http://markunpoika.com Markunpoika Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:38:57 +0000 http://markunpoika.com en http://markunpoika.com/Engineering-Temporality http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Engineering-Temporality Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:38:57 +0000 Markunpoika 3843299 <img src="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_Chandelier-Shadows_400.jpg" width="400" height="234" width_o="2000" height_o="1173" src_o="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_Chandelier-Shadows_o.jpg" data-mid="28744220" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_cabinet_burn_400.jpg" width="400" height="283" width_o="1413" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_cabinet_burn_o.jpg" data-mid="20096543" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_cabinet_s_13_400.jpg" width="400" height="585" width_o="1024" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_cabinet_s_13_o.jpg" data-mid="28746476" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_cabinet_collage.jpg" width="670" height="463" width_o="2048" height_o="1415" src_o="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_cabinet_collage_o.jpg" data-mid="20095786" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_chair_collage_400.jpg" width="400" height="287" width_o="1389" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload77.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/3843299/cargo_chair_collage_o.jpg" data-mid="28744274" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen The topic for my thesis spawned out from a personal agony within my family: my grandmothers declining health. Once a strong and bold woman, now only a fainting image of her past. Her Alzheimer’s disease is unravelling the fabric of her life, knot by knot, and vaporising the very core of her personality and life, her memories, and turning her into a shell of a human being. I felt the urge to connect design to the human emotional sphere and to values that reflect how we are as human beings, by trying to create a bridge between the metaphysical and the material world using design as medium of expression. Material Culture The use of language in Western contemporary culture implies that memories are often conceived as possessions: we ‘keep’ memories alive or ‘preserve’ them, as if our memories were materialised objects. These objects become mementos and our personal possessions of which we are responsible for. When objects impregnated with memories are created, they become precious and irreplaceable because of the transference of memories into that object. Fragility We have a tendency to facilitate the notion of fragility into objects that have special meaning to us, which enhances our ability to care for them; this can be expressed psychologically, metaphysically or through material fragility. Nevertheless, fragility tends to transform objects more valuable, more precious and beautiful by their virtue of expressing the transience of life and our temporal nature. Temporality, Care and Dasein According to philosopher Martin Heidegger temporality is what defines us as human beings. Dasein (meaning ‘Being-there’) is a temporal mode of being. Dasein unifies the past, the present and the future and Heidegger refers to them as the ecstasies of temporality. Our existence as a being ( as Dasein) reveals itself as authentic care. My interpretation of Heidegger’s philosophy is that through care we define more profoundly who we are as human beings. Beauty In the same way as human life is fragile, transient, and flawed, design should reflect these same values thus bringing more care into our surroundings, revealing Dasein. The notion of beauty migrates into objects when we consider them symbolically comparable to us. Design To enhance the active engagement in the caring process towards objects, I created objects that are enmeshed in the notion of fragility through physical and psychological virtues that reflect temporality. The selection of the material for my final objects was done according to what I regard as being an common structural material in furniture industry; tubular steel. I manipulated the tubular steel by cutting it into small rings. Connecting the rings back together to form a semi covering layer over an existing object was a method of capturing the physical space the object occupied. The vanishing of the original objects is done with fire; a primordial force used as a method for recreating the original object. The object goes through a horrific physical transformation and a metaphysical bond between the object and memories is forged into existence. My pursuit was to give an object a memory, create tension and stage a play between the perfect, anonymous mass produced structural material and the imperfect of human being. The shell that is left caresses the vanished object, the memory of it, referring to the past. The intentions of my thesis are to translate human fragility into a design object and introduce humanistic, more profound values into the field of design where functionality, aesthetics and mass produced perfectness are the paramount. This has been my aspiration — make design a metaphysical experience that overlooks functionality. This is not to say that functionality in objects, or in design, should be disregarded. For me it’s about elevating the tedious functionality of everyday objects. /Limited edition of 12. The topic for my thesis spawned out from a personal agony within my family: my grandmothers declining health. Once a strong and bold woman, now only a... http://markunpoika.com/Standard-Lamp http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Standard-Lamp Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:32:20 +0000 Markunpoika 1998986 My goal in this project was to create awareness how we should pay more attention perceiving our existing home environment and explore its boundaries to find new solutions and concepts for product design. Materials: plastic, steel, fabric <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998986/zoomaus_cargo.jpg" width="670" height="406" width_o="2048" height_o="1243" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998986/zoomaus_cargo_o.jpg" data-mid="20095410" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998986/cargo_sivusta_2.jpg" width="670" height="1376" width_o="730" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998986/cargo_sivusta_2_o.jpg" data-mid="20095407" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen My goal in this project was to create awareness how we should pay more attention perceiving our existing home environment and explore its boundaries to find new... http://markunpoika.com/Twig http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Twig Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:51:44 +0000 Markunpoika 1998912 Coat rack for home environment and public spaces. The concept for the product is to store gloves, scarves, umbrellas and other clothing between the branches instead of a shelf or platform while other garments can be hung from the hooks. The structure and proportions are designed using golden ratio to mimic growth pattern found in nature. Materials: tubular steel <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998912/cargo_naulakko-varjo.