Sari Kettunen
- Textile and Fibre Art
- Visual Art
- Crafts
- Textile Design
- Craftsperson
- Artist
- Päijät-Häme
Sari Kettunen Art
- Competent
I create textile artworks and spatial wall textile concepts for public spaces, architectural projects, and private collections. My artistic practice combines a deep understanding of weaving and materials, the precision of digital TC2 jacquard weaving, and an organic craft process.
My works bring tactile softness, materiality, and visual depth to architecture. At the core of my design approach are ecological responsibility and high-quality craftsmanship: I utilize Nordic wool fibers and organic cotton in my pieces. I integrate acoustic elements made from natural materials directly into the structure of my wall textiles, allowing them to function seamlessly as part of both the sensory and acoustic environment of a space.
Spatiality and scale: I create works tailored precisely to the space and scale—ranging from large-scale, multi-part wall installations to individual artworks.
Acoustics and tactility: The acoustic elements built inside the works, combined with genuine natural fibers, effectively dampen echo, enhance the soundscape, and balance hard concrete, glass, and stone surfaces.
Customization and site-specific design: I design and execute commissioned works for both new builds and renovation projects in close collaboration with architects and clients, from initial concept and material samples to final installation.
Feel free to inquire about the commissioning process or request a portfolio tailored to your project.
Experience
Work experience
Updated 11/2023
Sari Kettunen Art
Textile Artist, Entrepreneur
2015 – present
Kulman Kankaat
Textile Designer, Artisan
2002 – 2014
Hämeenlinna, Historical Museum
Museum Assistant
2000 – 2001
Tekstiiliverstas
Industrial Weaver
1999 – 1999
Education
Updated 11/2023
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Master of Culture and Arts
2020 – 2022
Häme University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Textile Design
1997 – 2001
Works
I explore the theme of understanding through making things with hands.
How do we navigate a world where inherited traditions meet accelerating digital reality? Through hand-making, the work explores perception as physical material encounters machine intelligence. Fragile memory and boundless imagination mirror today’s digital noise—constant information and change. It asks: what endures in us as the world grows ever more synthetic?
https://sarikettunenart.com/?product=art-acoustics-kasittaja-ii&lang=en
Weaving
2023
The artwork deals with a person’s ability to create meaningful entities from their observations, with the help of which they can understand the world.
The artwork entices the viewer to think about what he/she sees in the artwork and what kind of interpretations he/she makes of what he sees. Through a artwork made by hands, insights and new worlds of understanding open up for the human viewer. But how does a machine’s intelligence, which is based on codes instead of sensory perceptions, understand the same artwork? The artwork participates in the discussion about the nature and differences between human intelligence and artificial intelligence.
https://sarikettunenart.com/?product=kasittaja-1-2&lang=en
Weaving
2024
The Land of the Giants is an artwork whose rolling landscape consists of three parts.
It evokes images of the worlds of mythical stories and invites the viewer to think about our primitive connection with nature. The artwork exudes strength and respect for the elements of nature, while offering the opportunity to reflect on our own place as part of a larger whole. The series invites us to stop and wander in our minds into worlds where mysticism and nature are intertwined.The artwork is hand-woven using sheep’s wool and GOTS-certified organic cotton. It is completely plastic-free and made in an environmentally friendly and ethical manner. The acoustic element inside the artwork improves the space’s acoustics. In indicative testing, it has received absorption class B (ISO 354:2003, EN ISO 11654:1997).
https://sarikettunenart.com/?product=art-acoustics-land-of-giants&lang=en
Weaving
2022
Evening on the shore of Lake Kalliojärvi will take you on a wonderful journey to the beauty of nature.
The ensemble formed by four artworks depicts a mystical atmosphere on the shore of a wilderness lake.The artworks are hand-woven using Finnish sheep’s wool dyed with natural colors and GOTS-certified organic cotton. Each piece is completely plastic-free and made in an environmentally friendly and ethical manner. The artworks bring representativeness and coziness to the space, and the acoustic element integrated into them improves the space’s acoustics. In testing, they have received absorption class B (ISO 354:2003, EN ISO 11654:1997).
https://sarikettunenart.com/?product=evening-on-the-shore-of-lake-kalliojarvi&lang=en
Weaving
2022
The main star of Eden’s summer is the gently burning sun
The Sun illuminates the meadow where the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life grow. That Sun invites us to surrender to the light.
https://sarikettunenart.com/?product=unique-woven-artwork-summer-of-eden&lang=en
Weaving
2023
Created by Gaia is a artwork that makes our eyes linger in the beautiful union of sky, mountains and sea.
Created by Gaia is an ensemble formed by two artworks that combine one of the creation mythologies, the wonderful forms of nature and concern for the state of our environment. The pieces are woven by hand from Finnish sheep’s wool dyed with natural colors, biodynamically produced wool and GOTS-certified organic cotton. The entire work is plastic-free and environmental aspects and ethics have been taken into account in all stages of production. An acoustic element is integrated into the artwork (abrobtion class B).
Weaving