Rakovalkea – Fires of Lapland Reimagined in Light

At the heart of Rovaniemi, just south of the Arctic Circle, tradition meets technology in a lighting installation that draws its essence from the Rakovalkea — the spellbinding campfire of…

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Reading Lamps

In 2004, the city of Heinola approached designer Vesa Honkonen with a request to replicate a lighting solution he had previously created for Raisio. Instead of repeating himself, Honkonen promised…

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Road Lighting in Helsinki Reminiscent of WWII Bombings

Historical ContextDuring the Second World War, Helsinki, like many European capitals, was subjected to bombing raids. In a remarkable act of survival, the citizens devised an ingenious strategy: they lit…

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