{"id":29,"date":"2011-03-07T04:26:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T04:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2019-04-22T10:11:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T00:11:42","slug":"talks-exhibitions-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have participated in numerous design events, special projects, talks, awards and exhibitions. Here are some of the more recent ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitare Interiors, Design &amp; Furniture fair in Helsinki, September 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of the Onoma stand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LK-display.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LK-display.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LK-display.jpg 589w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LK-display-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013\/2014: <em>Hightide: Queensland Design Now<\/em>&nbsp;Book and Exhibition<\/strong>. This book, by Jason Bird, is a showcase of the last decade of Queensland product design. Helena&#8217;s and my work is represented by the Kantti stool and desk and the i&#8230;stool featuring alongside the work of many&nbsp;talented designers. The exhibition featuring&nbsp;the&nbsp;works of the&nbsp;designers runs at Artisan (381 Brunswick Street,&nbsp;Fortitude Valley)&nbsp;from 31 October 2013 to 8 February 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hightideexhibition01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-123\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hightideexhibition01-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"hightideexhibition01\" width=\"584\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hightideexhibition01-1024x611.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hightideexhibition01-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hightideexhibition01-500x298.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hightideexhibition01.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/hightide01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-109\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/hightide01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"hightide\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/hightide01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/hightide01-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/hightide01-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/hightide01.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012\/2013: Instructor on the QUT Furniture Design and Making&nbsp;Course<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Picture8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Picture8.jpg\" alt=\"QUT Lasse Kinnunen\" width=\"208\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Picture8.jpg 482w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Picture8-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/qut05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/qut05-843x1024.jpg\" alt=\"QUT Lasse Kinnunen\" width=\"224\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/qut05-843x1024.jpg 843w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/qut05-247x300.jpg 247w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/qut05.jpg 1469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>June 2012: Exhibition<em> &#8216;ON THE EDGE&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> at Hilltop on Tamborine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ONTHEEDGE01_CRW_4354.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85 aligncenter\" title=\"ONTHEEDGE\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ONTHEEDGE01_CRW_4354-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ONTHEEDGE01_CRW_4354-300x247.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ONTHEEDGE01_CRW_4354-1024x843.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ONTHEEDGE01_CRW_4354-364x300.jpg 364w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ONTHEEDGE01_CRW_4354.jpg 1988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Jan 2012: Exhibition<em> &#8216;Creating Origins: Producing culture through craft&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> at Hilltop&nbsp;on Tamborine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hilltopexhibition01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49 aligncenter\" title=\"Creating Origins exhibition at Hilltop on Tamborine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hilltopexhibition01-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hilltopexhibition01-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hilltopexhibition01-1024x703.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hilltopexhibition01-436x300.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 IDEA Awards:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 2011, the Origins collection and trans-form-it collection were finalists in the IDEA (Interior Design Excellence Awards).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IDEALogo02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IDEALogo02-1024x415.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"157\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 Habitare Interior, Design &amp; Furniture fair in Helsinki<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 2011 a few of&nbsp;my furniture pieces travelled to be part of Helsinki&#8217;s Habitare Interiors Fair. The trans-form-it lounge chair and coffee table were part of an international exhibition <em>&#8216;Multifunctionality&#8217;<\/em> at the EcoDesign exhibition, and the Juhani chair was featured in the Lapponia House&#8217;s new concept CLT&nbsp;mini-house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ecodesign01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43 aligncenter\" title=\"trans-form-it at EcoDesign exhibition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ecodesign01-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ecodesign01-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ecodesign01-423x300.jpg 423w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ecodesign01.