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Beyond Function poster, 50 x 70 cm
Description
In 2023, the Paimio Sanatorium and Grafia, the Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland, celebrated their 90th anniversaries by organizing a poster competition where participants were invited to explore Aino and Alvar Aalto's vision of the human relationship with the environment. The Paimio Sanatorium 90 – Human Perspective poster competition received hundreds of submissions from around the world, and the awarded entries are introduced in this collection. Printed on high-quality paper, the posters spread joy around them while conveying the message of well-being and care cherished by the Aaltos.
The Beyond Function poster by Linda Linko features the richness of color and expressive power typical of the visual artist. The designer's starting point for the poster was the experience of joy as well as the beauty and humanity beyond the sanatorium's function. According to Linko herself, one interpretation of the poster could be that it represents a memory, with only fragments and a sense of the overall atmosphere lingering – it might be one of the designer's own memories, or perhaps one of a former patient of the sanatorium.
Linda Linko's Beyond Function received an honorable mention in the Paimio Sanatorium 90 poster competition.
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- Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)
- Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)
- Material Printed on 5.29 oz (150 g) Munken Lynx paper
- Colour Multicolour
- Notes Packed in a brown tube.
- Product ID: PPS-BEYOND-FUNCTION-50X70
Linda Linko (born in 1979) is a Helsinki-based designer and illustrator, who studied at the Helsinki University of Art and Design (Aalto University) and worked for a number of creative agencies, before establishing her own studio in 2010. Linko’s goal is to narrow the gap between design, illustration and art with her joyful and rough style. Her pieces are completely handmade, and she uses computer programs only at the final stage of her work.
Linko’s client list includes Club Kaiku (FI), Elle Magazine (UK & JP), Ateneum Art Museum (FI), Adidas, Frame Publications, Marimekko, Universal Music and Vanity Fair. She has won The Best of Finnish Advertising and Design competition in the category of Graphic Identity (2008) and Poster Design (2010), and the European Design Awards in the category of Corporate Illustrations (2014).
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