Jälkikasvu
Kalevala Flagship Store,
Helsinki
AUTUMN / WINTER 2024 - 2025
KALEVALA FLAGSHIP STORE
KESKUSKATU 3, 00100 HELSINKI
TOGETHER WITH YATOFU & KALEVALA KORU
Jälkikasvu exhibition ( Offspring) presents 9 brass and glass works. Vaahtera is the daughter of goldsmith Juha Vaahtera and silversmith Kirsi Kokkonen, both of whom have worked at Kalevala Koru. The glass parts of the exhibition works are created in collaboration with the glassblowers from Nuutajärvi. Vaahtera works with brass in the workshop inherited from her parents. In the brass work, Vaahtera strives for expression instead of technicality, like a daughter's rebellion against the time of skilled parents. In Finland, there is a new broader flourishing of arts and crafts, where sculptural and unique works shine. Vaahtera's works with tool marks are also part of this phenomenon. "I want to create spatial jewelry, like poems of space." Vaahtera describes.
Given Kalevala’s frequent collaborations with designers and artists, it was a natural extension to also design the space as a gallery for rotating exhibitions. This approach allows the brand to share and promote the work of other artists and craftspeople, in keeping with their ethos of creative collaboration. The most recent installation showcases the work of artist Milla Vaahtera, with her brass and colored glass mobiles and stabiles adding a captivating dimension to the space.
KALEVALA FLAGSHIP STORE
KESKUSKATU 3, 00100 HELSINKI
TOGETHER WITH YATOFU & KALEVALA KORU
Jälkikasvu exhibition ( Offspring) presents 9 brass and glass works. Vaahtera is the daughter of goldsmith Juha Vaahtera and silversmith Kirsi Kokkonen, both of whom have worked at Kalevala Koru. The glass parts of the exhibition works are created in collaboration with the glassblowers from Nuutajärvi. Vaahtera works with brass in the workshop inherited from her parents. In the brass work, Vaahtera strives for expression instead of technicality, like a daughter's rebellion against the time of skilled parents. In Finland, there is a new broader flourishing of arts and crafts, where sculptural and unique works shine. Vaahtera's works with tool marks are also part of this phenomenon. "I want to create spatial jewelry, like poems of space." Vaahtera describes.
Given Kalevala’s frequent collaborations with designers and artists, it was a natural extension to also design the space as a gallery for rotating exhibitions. This approach allows the brand to share and promote the work of other artists and craftspeople, in keeping with their ethos of creative collaboration. The most recent installation showcases the work of artist Milla Vaahtera, with her brass and colored glass mobiles and stabiles adding a captivating dimension to the space.