…also means that judges and servants of justice will receive more creative spaces in Kuopio. The interiors of the handsome buildings coming on the list of protected buildings designed by architect Castrén have been modernised without forgetting the spirit and colours of the past. A gilded new building, Pilleri (Pill), constructed on the roof, nourishes […]
Partanen & Lamusuo Ltd participated in the 2017 Astana World Expo exhibition design of the Finnish pavilion competition organized by Finpro. This was our idea: The Finnish pavilion is recognisable from afar: a thrilled crowd flocking in front of glass walls, looking in. The blades of a scale model of a wind turbine flex to […]
The topping-out ceremony of the first phase of the renovation of the Kuopio University Hospital were celebrated in a cheerful ambiance in Kuopio. At the very start, the guests were taken on a round of the worksite. It was very interesting especially for someone like me who had not yet had the chance to peek […]
In the period from early May to mid-July, I’ve sat several times in the bus plying between Helsinki and Kuopio, observing the landmarks along the road: the Mikkeli water tower, pipes of the Varkaus factory, the Puijo tower. Practice at a Kuopio architectural, art and design studio has familiarised an interior design student from Vantaa, […]
Happy Joe , a.k.a. happy Lumberjack Jussi, will come ashore beside the Rauhalahti Hotel with his raft at Midsummer 2016. He carries along all the accessories needed on the trip for a happy life. Enough drinks and entertaining company for sitting by the fire in the darkening evening. Lumberjack Jussi is, of course, accompanied by […]
The objective of RIISA’s extensive renovation and the ”Stairway to Sanctity” exhibition reform, completed in 2015, was to achieve a memorable, varied, ever-changing and accessible museum environment. In addition to the main exhibition, the museum experience is complemented by changing exhibitions, multi-purpose space Mosaiikki (Mosaic) and museum shop Pikku-Bysantti (Little Byzantium). The objective was achieved: […]
The year 2016 has started with us with a focus on cinemas and the west coast: Tornio, Vaasa, Pietarsaari… To the extent that we have considered going on a Swedish course. Our employer is for such a long term that we should finally master that language. In spite of all predictions, Finns go to the […]
The school is dear to Partanen & Lamusuo Ltd, because the Troy Town designed by the studio was selected the environmental artwork of the community centre through the artist bank of the Kokkola municipal educational administration. The environmental artwork takes into account users of different ages. The artwork set of a surface area of about […]
How can a work trip be such fun? Behind is an 80-kilometre skating tour in the Linnansaari National Park in the spring sun, in the shadows of Saimaa shores without summer huts. Sweet dreams in a just-completed log hotel, delicious foods from a mediaeval banquet. Creative and intensive lengthy discussions of the last moment at […]
The festive product designed by Partanen & Lamusuo for Women’s Bank is a modern seat for the garden, the forest or the campfire. Tattis is beautiful design in its simplicity, but also a necessary utility article. The one-legged Tattis can be seen as a modern version of a milking stool, an inherent part of Finnish […]