Eero Rislakki
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Eero Ensio Rislakki (25 June 1924, in
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– 7 June 2017)Taskinen, Rita: Suomalainen Design From Finland, Kuka kukin on, Who’s Who in Finnish Design. Helsinki: Ornamo, 1992. . was a Finnish industrial engineer. He designed, among other things, the Helkama Jopo bicycle, the
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Church communion set, bathroom fixtures, reflectors, spectacle frames,Nyman, Hannele & Poutasuo, Tuula: Muovikirja, Arkitavaraa ja designesineitä, s. 149. WSOY, 2004. . air conditioner enclosures, and jewelry for Kalevala Jewelry. He was appointed honorary member of Teolliset muotoilijat ("Industrial designers") TKO in 1996 and was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the
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in 2005. Rislakki lived in
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but visited
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during the summer months. While living in
Sauvo Sauvo (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality had a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ...
, Rislakki worked in Sauvo's cultural and economic development boards. He had been part of the State committee of industrial art and Turku and Pori County Art Committee. Eero Rislakki was the son of Ensio Rislakki, a writer and journalist who was also awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal.


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1924 births 2017 deaths Finnish designers Finnish expatriates in Sweden Engineers from Helsinki {{Finland-engineer-stub