
Mari Isopahkala
GLASS DESIGNER
Mari Isopahkala is one of the best known and most awarded designers of her generation in Finland. Recently, she has been working a lot with glass and lights but her internationally best known works are the jewelry collections ’Winter Pearl’ and ’Suma’ for Lapponia Jewelry as well as the cutlery series ’Konkkaronkka’ for Marimekko. Mari’s works have been exhibited extensively in Europe and the United States. She lives and works in Helsinki.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Mari Johanna Isopahkala
Born 1978
Master of Arts
Lönnrotinkatu 39 BFIN-00180-HKI
gsm +358 40 737 6039
Studies
2004-2008
University of Art and Design Helsinki / Applied art and design / Master of Arts Lahti
1999-2003
Polythecnic / Design Institute / Interior architecture and furniture design / Designer AMK
1998-1999
Hämeenlinna Polytechnic / Wetterhoἀ / Glass Design
1997-1998
Liminka Art School
1994-1997
Kalajoki secondary school / secondary school graduate
Producer of Sculptural Light series
Ceramic design for SOK, Finland
In-house jewelry designer for Lapponia Jewelry, Finland
Freelancer designer for Woodnotes, Finland
Freelancer designer for Marimekko, Finland
Lapponia Jewelry / Guest Designer 2011
Topi-kitchen / freelancer designer
Founder and product designer PASPAS Finland
Applied art and design, furniture-, interior and exhibition design / Mari Isopahkala Design
Freelancer design / Tmi Mari Isopahkala
Design Forum Finland / design sales staff
Muoto magazine / Interior design journalist
Interior design agency Tuula Hägerström Oy / interior architect
Topi Kalustaja Oy / Topi-Keittiö / exhibition design / kitchen design / fair displaying
Architect´s Office Jorma Paloranta Oy / practical training / interior design
Iso-Pahkala Pottery studio / sales staἀ / ceramic work
TOVI ceramic dish series / SOK (FIN)
KONKKARONKKA cutlery set / Marimekko (FIN)
SUMA jewelry series / Lapponia Jewelry (FIN)
SCULPTURAL LIGHT light series / Mari Isopahkala Design
FATTY art glass series / Mari Isopahkala Design
REST textiel concept / PASPAS Finland for Woodnotes (FIN)
ALTAI crystal glass series / Mari Isopahkala Design
KURKI led light / Mari Isopahkala Design
JAM led vitrine light / Mari Isopahkala Design
WINTER PEARL jewelry set / Lapponia Guest Designer 2011(FIN)
PISARA jewelry set / The Next Episode competition / Lapponia Jewelry
SÄRMÄ & KULMA kitchen door models / Topi-Kitchen Ltd (FIN)
Carpet design for PASPAS Finland and ABC Carpets N.Y (U.S)
BOXBOX ja KUUBI -carpets / PASPAS Finland
MARI glass range / Habitat Ltd (UK)
MURU textiles / Mari Isopahkala Design
GREENHOUSE glass light / Mari Isopahkala Design
Product-, interior- and exhibition design for Topi-Kitchen (FIN)
NUPPU glass range / Mari Isopahkala Design
EVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT / Mari Isopahkala Design
Logo design project/ Valtra (FIN)
FURING ring / Mari Isopahkala Design
FLOWER RADIANCE - light / Mari Isopahkala Design
READY STAINED GLASS -martini glass / Bombay Sapphire (ENG)
TILKKU -textiles / Mari Isopahkala Design
Interior design / Advertising agency BBDO Helsinki Oy (FIN)
JOINED cutlery concept / Mari Isopahkala Design
RUGS hammock / Mari Isopahkala Design
NOJAA #2 / Sculptural light / GET Nord -fair / Hamburg
NOJAA #2 / Sculptural light / “Life is art” / FOX gallery / Design blok / Prague
NOJAA #2 / Sculptural light / Monologue London /TENT - Super brands / London
OJENTAA / Sculptural light / Design Forum Finland / AHEAD! / Habitare / Helsinki
NOJAA #1, #2 / Sculptural light -series / Helsinki Design Week / Teurastamo / Helsinki
Mari Isopahkala WORKS / Design Road / Topi-Keittiö & Valkeanlinnankello / Kalajoki
