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Interior installation at Salon Dahlmann

Dec 08, 2020
The Miettinen Collection presents "Private collection of contemporary art: Interior Installation designed by Klaus Haapaniemi & Co. in Berlin.
With the Salon Dahlmann, Timo Miettinen has established a link to Berlin’s salon culture tradition, which emerged not far from the Marburger 3, in the area of the Kurfürstendamm in West Berlin. The Salon presents an eclectic program including a range of different formats: exhibitions, concerts, performances, workshops and encounters of creative people and professionals in many fields. The institution is not just a space for cultural meetings and events: The entire house is devoted to the Arts. Annexed to the Salon is a private apartment – die Ferienwohnung – beautifully furnished, combining German and Finnish design. It hosts a selection of artworks from the Miettinen collection with changing arrangements in coordination with the temporary exhibitions in the Salon.
Klaus Haapaniemi & Co. has created unique installation of soft furnishing, that expands from guest bedroom to dining room and music room. Together the pieces form a comprehensive art installation where people can be surrounded by the natural vortex of the universe.
Visitors are invited to join guided tours on Saturdays to visit the Salon, the private apartment and the yard.

Tanssi continues to capture the magic and artistic work of Klaus Haapaniemi for Iittala

Feb 17, 2015

 

Tanssi means ‘dance’ in Finnish, and this new tableware collection, illustrated by London-based Finnish artist Klaus Haapaniemi, has been inspired by the visual designs he has created for the Finnish National Opera production of The Cunning Little Vixen, a Czech opera by Leoš Janáček. The production will be premiered in January 2015.

The sad yet beautiful story exploring the co-existence of animals, humans and the eternal cycle of life, comes alive in Haapaniemi’s rich designs on tableware created by pre-eminent Finnish designer Heikki Orvola.

The colourful inhabitants of the mystical forest captured on the tableware include a deer charming the forest with the sounds from his flute, a badger showing off in his fur coat and silk shoes, and the vixen and a fox dancing in the shadows of the trees. Reflections from both ancient Oriental and Slavic imagery, as well as traditional stories, shape this collection.


Tanssi also brings a new dimension to Iittala’s decorated tableware with a new colour palette. The earthy colours and detailed, distinctive pattern give collectors new items to covet. Tanssi makes a good addition to any current Iittala collection, and goes well with basic pieces such as Teema, or the everyday Kartio glasses. In addition to the ceramic pieces, the Tanssi range includes interior textiles, such as kitchen towels, and storage items, including a round tin box.

 

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Bloom collection for Nikari

Jan 07, 2015

 

Limited-edition range of upholstered wood sofas in collaboration with the Finnish sustainable-wood furniture brand, Nikari. Klaus Haapaniemi and Nikari are re-launching the limited-edition redesign of Nikari’s classic JRA3 as BLOOM sofa during this month’s London Design Festival. Haapaniemi has customized the popular birch sofa with an angled back engraved by Nikari craftsmen with a series of original patterns. The soft elements have been upholstered in Haapaniemi’s new Nocturnal Bloom fabrics, also launching this month.