TOP 5: Summer is coming – the most inspiring new products

It’s finally here – say hello to the summer! Finnish Design Shop proudly presents the freshest arrivals for May, carefully curated to prepare you for the vibrant sunny season. Check out our favorites and find your perfect companion for the sun and fun!

The Oona side table and the Oona deck chair are both made in Sweden.

Your best buddy to soak in the sun

Atelier Sandemar's charming Oona deck chair is designed to make lounging under the sun's warmth even more enjoyable. Designed by David Ericsson, the Oona outdoor chair delights with its light-hearted, even playful look, consisting of the cheerful combination of an oak frame and colorful steel handles. The armchair radiates a carefree vibe whether you place it on a balcony, patio, garden, or even indoors.

Atelier Sandemar's Oona deck chair >
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Arabia's Moomin Seasonals collection is released twice a year and is available for a limited time only.

Gorgeous garden party

Arabia's sweet Garden Party plate is part of the seasonal Moomin set for summer 2023. The plate captures quite a peculiar garden party hosted by none other than the beloved Moomin family: picture Moominmamma, Moominpappa, Snorkmaiden, Moomintroll, and Stinky, alongside some wild animals that have escaped from the nearby zoo. Based on Tove Jansson’s comic “Moominvalley Turns Jungle” from 1956, Garden Party is the sixth and last part in the seasonal series depicting the Moomins in their summer activities, available for a limited time only.

Arabia's Moomin plate >
All products by Arabia >
Read also: The Moomins invite you to a wild garden party – introducing the Moomin summer mug 2023! >

The Garden: Elements and Styles is a comprehensive A-to-Z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles and features.

Rain or shine

With The Garden: Elements and Styles even rainy days won't dampen your gardening spirit! When the weather takes an unwanted turn, this book will bring vibrant green beauty straight indoors.

Published by Phaidon, The Garden: Elements and Styles is a reissue of Dr. Toby Musgrave's beloved gardening guide, which was first published in 2020. Illustrated with large photographs, the book provides useful information, insight, and visual joy for anyone with a green thumb.

The Garden: Elements and Styles >
All books published by Phaidon >

The Kaukana kotoa cosmetic bag is made from durable hemp fabric.

A kaleidoscope of life's wonders

Saana ja Olli's spacious cosmetic bag, which can hold almost a whole life, is decorated with a charming Kaukana kotoa design that represents almost a whole life. The name Kaukana kotoa translates to “far from home”, and the pattern is formed like a patchwork, featuring a volcano, a heart, a rose, birds, fruit, and human figures, for example. What's the first thing that catches your eye?

Saana ja Olli's Kaukana kotoa cosmetic bag >
All products by Saana ja Olli >

Eero Aarnio's striking Double Bubble is like an illuminated – and illuminating – sculpture for the terrace, patio, balcony, or garden.

Bubble brilliance

The Double Bubble outdoor lamp, or Tupla Kupla as the luminaire is known in Finland, is a weather-proof version of Eero Aarnio's distinctive lighting design introduced originally in 2003. Like its indoor sibling, the Double Bubble outdoor luminaire is fitted with three light sources to ensure an even distribution of light: there's one in each bubble and one in the leg. Characterized by a playful, almost cheeky expression typical of Aarnio's creations, Double Bubble is celebrated as a masterpiece of modern Finnish design.

Studio Eero Aarnio's Double Bubble outdoor lamp >
All products by Studio Eero Aarnio >

Latest new arrivals

Hem
Glyph Gamma side table
Shapes of Happiness poster
Hem
Molino grinder
LAYERED
Avenue Checked rug
Nemo Lighting
Pivotante à Poser table lamp
SIGG Traveller My Planet drinking bottle
Normann Copenhagen
Pine table
Fatboy
Pfffh pouf
FDB Møbler
L32 Suru lounge chair
Fermob
Studie armchair
Lepo Product
Boa chair
Fiskars
Norden Grill Chef spatula

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What's new at Finnish Design Shop >
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Text: Susa Pääkkönen Images: Manufacturers

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