I'm on maternity leave. Housewifing & hanging around with my son.

We have been doing fun stuff lately – Anna Tuori's exhibition, both Ihana Kahvila and Lapin Kulta Solar kitchen opening parties, driving range & putt training days at Master golf, Flow festival and met people we like, because from time to time I get this acute need to talk about design between changing diapers and cleaning milk pukes around.

On days like these i call a friend and invite myself to visit one's studio/office to keep my head clear and follow (of course I always have proper bringings with me. Take-away lunch, delicacies etc.).

Earlier this summer I took Bond Agency's Jesper Bange out to park lunch. Illustrator Sanna Mander I meet regularly and we talk about Sweden and Swedish society, interior decoration, styles and life coach each other – Mostly Sanna advice me on maternity, I try to courage her to get organized and schedule her days and weeks better.

Last week I visited designer Saara Renvall's studio at Helsinki Olympic stadium's tower building. I called Saara and told her that i want to talk about design. That day Saara happened to be sick of design "design, design, design everywhere, I want to spend my days farming and picking berries somewhere". But she welcomed me & my son anyway to see her super beautiful olympic studio. Both Saara's stuff and architectural experience made me happy.

at Saara's 

Look at this coffee break view! No logo! (because of the renovation) Me and my son watching authentic beauty.

On Monday we will start a new week by bugabooing to Yatta's office where we have a WDC brainstorming (Grafia duty) with Nestori Brück, Jon Granström and Anu Merenlahti.  

Next week we are also heading to TSTO and say hello to Inka Järvinen, who just turned 30. 

Greetings from home and elsewhere. Have a nice week!