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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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Design Hunter™ Q+A with Minna Kenell-Kutvonen
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Design Hunter™ Q+A with Minna Kenell-Kutvonen

Habitusliving catches up with Finnish textile and clothing design house Marimekkos’ Creative Director to hear about her design favourites.

Your name: Minna Kemell-Kutvonen

What you do: I am Creative Director of Marimekko

Your latest project: I am working with our next autumn collection 2013.

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:   

1) Designer Vuokko Nurmesniemi    

2) Rei Kawakubo 

3) My three children, they are so clever!

What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model: My brown Crescent bike.

Chair model: Jakkara by Alvar Aalto

Residential space: Our summer house in the Finnish archipelago.

Commercial space: Merci in Paris.

Decorative product: Candle.

Functional product: Canvas bag.

Handmade good: Wool socks.

Mass-produced good: Water bottle.

meal: Fish.

restaurant: Morimoto in New York.

drink: Water.

bar: I don’t spent time at bars

item in your studio: The red Domus chair design by Ilmari Tapiovaara.

piece of technology: iPhone

historical figure: Armi Ratia

vice: Candy

virtue: Gardening.

What does the term ‘Design Hunter’™ mean to you? It sounds like you’re hunting design…

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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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