Harri Koskinen is a

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designer, born 1970 in

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. He has studied at the Institute of Art and Design in

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Career

Koskinen is probably best known for his Block Lamp, a lightbulb held inside two shaped pieces of clear glass, which is exhibited in MoMA in

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. Also very well known for the two variants of his '' Fatty'' container (models 7150 and 7100) designed in 1998 for Schmidinger; basically very expensive

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carrying box and storage units respectively, made from

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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 Iittala, founded as a glassworks in 1881, is a Finnish design brand specialising in design objects, tableware and cookware. Iittala's official i-logo was designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1956. Iittala has strong design roots in glasswares and art gl ...

, Artek,

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, Design House Stockholm and

Muuto Muuto is a Scandinavian design company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The product range includes furniture and other design products. History Muuto was founded by Kristian Byrge and Peter Bonnen in 2006. Byrge had previously been involved in the ...

. Harri Koskinen signed a cooperation agreement with

and was appointed Iittala's design director in 2011.

Products

* Block Lamp (1996), Design House Stockholm * Fatty Container (1998), Schmidinger * Candle Lantern (1999),

* Genelec 8000-series speakers (2002),

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* 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 * Compasso d'Oro in 2004 for the Muu chair *

Pro Finlandia medal The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President ...

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.

References

External links

Harri Koskinen
– official site 1970 births Living people People from Karstula Finnish designers Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture alumni Pro Finlandia Medals of the Order of the Lion of Finland {{designer-stub