with Angela who walked our team via the group’s curatorial technique, the improvement of Finnish concept, and also her take on sustainability. photo u00a9 Aleksi Tikkala using layers to check out a clean take on finnish layout Collaborating in the curation of the Habitare exhibition along with Pu00e4ivi Helander, the activity’s creative director, the team at Yatofu highlighted developers and also functions embeded in Finnish layout values while embodying a vast spectrum of experiences, therefore testing the restricted interpretations usually associated with Finnish layout.
‘Nowadays, we meet many designers and performers pulled to the worths behind Finnish design however hail from myriad histories as well as knowledge. Their analysis of Finnish way of living as well as style market values supply a new take on the same market values that have actually motivated the iconic Greats of recent. We wished the Layers Exhibit to offer a system for these viewpoints, showcasing the works of a series of modern professionals who recognize as Finnish,’ continues Angela Lindahl.
graphic u00a9 Aleksi Tikkala Yatofu physically converted the 2024 concept with a tall as well as huge principal framework that highlights and subjects its own building frameworks as opposed to hides them with surface area materials. These platforms were highlighted in a vibrant lime green, along with semitransparent components and also intermediaries, making it possible for site visitors to experience a layered point of view of the space. Being similar to a textile lantern, the main framework was actually illuminated outward through see-through textile, casting a warm and comfortable radiance throughout the event, ‘which offers a sense of remedy for the usually jumbled and also difficult fair atmosphere,’ she incorporates.
photo u00a9 Aleksi Tikkala Material options were actually intentionally helped make to sustain the concept of exposing levels ‘ via the procedure of making the products on their own,’ Angela notes. The event tunnel, clad in carbonized wood from Hiil, showcased the company’s special carbonizing method, along with timber doors finished in a slope from completely carbonized to highly cleaned, revealing the hardwood’s authentic colour. Yatofu’s design options additionally paid attention to the afterlife of materials.
The carbonized wood doors will be recycled in potential exhibits, the uniform vinyl floor from Tarkett will be actually reused, the primary construct interweaved along with Svensson textiles will certainly be actually repurposed, the Durat tabletop will definitely be actually 100% reused after make use of, and also the rustic paving bricks from Wienerberger are going to be repurposed, reprocessed, or even offered after disassembling. picture u00a9 Henri Vogt ‘ Our experts would like to make sure that the showing artists and also product sponsors associated with the exhibition reflect the story we are actually trying to inform. That style is certainly not nearly mere looks, but somewhat a series of stories as well as methods interweaved all together to establish the result,’ she tells designboom.
Between reprocessing, repurposing, and also reusing, Yatofu is actually also switching the story of maintainable design practices. As Angela explained to our team, the concern listed below was actually to utilize products with an afterlife, using a straightforward and also straight solution to waste, carbon impact, and also a lot more. While she carries out admit that their answer isn’t perfect, the center is actually observing ‘much more arising companies that concentrate the center of their service on the values of durability.
It is a joint effort for sure.’ graphic u00a9 designboom yatofu illuminates the exhibitors’ stories as well as intents Accompanying the physical Habitare show is actually a collection of video clips inside the major design, including four engaging developers and also artists, every one reporting their specific inspirations and also values. ‘It makes it possible for guests to slow down in the fast-paced atmosphere and also re-center their focus to the best fundamental part of craft as well as layout: the stories as well as motives behind the items on display screen,’ Angela includes. The 1st video documentations developer Lennart Engel’s material examination right into the lifecycle of Finnish spa rocks.
The second quick movie highlights how designer/sculptor Eemeli Sahimaa leverages his culture and tools gave via creations to produce Practice Of as well as What Would I Give up with scavenged pieces of wood. The 3rd online video stars Finnish-American professional Paul Flanders, that would like to look into the possibility of using Curly Birch in its own strong kind, generating the Congratulations Collection, a continuous set of interweaved woodworks in which slabs of properly decided on strong Curly Birch are matched along with ok. Last but not least, furnishings designer Rudi Merz provides a partnership along with his little girl, Laura Merz, creating a setup of involved wooden plaything parts entitled Play ongoing.
The blocks are produced coming from off-cut hardwood (like maple, birch, yew, pine, ash, applewood, plum) leftover from furnishings production.image u00a9 Aleksi Tikkala The total listing of exhibitors at the Habitare 2024 Motif Show by Yatofu is as follows: Practice Of/ What Will I Forgo by Eemeli Sahimaa Kudos Collection by Paul Flanders Spa Stone Lab by Lennart Engels Untitled/ Bas Comfort 01 through Apolline Laforu00eat Garden Pond Glass Dining Table through Pasi Ku00e4rkku00e4inen Hardwood Pleats Assortment by Didi NG Part Yin Bamboo Compilation through Yrju00f6 Kukkapuro Magic Islands ja Itu00e4meri through Karin Widnu00e4s Play ongoing through Rudi Merz, Laura Merz Sign of Illumination through Paja & Bureau..