Observations and musings
May 31, 2024 by Naomi Moriyama
チームで成果を出す5つの秘訣
北欧の25歳CEOが出した結論
毎年フィンランドで開催され、1600人のボランティアスタッフが働き、世界から1万人以上が参加する起業家支援イベントの団体、どう運営？
「リーダー＝偉い」とは考えず、メンバーとフラットな関係性を構築する北欧流リーダーシップが日本でも徐々に注目を集めています。実際に北欧でリーダーを担う人は何をどう考え、チームをまとめるためにリーダーシップをどう発揮しているのでしょうか。投資家や起業家が集まるイベントの企画・運営を行う非営利団体「SLUSH（スラッシュ）」で最高経営責任者（CEO）を務めるアイノ・ベルギウスさん（25歳）に、フィンランド在住の文筆家、森山奈保美さんがインタビューしました。
August 24, 2023 by Naomi Moriyama
Artek 2nd Cycle celebrates Stool 60’s 90th Anniversary with the “Decades” exhibition
Today’s business discussion would not be complete unless it included sustainability, but was it so 90 years ago?
Three bent wooden legs, one flat circular seat and nine nails. Stool 60 (1933) is a minimalist, functionalist, original sustainable invention that has endured in longevity and durability.
In Japan, Artek Tokyo collaborated with Paris-based Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane, and created “Stool 60 Sleeping Beauty,” the 90th Anniversary limited edition.
Tane buried raw birch sections from Finland in soils collected from different sites in Japan. He achieved, after numerous experiments, three different hues, yellow, black and white, as wood’s fiber absorbed the unique minerals and compounds of the soils.
These limited editions are available at Artek Tokyo only.
August 15, 2023 by Naomi Moriyama
Paavo Tynell (1890 – 1973) was a metalsmith, internationally famed Finnish lighting designer, and co-founder and chief designer of Taito Oy, established in 1818 as the first industrial producer of lighting fixtures in Finland, with the goal of manufacturing objects from gold, silver, bronze, and iron.
Tynell’s lighting designs from the 1930s to 1950s are illuminating some of the most prominent public spaces in Helsinki to this day. Anyone can walk into these buildings right now to be awed by their sculptural beauty and be emotionally uplifted by the intricate light-shadow ambiance that fills the spaces.
May 31, 2023 by Naomi Moriyama
Aalto2 realizes Alvar Aalto’s vision of creating a forum for a variety of art forms: art and science, cultural environments, architecture and design
May 26, 2023 by Naomi Moriyama
Is Spinnova the world’s most sustainable fibre?
Spinnova – 100 per cent natural, biodegradable and recyclable, with zero microplastics – is now being used by some of the world’s biggest apparel brands. Wallpaper* takes a look inside the brand’s new Finnish factory
Feb 10, 2022 Interview by Meeria Vesala
January 17, 2023 by Naomi Moriyama
Polestar Snow Space: showroom built of snow joins the Arctic design landscape
Naomi Moriyama, Kristian Talvitie, KOJA Concept Designer, and Martin Österberg, Head Of Marketing & PR at Polestar Finland. Photo: Polestar and Jani Vuorialho
William Doyle and Naomi Moriyama on YLE “Efter Nio”
September 28, 2022 by Naomi Moriyama
