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August 26, 2015
Week three of my Finnish adventure actually began in the beautiful capital of Estonia, Tallinn. It seemed like too good an opportunity to miss as it's so near to Helsinki by boat, so I took the short ferry ride over and wasn't disappointed. I have never seen so many incredible doors...
...and amazing book covers...
I arrived back in Helsinki on Monday afternoon and visited Marimekko's headquarters and outlet (which you can read about here). I never tire of this orange on the Helsinki Metro:
Back at Arteles, I am making necessary preparations for my upcoming show at Design Junction this September and planting seeds for new ideas...
*This residency was made possible with the generous financial support of Creative Scotland's Open Project Funding.
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