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Summer Together
- MDW 2025

United Colors of Benetton
12.04.2025—12.05.2025

Via Vittorio Emanuele II
20122 Milan
Italy

Fun. Creativity. Color. On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2025, United Colors of Benetton celebrates its special taste for life with ‘Summer Together’, a collaboration with young Finnish artist Paula Pääkkönen.

The project is a series of ice cream sculptures, in which the shapes and colors of the summer dessert par excellence meet the shiny and fragile nature of glass, making for an irresistible synesthesia that is one of the areas of glass research pursued by Pääkkönen in her studio together with a team of glass blowers.

“Ice cream is most often enjoyed in company, and my fondest memories of summers are those moments of fun, joy and pleasure spent with someone I love,” explains Pääkkönen.

‘Summer Together’ will be on display for a month, starting Saturday, April 12, at the United Colors of Benetton store of Via Vittorio Emanuele, in Milan. A playful tribute to summer, the project renews the brand’s commitment to supporting young international talents and promoting research in the fields of art and design.

Read more about the collaboration here and check out the Benetton capsule collection online!



ROR ABC

Serlachius Museum Gösta
23.3.2024—23.3.2025

Joenniementie 47
35800 Mänttä
Finland


Did someone order a revolution? ROR is Back! But what is ROR? How does ROR look, feel, sound? Is it art or circuses?

In 2000, ROR came, saw and conquered the world, until it got lost in its own stardust. Commissioned by the Serlachius, it returns from the future, bringing with it a wonderful alphabet that creates a new ROR world.

The exhibition has been designed and curated by the ROR group: Petri Ala-Maunus, Jiri Geller, Alvar Gullichsen and Ilse Rossander. ROR has also invited artists to participate: Riikka Hyvönen, Juho Juntunen, Nikolo Kerimov, Isto Kotavuopio, Sanna-Mari Liukkonen (1975–2020), Mr. Lordi, Painter Jude, Paula Pääkkönen, Pekko Vasantola, Vilunki 3000, Sheung Yiu and Ro Zahir.


ROR ABC is Exciting, Entertaining, Explosive, Outrageously Fun!

Homo Faber - Journey of Life


1 – 30 September 2024
Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini

This exhibition is a celebration of contemporary craftsmanship, with over 400 artisans from more than 50 countries presenting their works that explore various aspects of human life. From the themes of Celebration and Love to Nature and Afterlife, this exhibition showcases pieces that decode life into objects made of metal, ceramics, glass, fabric, and much more.

Art direction by Luca Guadagnino and Nicolò Rosmarini
Curated by the Michelangelo Foundation

Forest
The Spirit

Forest is an outdoor exhibition project by Finnish Spirit in the municipality of Salo exploring the various features of the forested landscape.

The inaugural exhibition The Spirit from July 8 to August 31, 2024, explores the forest’s ability to evoke a sense of wonder, tranquility, and connection to nature.

The exhibition can be visited by appointment via DM @finnishspirit or e-mail at info@finnishspirit.com.

A direct bus from Helsinki takes 1 hour and 20 minutes, and the walk from the stop to the forest is 10 minutes. There is also a parking lot next to the bus stop.

Peace & Love

Nuutajärvi Summer Exhibition
27.6 - 3.8
@nuutajarvenkesanayttely
at Nuutajärvi Mansion
open Mon-Fri 10-16 and Sat 13-16

This exhibition showcases pieces from eleven artists working in Nuutajärvi glass village. Each artist explores the themes of peace and love through their own medium, be it glass, metal or painting.

You can see one of my new pieces called "Love Gateway" there replacing the chandelier of the Red Hall of the mansion.