Sculptural Light series / Just SELECTED! / Graz / Itävalta
FATTY -uniikki / European glass Experience, EGE - Eurooppalaisen lasitaiteen nuoria lupauksia / Riihimäen lasimuseo
Vuoden nuori muotoilija 2013 -näyttely / Svarta Lådan / Trend gruppen / Tukholma
ANIMAL: FURING poronkarvasormus / LOKAL galleria / Helsinki
BOXBOX -matto / PINK / LOKAL galleria / Helsinki
DESIGNER MARI ISOPAHKALA / Gallery Täky / Lappeenranta, Finland
FURING reindeer furring / Animal / Gallery Lokal / Helsinki
ALTAI crystal glass series / GREENHOUSE light / Toinen Kattaus / Gallery Lokal / Helsinki
YOUNG DESIGNER OF FINLAND 2013 / Design Elevator / Tallinn Design Week / Desiniöö / Tallinn
YOUNG DESIGNER OF FINLAND 2013 / Habitare / Ahead! / Helsinki
YOUNG DESIGNER OF FINLAND 2013 / Design Forum Showroom / Helsinki
SCULPTURAL LIGHTS & GLASS collection / Salone Satellite / Euroluce / Salone Internazionale del Mobile / Milano
FATTY art glass series / SCULPTED LIGHT series / Mari Isopahkala with Heart. solo exhibition / Gallery Pascale / Stockholm
NOJAA -Sculpted light / WINTER PEARL jewlry set / NOVA Designer / Formex / Stockholm
GREENHOUSE light / Glass Design from Finland, the Land of Forests and Lakes / Tokio / Sapporo / Osaka / JAPAN tour
SCULPTED LIGHT - light series / SCULPTED LIGHT / Highlight Light Gallery / Helsinki
NUPPU glass series, PISARA jewelry / Design Colours Life / Contemporary Museum of Shanghai MoCa
NUPPU glasses, ALTAI crystal glasses / YHTEINEN PÖYTÄ /The City Hall of Helsinki / Empire hall / Helsinki
ALTAI crystal glasses , BOXBOX carpet, WINTER PEARL
jewelry set / LOLO & RORO / Aalto University School of Art and Design / 10- year anniversary exhibition / Helsinki
ALTAI crystal glasses, NUPPU glass set FURING reindeer fru rungs / NOVA Nordic Designer 2012 / PUB / Stockholm
GREENHOUSE light series / World Design Expo / Suvilahti / Helsinki
ALTAI crystal glasses, NUPPU glass set, JAM light , KURKI light , GREENHOUSE light, JOINED cutleries, FURING rings, PISARA jewelry set, EVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT lights, MURU carpet / “FORMS” ART BY. Mari Isopahkala / Solo exhibition / Lapponia Flag store / Helsinki
CRYSTAL GLASS RANGE, NUPPU glass series, WINTER PEARL jewelry set / Glass Etc. / Finnish Glass Museum / Riihimäki
GREENHOUSE light / Poliform / Salone del Mobile / Eurocucina / Milan
REST textile consept / Woodnotes Finland / Salone del Mobile / Milan
CRYSTAL GLASS RANGE, Samaa sukua - Eri maata / Tähdellistä / Marikiska shop / Helsinki
CRYSTAL GLASS RANGE, Samaa sukua - Eri maata / Välimerkki / Galleria Köln Im Studio / Helsinki
EVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT lights / Red December / Liminal Köln Gallery / Helsinki
BOXBOX carpet, GREENHOUSE light, JAM light / Skandimania / Liminal Köln Gallery / Helsinki
GREENHOUSE light / Poliform Spa / Milano
KURKI light / SCENARIOS / Meatpacking District Design ‘11 / New York
KURKI -led light / GREENHOUSE lights / JAM vitrine light / Salone Internazionale del mobile / Salone Satellite / Milano
MARI glass range / GREENHOUSE lights / FURING - reindeer fur rings / 140 AVOIN / Design Museum / Helsinki
MURU-carpet / SOMEDEMOS / Gallery Täky / Lappeenranta
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: 50 years anniversary Gala / Sipuli restaurant / Helsinki
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: Public exhibition at a Bank / Linz / Austria
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: Jeweller Adam Olten / Switzerland
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: Jeweller Abeler / Wupepertal / Germany
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: Dutch Finninsh Embassy evening / Haag
