Show Notes
We report from Finland’s fashion week, where shows, exhibitions, awards, and our very own Transformation Conference took place last week.
We share three conversations: Jani Niipola, Executive Director, Fashion Finland Laura Juslin & Lilli Maunula, founders of the design studio Juslin Maunula Sara Martinsen, Exhibition Producer and Co-curator, Designmuseo and Sofia Ilmonen, designer
We talk about: The importance of building bridges between commercial fashion and creatives How to turn ugly materials into something beautiful The rise of a Finnish repair movement
Hosts: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, Scandinavian MIND. Johan Magnusson, senior editor
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