Institut finlandais: Between Earth and Sky
Curated by Katja Hagelstam of Lokal Gallery, the collection Between Earth and Sky showcases the work of eleven contemporary designers through ceramic, wood and glass pieces, as well as sustainable household linen by Lapuan Kankurit.
Located in the Punavuori district in the heart of Helsinki, Lokal Gallery merges art, craft and sustainability. Each piece reflects the harmony of nature in its essence, material and design, such as Tiia Anttila’s delicious ceramic fruits, Julia Töyrylä’s delicate glass spoons or Lapuan Kankurit & minä perhonen’s warm Metsälampi merino wool blanket, which evokes the moving surface of a forest pond.
As part of Institut finlandais’ autumn programme Between Earth and Sky, this collection is on display and on sale until 21 December 2024, in parallel with the Beyond the Horizon exhibition.
Institut finlandais: Between Earth and Sky
Curated by Katja Hagelstam of Lokal Gallery, the collection Between Earth and Sky showcases the work of eleven contemporary designers through ceramic, wood and glass pieces, as well as sustainable household linen by Lapuan Kankurit.
Located in the Punavuori district in the heart of Helsinki, Lokal Gallery merges art, craft and sustainability. Each piece reflects the harmony of nature in its essence, material and design, such as Tiia Anttila’s delicious ceramic fruits, Julia Töyrylä’s delicate glass spoons or Lapuan Kankurit & minä perhonen’s warm Metsälampi merino wool blanket, which evokes the moving surface of a forest pond.
As part of Institut finlandais’ autumn programme Between Earth and Sky, this collection is on display and on sale until 21 December 2024, in parallel with the Beyond the Horizon exhibition.
Presenting the following creators:
Julia Töyrylä
Vilma Karppinen
Sami Ruotsalainen
Tiia Anttila
Leena Kouhia
Alpo Ahokas
Saija Halko
Antrei Hartikainen
Linda Laitinen
Nathalie Lautenbacher
Josefina Nelimarkka
Lapuan Kankurit & minä perhonen
Explore: Lokal Events
Lokal Gallery at USVA House
08–09/2025, Kontiolahti
Lokal’s curator Katja and interior architect Hanni were commissioned by Ulla-Maari Koivula in the spring of this year to conjure up even more harmony, beauty and art in the Usva house in Kontiolahti | Arni Aromaa, Jaea Chang, Sasha Huber, Pasi Eerik Karjula, Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen, Linda Linko, Outi Martikainen, Henna Nuutinen, Carlo Raymann, Anna Rikkinen & Milla Vaahtera.
Factory 2: Correspondences, Helsinki
2.–20.7.2025, Lokal
In this iteration of Correspondences at Lokal, the artists engage with nature through the work of their hands, allowing different experiences of time and place to overlap and intertwine within a shared space. As they quietly respond to one another—through gazes, gestures, and unspoken dialogue—the exhibition becomes a momentary commune, where enduring relationships from distant places gather briefly and tenderly.
SOMMARSTILLEBEN
15.6.–24.8.2025
This summer, Lokal makes an all-summer-long expedition to Billnäs, an old ironworks village to the West of Helsinki. Bringing beauty in the form of artwork, crafts and handmade homeware into a space which still starkly echoes its unique history, the Sommarstilleben exhibition is a celebration of Lokal’s core values. The still lifes are an ode to the magical, fleeting nature of the Nordic summer. The abundance consists of works in various mediums and materials, in varying scale and subject, by a number of Finnish and Finland-based contemporary artists and artisans.
Institut finlandais: Almost All the Flowers in My Mother’s Garden
Lokal x Almost All the Flowers in My Mother’s Garden marks the return of a collaboration between Lokal Gallery and Institut Finlandais. Discover a new selection of handmade art and design pieces curated in dialogue with Hilla Kurki’s photography exhibition at Institut finlandais 12.4.–2.8.2025.