Author: Petteri Ruotsalainen
A Corona Miracle
How SELKA made its business turnaround amidst the worst pandemic times, from bankruptcy to rapid growth. SELKA factory, Nastola, Suomi It has only been 10 months since the business was bought over. It was chilly and tense when the owner company of Selka was declared bankrupt last August. The factory in Nastola, near Lahti, had […]
”A designer’s mission is to solve a problem” – Ari Kanerva looks for an understated balance
In art, one shows that a problem exists. Design aims to solve a problem. This is how Ari Kanerva, a professional in functional design, describes his work. Hailing from Lahti in Southern Finland, the 43-year-old Kanerva was named “2019 Furniture Designer of the Year”. One of his clients is SELKA, for whom Kanerva has created […]