Finnish Style - not a new thing

I always thought that Scandinavian style is a relatively new thing - certainly post WWII. So I was surprised to see in the Helsinki Design Museum ceramics that looked modern but were much much older. The shops here a packed with fantastic (and expensive) glassware, ceramics and fabrics all made locally.


This coffee set looks like something your mum would have had in the 1960s and only used for best when you had visitors. In fact it dates from the 1860s

These cups looks so incredibly modern yet date from 1870.

Temuka coffee set 1970? No, Helsinki 1905.