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: Finnish embassy / Tokio
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewellry: Bella Jewellery Fair /Copenhagen/ Denmark
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewelry: The Nex Episode / Inhorgenta fair / Munchen
PISARA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewelry: Public exhibition / Takashimaya warehouse/ Japan
MARI glass range / GREENHOUSE lights / Finnish glass lives 6 / Riihimäki Glass Museum
BOXBOX carpet / STRAIGHTFORWARD / Meatpacking District Design ‘10 / New York
Light installation / EMIT THE LIGHT / Forces of light festival / Esplanad park stage / Helsinki
BOXBOX carpet, KUUBI carpet, BAMBI chairs / SOMEDEMOS /Design Forum Finland / Helsinki
BOXBOX carpet / SOMEDEMOS /Habitare Ahead! / Helsinki
MURU -textile collection / SOMEDEMOS / Design Forum Finland / Helsinki
MURU carpet / SOMEDEMOS / Habitare Ahead! / Helsinki
MARI glass range / Led by Form / FiskarsEVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT / Favex / MIPCOM-TV 2009 / Cannes
GREENHOUSE light / FURING reindeer fur rings / I-DECO / Istanbul
NUPPU glass series / TALENT08 / Designhuis / Eindhoven
EVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT / FAVEX / MIPCOM 2008 / Cannes
GREENHOUSE -light / ESINE08 / Design Migration group / Design Forum Finland / Helsinki
EVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT / JOINED -cutleries / Olomuoto fair / Lahti
NUPPU glass series / Fennofolk - New Nordic Oddity / Design Museum / Helsinki
NUPPU glass series / MoA 08 / Media Center Lume / Helsinki
NUPPU glass series / ESINE08 / Design migration group / Salone Internazionale del mobile / Salone Satellite / Milan
FURING - reindeer fur rings / “Poron jäljillä” / Finnish Craft Museum / Jyväskylä
EVERYDAYCHRISTMASLIGHT / Helsinki Biennale / Myymälä 2 / Helsinki
FURING - reindeer fur rings / JOINED - cutlery / Tilkku - table cloth / Helsinki International / Korjaamo / Helsinki
SAUNABUS EXPANDED SPACES / DesignMai / Berlin
SAUNABUS IN MEMORIAL / Helsinki Cable Factory / Helsinki Design Week
JOINED - cutleries / Imu Design / Kulture Center / Oslo
FLOWER RADIANCE - light / ESINE06 / Design Migration group / Design Forum Finland / Helsinki
FLOWER RADIANCE - light / ESINE06 / Design Migration group / Ambiente Fair / Frankfurt
READY STAINED GLASS -martini glass / Bombay Sapphire designer glass competition 2006 / Prague
FURING - reindeer fur rings / Open Space 06 / London Design Festival / London
FURING - reindeer fur rings / Arte-Mano / Winterthur / Switzerland
JOINED - cutleries/ Imu Design - the golden years / Design Museum / Helsinki
RUGS - hammock / JOINED - cutleries / New Dining Luxury / VOIMAT -summer exhibition / Fiskars
FURING - reindeer fur rings / 30ForSale / Gallery Norsu / Helsinki
JOINED - cutleries / New Dining Luxury / Salone del Mobile / Gallery Entrata Libera / Milan
JOINED - cutleries / New Dining Luxury / International Furniture Fair Cologne
THE HARVEST FESTIVAL / Helsinki-Paris project / Fiskars
ROLLO - soft furniture / HR - 35 / Lahti Design Institute
METRO - wood furniture / Puiseva / Häme Galleria / Lahti
KENNO - light / Lahti Design Institute
Grant: Arts Council / for the exhibition
Award: Young Designer of Year 2013
Grant: Finnish Cultural Foundation / Central Ostrobothnia Regional Fund / Setting up the model workshop
Grant: Arts Council / for the exhibition
Award Nova Nordic Designer 2012 Award
Grant: Arts Council /3-year artistic work 2013-2015
Grant: Culture Council of Kalevala Jewelry / product design
Grant: Arts Council / exhibition design
Grant : AVEK / product development
Grant: Alfred Kordelin’s foundtation /product design