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998912/cargo_naulakko-varjo_o.jpg" data-mid="20085542" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998912/cargo_naulakko_lhi.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998912/cargo_naulakko_lhi_o.jpg" data-mid="20085539" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998912/cargo_naulakko_kyttkuva_400.jpg" width="400" height="614" width_o="651" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1998912/cargo_naulakko_kyttkuva_o.jpg" data-mid="20096398" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Coat rack for home environment and public spaces. The concept for the product is to store gloves, scarves, umbrellas and other clothing between the branches instead... http://markunpoika.com/Poika http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Poika Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:50:46 +0000 Markunpoika 1999200 Classic dining chair for the basic human needs, dining around a table with family and friends. Materials: solid maple, birch veneer <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/studiokuva_cargo.jpg" width="670" height="425" width_o="2048" height_o="1300" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/studiokuva_cargo_o.jpg" data-mid="9930227" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/cargo_IMG_4985.jpg" width="670" height="489" width_o="2000" height_o="1462" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/cargo_IMG_4985_o.jpg" data-mid="9930407" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/cargo_IMG_4987.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/cargo_IMG_4987_o.jpg" data-mid="9930412" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/cargo_IMG_4998.jpg" width="400" height="640" width_o="400" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/1999200/cargo_IMG_4998_o.jpg" data-mid="20067031" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Classic dining chair for the basic human needs, dining around a table with family and friends. Materials: solid maple, birch veneer http://markunpoika.com/Sauna http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Sauna Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:43:22 +0000 Markunpoika 2002995 Traditional Finnish log cabin sauna uses round logs in horizontal lines. Transforming round into square and turning logs vertical we wanted to create something familiar, yet new. Facade is partly made from glass which allows the users to have a view outside and the extending sides of the facade block views from the outside. Sauna is illuminated by natural light that comes through the roof and facade but the interior remains intimate. The use pebbles connect the outside and inside visually and structurally. Inside the sauna wooden stools slide along the wooden beams and give an unexpected freedom on arranging the seats in desired way. Dimensions 3 x 3 x 3 m. Project with Juri Karinen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_etu.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_etu_o.jpg" data-mid="20088762" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_persp.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_persp_o.jpg" data-mid="20088752" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_persp2.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_persp2_o.jpg" data-mid="20088746" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_sis2.jpg" width="670" height="886" width_o="1134" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_sis2_o.jpg" data-mid="20088756" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_sis.jpg" width="670" height="958" width_o="1048" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_sis_o.jpg" data-mid="20088757" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_kiuas.jpg" width="670" height="576" width_o="1744" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2002995/cargo_kiuas_o.jpg" data-mid="20088760" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Traditional Finnish log cabin sauna uses round logs in horizontal lines. Transforming round into square and turning logs vertical we wanted to create something... http://markunpoika.com/Kuukus http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Kuukus Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:58:41 +0000 Markunpoika 2003246 Glass is an interesting material. It is heavy, yet transparent. It has the capability to bend light when gathers in thick layers and thus seems like it is in constant state of metamorphosis when viewed from different angles. I wanted the inside to look like a floating mass of light as if I would try to design the light itself. Prototype manufactured at Nuutajärvi and exhibited at Artek showroom, Prototypes 1:1, 2009. Materials: clear glass, birch <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_wood_cutting.jpg" width="670" height="449" width_o="2000" height_o="1343" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_wood_cutting_o.jpg" data-mid="9953288" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1491.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1491_o.jpg" data-mid="9953309" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1339.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1339_o.jpg" data-mid="9953647" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1204.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1204_o.jpg" data-mid="9953638" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1437.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1915" height_o="1277" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_IMG_1437_o.jpg" data-mid="9952856" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_20mm 4mm puualusta opaalia copy.png" width="670" height="428" width_o="1008" height_o="644" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003246/cargo_20mm 4mm puualusta opaalia copy_o.png" data-mid="9952823" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Glass is an interesting material. It is heavy, yet transparent. It has the capability to bend light when gathers in thick layers and thus seems like it is in... http://markunpoika.com/Void http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Void Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:58:26 +0000 Markunpoika 2003502 No upholstery waste material, no glue, less work phases and better logistics. This lounge chair is a project I did on a collaboration course with Fritz Hansen when I was an exchange student in Danmarks Designskole. Idea was to use form knitting technique to create a mesh upholstery that would fit on the frame like a glove. It could be attached by pulling it over the frame and closed with zippers on the back/bottom. Upholstery could easily be detached and changed or washed. Leg construction is attached with screws. Visually interesting hollow space is formed inside the chair and pillows seem like they are levitating on air. Exhibited at Fritz Hansen Showroom ‘New Times New Furniture’ 2009 and published in Fritz Hansen Magazine, 10/2009. Maquette materials: steel, elastic mesh, foam <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003502/cargo_studio4_s.