{"id":7,"date":"2010-12-29T01:43:17","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T01:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-01-25T23:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:53:44","slug":"furniture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.kinnunen.com.au\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"

40 years Finland and Australia…<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have over forty years of experience in furniture making, in partnership with my wife Helena, in Australia and in Finland. We have worked with hundreds of clients: making furniture for residential and office projects; designed custom pieces for clients and for our own collections; restored antiques; designed and built seating for ships; and furnished bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs and display homes.<\/p>\n

The skills that I have developed are craft based, but refined with an acquired design knowledge and used in a manufacturing setting. These skills are quite unique today and not easily reproducible, so I welcome the opportunity to teach, and use each project to communicate the benefits of my expertise and provide the best crafted solution possible.<\/p>\n

Commissions
\n<\/strong>Commissions for unique pieces are interesting for me to work on. It’s a balance between the client brief and my own imagining of the piece. Working closely with the client but retaining freedom to conceptualise in my own way, I hope creates a significant piece with longevity and meaning for the client. Here’s images of a commission of the Chancellor’s Ceremonial Chair for Griffith University.<\/p>\n