Harri Koskinen
Harri Koskinen is a Finnish designer, born 1970 in Karstula, Finland. He has studied at the Ins*ute of Art and Design in Helsinki.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Products
- 3 Awards
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Career
Koskinen is probably best known for his Block Lamp, a lightbulb held inside two shaped pieces of clear gl*, which is exhibited in MoMA in New York City. Also very well known for the two variants of his Fatty container (models 7150 and 7100) designed in 1998 for Schmidinger; basically very expensive vinyl record carrying box and storage units respectively, made from Birch plywood with rounded corners as well as a well designed and finished construction.
Koskinen has designed for many different labels and companies, across many types of article; from furniture to cookware, as well as commercial packaging. His designs are manufactured by companies including Iittala, Artek, Fiskars, Design House Stockholm and Muuto.
Harri Koskinen signed a cooperation agreement with Iittala and was appointed Iittala's design director in 2011.
Products
- Block Lamp (1996), Design House Stockholm
- Fatty Container (1998), Schmidinger
- Candle Lantern (1999), Iittala
- Genelec 8000-series speakers (2002), Genelec
- Muu Chaise (2003), Montina
- Iittala Carafe 125 (2006), Iittala
- Korona Light (2014), Valoarte
- Genano 100- and 200-series air purifiers
Awards
- Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize in 2009
- Comp*o d'Oro in 2004 for the Muu chair
- Pro Finlandia medal in 2007.
- Named Young Designer of the Year by Design Forum Finland in 2000
- Excellent Swedish Design in 1998 (The Block Lamp)
- Design Plus Award at the Ambiente Trade Fair in Frankfurt (The Block Lamp)
- Best New Product at the accent show in New York in 1999 (The Block Lamp)
- The Block lamp became part of MoMA's permanent collection in 2000.
See also
- Fatty container
- Block Lamp
References
External links
- Harri Koskinen – official site