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2010 Unlimited Asia Pacific Design Triennial<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 2010 the trans-form-it furniture collection was exhibited at&nbsp;<em>&#8216;Moving Cities: Moving People: Moving Minds&#8217;<\/em> exhibition at&nbsp;Unlimited Asia Pacific Design triennial in Brisbane. This collaboration with Architectus, Inkahoots, Queensland College of Art Master of Design Futures Program explored new designing in a future or changing climate conditions. The trans-form-it concept of furniture-in-a-box was a practical response to issues of&nbsp;mobility and storage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-44 aligncenter\" title=\"trans-form-it at Unlimited\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3960-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3960-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3960-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_3960-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>2010 Scope of Hope<\/strong><br \/>\nMaking of drums&nbsp;for visiting East Timorese musicians for&nbsp;&#8216;<em>Scope of Hope&#8217;<\/em> concert organised by Griffith University Queensland College of Art and Prof Tony Fry, at QPAC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/event01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38 aligncenter\" title=\"Drums for Scope of Hope concert\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/event01-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/event01-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/event01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/event01.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>2009 &#8211; 2010 Mod Squad<\/strong><br \/>\nTravelling exhibition by Logan City Art Gallery&nbsp;<em>Mod Squad: contemporary design + objects<\/em>, featuring Antero chair and artist talk in Logan and Cairns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35 aligncenter\" title=\"Annette Turner of the Logan City Art Gallery with me\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh02-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh02-300x269.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh02.jpg 929w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>2010-2011&nbsp; Mentoring and tutoring of Queensland college of Art design students<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007 Mentoring<\/strong><br \/>\nMentoring of emerging designer Jenni Baxter for design of <em>Soundscape Furniture<\/em> concept. I assisted Jenni with the concept development and&nbsp;design-for-manufacture of the piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32 aligncenter\" title=\"Jenni Baxter and Soundscape\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh03-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh03-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh03-1024x603.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh03.jpg 1415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2007&nbsp; Public talk at Gallery of Modern Art Howard Arkley exhibition <em>Contemporary Art and Design: What is the Link?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">2007&nbsp; Part of <em>Queensland Design On Show<\/em> exhibition at Queensland Art Gallery for Design Institute of Australia<\/p>\n<p>2007&nbsp; Public talk at&nbsp;<em>Freestyle <\/em>travelling exhibition at Queensland University of Technology Art Museum<\/p>\n<p>2007&nbsp; Public talk for the Design Institute of Australia <em>Designer of the Year &#8211; Experiences of the Milan Furniture Fair<\/em> at Queensland Art Gallery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007&nbsp; Brisbane Indesign<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Fish for dinner, darling?<\/em> design installation for launch of new <em>Kiila<\/em> table<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/BI06-e1299633448455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41 aligncenter\" title=\"Fish for Dinner, Darling?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/BI06-e1299633448455-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/BI06-e1299633448455-269x300.jpg 269w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/BI06-e1299633448455-921x1024.jpg 921w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/BI06-e1299633448455.jpg 2004w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><strong>2006&nbsp; Arts Queensland Smart State Designer of the Year 2006<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded by Design Institute of Australia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/100_0793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-161\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/100_0793-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/100_0793-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/100_0793-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/100_0793-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/100_0793-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2006 Design Institute of Australia, Queensland Design Awards<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pietari collection<\/em> finalist in Design Institute of Australia (Qld) design awards in furniture design category<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34 aligncenter\" title=\"Pietari chair (on left) at Queensland Art Gallery for Queensland Design Awards\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh05-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh05-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/exh05.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>2006&nbsp; Guest lectures <em>Furniture Design<\/em> for the design students at Griffith University Queensland College of Art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005&nbsp; <em>Collectables &#8211; Vintage and Contemporary<\/em> exhibition at Craft Queensland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-162\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables-1024x977.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables-1024x977.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables-300x286.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables-768x733.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables-314x300.jpg 314w, http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/craftqld-collectables.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have participated in numerous design events, special projects, talks, awards and exhibitions. Here are some of the more recent ones. Habitare Interiors, Design &amp; Furniture fair in Helsinki, September 2018: As part of the Onoma stand. 2013\/2014: Hightide: Queensland &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/?page_id=29\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}