Grant: Arts Council / 1-year atistic work 2012
Grant: Alfred Kordelin’s foundtation / product design
Award: Best Designer / Muoto Award 2011 / Finland
Grant: Arts Council / 1-year atistic work 2011
Grant: Uudenmaa foundation / for the exhibition
Stipendium art recidence New York / Finnish cultural institute
Grant: Finnish cultural foundation / for the exhibition
Grant: Arts Council / product design
Grant: Arts Council / product design
Grant: Oskar Öflund foundation/ Light products
Lapponia Next Episode - Jewelry competition: 1st price
Stipendium art residence Mazzano Romano / Väinö Tanner foundation
Grant: Arts Council / 1-year atistic work 2010
Grant: Alfred Kordelin’s foundation for the light serie
Grant: KESKO for the NUPPU glass serie
Grant: Arts counsil for the NUPPU glass serie
Grant: Alfred Kordelin’s foundation to the group Isopahkala/Raivio for the light prototypes
Bombay Sapphire designer glass competition 2006 / Czech Final
International Furniture Fair Cologne / Future Point 05 design competition / 1st price best product design / New Dining
Luxury -group
Palaset Scene 2003 design competition / tuuBi - multipurpose furniture to the small apartments / honorable mention
ALTAI - crystal glass series / Republic of Fritz Hansen / Helsinki
NOJAA Sculptural lights / Monologue London (UK)
ALTAI -crystal glass series / LOPPIST (SWE)
BOXBOX carpets / PASPAS Finland
KONKKARONKKA cutlery set / Marimekko (FIN) (fall 2013 collection)
SUMA jewelry set / Lapponia Jewelry (FIN)
RESTtextile concept & series / Woodnotes (FIN)
ALTAI - crystal glass series / AERO (FIN) / Meubles&cie (CH) / Mari Isopahkala Design (FIN)
WINTER PEARL Guest designer -jewelry set / Lapponia Jewelry (FIN)
BOXBOX carpets / ABC carpets / New York (U.S)
SÄRMÄ & KULMA kitchen models / Topi-Keittiöt (FIN)
MARI - glass range / Habitat Ltd (UK)
NOJAA light / Design Museum / Helsinki
GREENHOUSE light / Finnish Glass Museum / Riihimäki
BOXBOX carpet / Finnish Embassy in Washington
KURKI -light / Ministry of Foreign aἀairs -Brussels
GREENHOUSE -light / Ministry of Foreign aἀairs -Brussels
Finnish JEWELRY of the time of independence / Tammi
Out of the blue - The essence and ambition of Finnish design / Gesthalten
Finnish Design Year Book 2014-15 / Design Forum Finland
Young Designer of Finland: Mari Isopahkala
Glass etc. /Finnish glass museum / NUPPU-glass series , ALTAI crystal glass series, Winter Pearl jewelry set
Finnish Design Yearbook ‘12-13 / Boxbox carpet concept
Finnish glass lives 6 / Finnish glass museum / MARI glass range
Finnish Design Yearbook ‘08-09 / MARI glass range, PISARA jewelry set, MURU textile series
Leather Jewelry, 30 contemporary projects by Nathalie Mornu / FURING reindeer fur ring
Thirty For Sale by Jeremiah Tesolin and Uniiversity of Art and Design Helsinki / FURING reindeer fur ring
Avotakka / Finland
Elle / Brazil
Achitecture +Design / India
AD / Germany
Deko / Finland
Casa da Abitare / Italy
Sköna Hem / Sweden
Plaza Interiöre / Sweden
Deko / Finland
Optio / Finland
Art & Design / Finland
Design Boom / International design blog
Abitare / Italy
Domus / Italy
A Casa / Italy
Glamour / Spain
Design Sponge / Australia
Wohnreveue / Switzerland
Atrium / Switzerland
L.A. Times / U.S.A
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A Casa / Italy
Glamour / Spain
Design Sponge / Australia
Wohnreveue / Switzerland
Atrium / Switzerland
L.A. Times / U.S.A
Welcome to Finland / Finland
Elle / Japan
Interior Design / U.S.A
Washington Post / U.S.A
2008 Wallpaper* / United Kingdom
Icon / Sweden
Interior Design / U.S.A
Washington Post / U.S.A
2008 Wallpaper* / United Kingdom
Icon / Sweden
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