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Inside Joanna Laajisto’s home: A showcase of subtle elegance
When a professional oversees the entire project, even the smallest detail is purposeful and meticulously refined. Timeless, soft, yet minimalist and modern – this is the home of interior architect and designer Joanna Laajisto and photographer Mikko Ryhänen in Helsinki’s Töölö district.
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Sponda’s Helsinki office embraces hybrid work
What kind of office space best supports the evolving ways of working? This was the question tackled by Studio Joanna Laajisto’s team as they designed the new premises for real estate development company Sponda in downtown Helsinki. Some of the furniture for the project was sourced through Finnish Design Shop’s Contract Sales.
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Café Savoy brings an elegant French atmosphere to the center of Helsinki
Restaurant Savoy, a true Helsinki classic, now has a French sibling located in the same building. The interior of the new Café Savoy was designed by Studio Joanna Laajisto.
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Finnish Design Shop’s logistics center nominated for ArchDaily’s Building of the Year Award – go vote!
Designed by Avanto Arkkitehdit and Studio Joanna Laajisto, Finnish Design Shop’s logistics center is competing for ArchDaily’s Building of the Year Award 2023 in two different categories. You can vote for your favorite projects until February 14th.
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Architecture on a human scale – join us on a tour of Finnish Design Shop’s facilities in Turku
Finnish Design Shop’s new logistics center was designed to blend in with the surrounding forest and meet the strict requirements of the environmental certification BREEAM. In an interview with Design Stories, interior architect Joanna Laajisto describes how the large warehouse was made cozy and inviting.
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The modern leisure home of Joanna Laajisto and Mikko Ryhänen invites to unwind
This holiday home designed with emotion, skill, moderation and common sense offers a calm contrast to the everyday city life of interior architect Joanna Laajisto and photographer Mikko Ryhänen.
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Made by Choice’s Kaski chair radiates rustic charm
Made by Choice's autumn 2020 novelty, the Kaski chair designed by Joanna Laajisto, draws on 19th-century rural Finland and the rugged aesthetics of the era.
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The patina of time perfects a vintage Eames chair
Finnish interior architect Joanna Laajisto was charmed by the Eames office chair found from a Danish vintage shop. She ended up getting a second hand chair because of its its eco-friendliness and soft patina.
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Bob the Robot moved into an old bread factory
Studio Joanna Laajisto designed a new home for the advertising agency, Bob the Robot, in the former Elanto bread factory in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. The result, House of Bobs, is not a conventional office space.
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