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003502/cargo_studio4_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20087371" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003502/cargo_katolta_s.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003502/cargo_katolta_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20087365" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003502/cargo_studio2_s.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1371" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2003502/cargo_studio2_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20087380" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen No upholstery waste material, no glue, less work phases and better logistics. This lounge chair is a project I did on a collaboration course with Fritz Hansen when... http://markunpoika.com/LWBC http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/LWBC Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:47:09 +0000 Markunpoika 2005022 From 2D to 3D. Surfaces constructed with mathematical precision or chaotic disorder have both very different and unique way of shaping the space and light around themselves. Materials: light weight board, hot glue <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_IMG_5975.jpg" width="670" height="745" width_o="1635" height_o="1819" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_IMG_5975_o.jpg" data-mid="9961543" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_double.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1333" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_double_o.jpg" data-mid="9961538" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_IMG_6644 c.jpg" width="670" height="745" width_o="1739" height_o="1935" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_IMG_6644 c_o.jpg" data-mid="9961658" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_double2.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1339" height_o="1004" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2005022/cargo_double2_o.jpg" data-mid="9961653" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen From 2D to 3D. Surfaces constructed with mathematical precision or chaotic disorder have both very different and unique way of shaping the space and light around... http://markunpoika.com/Haptics http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Haptics Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:30:13 +0000 Markunpoika 2204883 Haptic and sensuous, stone speaks of its distant geological origins, its durability and inherent symbolism of permanence and continuity. For millions of years stones have been appropriated as tools for crushing, cutting and scraping. They gave early humans a means to butcher animal carcasses, strip them of meat and crack open their bones. The user is permitted to enter the mysteries of our past. Intensifying tactility in objects by using natural stones can enhance our sensual experience and elevate a mundane act, such as eating, to a higher level by stressing our somatosensory system. Materials: Stainless steel, natural stones <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2204883/cargo_haptics_1_s.jpg" width="670" height="405" width_o="1796" height_o="1086" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2204883/cargo_haptics_1_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20086591" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2204883/cargo_haptics_2_s.jpg" width="670" height="405" width_o="1796" height_o="1086" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2204883/cargo_haptics_2_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20086579" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Haptic and sensuous, stone speaks of its distant geological origins, its durability and inherent symbolism of permanence and continuity. For millions of years... http://markunpoika.com/Appropriation http://markunpoika.com/following/markunpoika.com/Appropriation Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:29:09 +0000 Markunpoika 2038376 Coming soon. Materials: porcelain <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_lemon_s.jpg" width="619" height="700" width_o="619" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_lemon_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085717" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_fishsticks_s.jpg" width="619" height="700" width_o="619" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_fishsticks_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085729" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_clementine_s.jpg" width="619" height="700" width_o="619" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_clementine_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085720" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_potatoes_s.jpg" width="618" height="700" width_o="618" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_potatoes_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085723" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_chicken_s.jpg" width="619" height="700" width_o="619" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_chicken_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085725" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_cauliflower_s.jpg" width="618" height="700" width_o="618" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_cauliflower_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085721" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_ballen_s.jpg" width="619" height="700" width_o="619" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_ballen_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085728" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_fries_s.jpg" width="619" height="700" width_o="619" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/148567/2038376/cargo_fries_s_o.jpg" data-mid="20085726" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Coming soon. Materials: porcelain