Preface

I'm working as a Lecturer of Industrial design in the University of Lapland. Industrial design is based on co'operation between a designer and a customer. This affects on character of the design work done. It's aim is to satisfy different needs of the customer and their customers, which are influenced on different values, the law, production etc. All designing is not though based on a relation with a customer. The aim of a design process can also be very individual. As an extreme example of this is the tuning phenomenon which usually aims to personify mass produced products.

The designing requires creativeness nevertheless for who, how or why it is done. Creative thinking helps to solve different challenges of a design process. I find it very important to do creative works also as a part of teaching job. At its best it can be also a broad-minded learning process.

My coming creative productions are not going to be customer based. They will be a personal introduction in to the fields of crafts and jewellery. Traditional handicrafts, techiques, usage of materials, colours and patterns are fascinating and inspirative. Also the individual and collective meanings, that products achieve to people, are very interesting. These factors will lead the following processes that I will start with a hope of a period that breeds me a little bit as a designer.

The next coming processes will be composed of two productions. I will design first of all a set of jewellery together with my husband Sami and secondly clothes and accessories. A little mark on the topics, (j) and (c&a), is ment to make it easier to follow the separate processes.