Riikka Kaartilanmäki
- Textile Design
- Public Art
- Textile and Fibre Art
- Industrial Design
- Designer
- Etelä-Savo
Riikka Kaartilanmäki Design
- Expert
Riikka Kaartilanmäki is a designer and textile artist who has been working in the field of art and design as pattern, product and visual designer. She works as a freelancer for commissions and for her own brand Aapiste. She is interested in viewing humans’ relationship with their surroundings. The theme recurs in the narrative of the ornament as well as in the form of end results such as everyday textile objects and site-spesific art.
Experience
Work experience
Riikka Kaartilanmäki Design
Freelancer
2012 – present
Education
Turku Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design
2003 – 2008
Works
2021
Fish soft toy is a christening present designed for Lauritsala Congregation.
Collaborators
Lauritsala Congregation
2022
Lumme (Water lily) is a pattern designed for the Central Hospital in Mikkeli, SouthSavo.
Collaborators
Mikkeli Central Hospital Campus
2018
Aavistus (Whisper) is an ornament designed for the Central Hospital in Mikkeli, South Savo.
“The shape of catkin scales that fly among birch seeds remind me of migratory birds, which both are visible signs of change and seasons.”
Collaborators
Mikkeli Central Hospital Campus
2022
Kapyysi (Galley) is a pattern Riikka Kaartilanmäki designed for her own brand Aapiste
Kapyysi is a world somewhere in between everyday life and visions of being by the water.
Collaborators