Experience

Design Museum Helsinki

• Finland
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Curator

  • May 2012 - Present

  Head of exhibition programme and curating, member of the executive board for the privately held, mainly publicly funded national specialist museum for design. Latest tasks include exhibitions of Eero Aarnio, Objects of Desire, Finnish Fashion, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Daan Roosegaarde, Henrik Vibskov. Head of exhibition programme and curating, member of the executive board for the privately held, mainly publicly funded national specialist museum for design. Latest tasks include exhibitions of Eero Aarnio, Objects of Desire, Finnish Fashion, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Daan Roosegaarde, Henrik Vibskov.



Stadion-säätiö

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • Jun 2018 - Present



Various

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • May 2016 - Present

  Alongside my day job I serve as writer for clients such as City of Helsinki / My Helsinki, Asun interior magazine, Habitare furniture fair.

• Speaker

  • 2010 - Present

  Speaker in various events and schools, such as Aalto University of Art, Design and Architecture (Helsinki), Parsons The New School for Design (NYC), Finnish Film Week in St Petersburg, Nordic Effect Seminar in Kilkenny Ireland, Helsinki Design Week, Museum of Photography, Gallery Helsinki Contemporary, Hel Yes at London Design Festival 2010, Sound and Vision seminar at Carnegie Art Award 2010.



The Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg

• Russian Federation
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • May 2019 - Jun 2022

  The Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg is a non-profit organisation and is part of 17 independent Finnish institutes for science and culture around the world. The Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg is a non-profit organisation and is part of 17 independent Finnish institutes for science and culture around the world.



Chart Design

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2019



Alvar Aalto Design Seminar

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2019



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator: 33 Beginnings – 100 Years of Finnish Design, Moscow

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

  Curator for the exhibition "33 Beginnings – 100 Years of Finnish Design" at Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia Curator for the exhibition "33 Beginnings – 100 Years of Finnish Design" at Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia



Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow, New York City

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Curatorial consultant for the exhibition and co-writer for the exhibition publication Beauty – Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial. Working with following designers: Studio Job, Tuomas Markunpoika, Humans Since 1982, Scholten & Baijings, Max Lamb, Formafantasma, etc. Curatorial consultant for the exhibition and co-writer for the exhibition publication Beauty – Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial. Working with following designers: Studio Job, Tuomas Markunpoika, Humans Since 1982, Scholten & Baijings, Max Lamb, Formafantasma, etc.



Laboratory

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exhibition Manager

  • Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Curator and general manager for privately held and funded temporary gallery for contemporary photography in Helsinki. Working with following artists: Martin Parr, Perttu Saksa. Curator and general manager for privately held and funded temporary gallery for contemporary photography in Helsinki. Working with following artists: Martin Parr, Perttu Saksa.



The Finnish Institute in London

• Producer, London

  • May 2011 - Oct 2011

  Producer for privately held, partly publicly funded Finnish culture export and networking organisation for UK and Ireland located in London. Producer for REDDRESS, a major multidisciplinary production for London Design Festival 2011. Producer for privately held, partly publicly funded Finnish culture export and networking organisation for UK and Ireland located in London. Producer for REDDRESS, a major multidisciplinary production for London Design Festival 2011.



Taidehalli

• Finland
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator

  • Nov 2008 - May 2011

  Curator and programmer for privately held, partly publicly funded kunsthalle, founded in 1928. Working with following artists: Isaac Julien, Paola Pivi, IC-98, Tellervo Kalleinen & Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Tuomas A. Laitinen, Sasha Huber, Riiko Sakkinen, and exhibitions like Arctic Hysteria, Carnegie Art Award 2010. Curator and programmer for privately held, partly publicly funded kunsthalle, founded in 1928. Working with following artists: Isaac Julien, Paola Pivi, IC-98, Tellervo Kalleinen & Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Tuomas A. Laitinen, Sasha Huber, Riiko Sakkinen, and exhibitions like Arctic Hysteria, Carnegie Art Award 2010.



Oy Basso Media Ltd

• DJ and radio host

  • Jun 2006 - Apr 2011

  DJ for various private events, bars and clubs. DJ and radio host at Helsinki-based radio channel Bassoradio between 2006–2011. DJ for various private events, bars and clubs. DJ and radio host at Helsinki-based radio channel Bassoradio between 2006–2011.



My o My

• Finland
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Specialist

  • Jun 2008 - May 2010

  Consulting, curating and producing art and design exhibitions for the award-winning concept store specialized in international high-end fashion and design. Working with following artists: Kim Simonsson,Ville Andersson, Saara Ekström. Consulting, curating and producing art and design exhibitions for the award-winning concept store specialized in international high-end fashion and design. Working with following artists: Kim Simonsson,Ville Andersson, Saara Ekström.



Helsinki Festival

• Finland
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2008

  Producer for the largest multidisciplinary arts festival in Finland. Producing, curating and developing multidisciplinary outdoor events, such as The Night of the Arts, site-specific art exhibitions, cinema, concerts during the festival years of 2007 and 2008. Producer for the largest multidisciplinary arts festival in Finland. Producing, curating and developing multidisciplinary outdoor events, such as The Night of the Arts, site-specific art exhibitions, cinema, concerts during the festival years of 2007 and 2008.



Gallery Myymälä2

• Curator

  • 2005 - 2007

  Independent, multidisciplinary gallery opened in 2003. Exhibition programming, curating and PR with the Myymälä2 collective. Independent, multidisciplinary gallery opened in 2003. Exhibition programming, curating and PR with the Myymälä2 collective.



Museum for Finnish Photography

• Project coordinator and content designer

  • Apr 2006 - Dec 2006

  Content Producer and Project Coordinator, Finnish Museum of PhotographyPrivately held, partly publicly funded museum for Finnish and international photography. Creative direction, content production and coordination of an art educational website Fotokela, (www.fmp.fi/fotokela) targeted at elementary schools. Content Producer and Project Coordinator, Finnish Museum of PhotographyPrivately held, partly publicly funded museum for Finnish and international photography. Creative direction, content production and coordination of an art educational website Fotokela, (www.fmp.fi/fotokela) targeted at elementary schools.



Kiasma

• Finland
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Educator / Kiertokoulu

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2006

  Art Educator for middle school pupils Art Educator for middle school pupils

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2003 - Apr 2004

  As part of the curating team of "Rakastaa, ei rakasta..." (Love Me or Leave Me) exhibition made from the collections of Kiasma. As part of the curating team of "Rakastaa, ei rakasta..." (Love Me or Leave Me) exhibition made from the collections of Kiasma.