CURRICULUM VITAE. Simo Heikkilä Interior Architect, SIO

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Simo Heikkilä Interior Architect, SIO 1943 Born in 1967 Graduates as an interior architect, University of Art and Design, Designer, Marimekko Oy, Own studio: furniture, exhibition and interior design and teaching Teaching Director Professor University of Art and Design, , , University of Technology, Tampere University of Technology Estonian Acadmey of Arts Visiting lecturer at the University of Bergen School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg University Wood Studio at the Universty of Art and Design, University of Art and Design,, since 2010 School of Art and Design at Aalto university Positions of responsibilities Form Function Finland magazine s editorial staff Finnish Cultural Foundation, Armi Ratia Fund 1985 National Council of Crafts and Design Nordisk Konst och Konstindustri Komite Art Council of Central Finland Awards and Grants st prize, Asko Oy 1969 The Kaunis Koti magazine grant 1971 The Association of Finnish Designers Ornamo grant st prize, Espe Oy 1981 Habitare grant 1981 Government 3-year artist grant 1983 SIO commendation 1984 SIO Award

1973-75 Estonian Acadmey of Arts 2009-2011 Visiting lecturer at the University of Bergen 1985-89 School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg University 1995-96 Wood Studio at the Universty of Art and

2 1985 1st prize, Lahtidesign Furniture Award 1986 Finnish State Award of Applied Arts 1989 Government 15-year artist grant 1989 SIO Award st prize in INSPIRA Scandinavian invitation competition st commendation in Finnish Pavillion at the Seville World Expo architectural competition 1992 Forsnäs Award, Sweden 1999 Bruno Mathsson Award, Sweden 2001 Svensk Form, commendation, Sweden 2001 Honorary member of Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo 2003 The Furniture Designer Of The Year Pro Finlandia Medal 2006 Asko Avonius Award 2007 Honorary member of Unviesrity of Arts and Design, 2011 Kaj Franck Design Prize Furniture Design Aarnon Puu Oy APPART Asko Oy Artzan Oy Avarte Oy Botnia-Pine Oy Economic-Kaluste Oy Greenbox Haimi Oy Inno Oy Isku Oy Klaessons AB Lapicea Oy Lepofinn Oy Materia AB Nikari Oy Swedese AB Vivero Yamagiwa Corp. Padasjoki Gent, Belgium Lahti Posio Kärsämäki Mikkeli Lahti Fjugesta, Sweden Laukaa Villähde Tranås, Sweden Fiskars Vaggeryd, Sweden Tokyo, Japan Interior architecture Alform Oy City Residential home Wilhelmiina, Miina Sillanpäätiä IBM Joensuu library Jyväskylä Art Museum lobby The Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Shop, Museum of Central Finland Klikki Oy Mainostoimisto SEK Marimekko Oy

Honorary member of Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo 2003 The Furniture Designer Of The Year 2003 2003 Pro Finlandia Medal 2006 Asko Avonius Award 2007 Honorary member of Unviesrity of Arts and

3 Rank Xerox Erkki Ruuhinen Finnish Post Tamperetalo, chairs in the concert hall The Heureka Centre, chairs in the planetarium and auditorium Varis & Ojala Oy Oy Wulff Ab Öljynpuristamo Oy Works in Exhibitions Finland Designs, Design Museum, 1982 Finland Gestaltet, Museum för Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg 1982 Scandinavian Modern , The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York Landmark Center, St.Paul, The Renwick Gallery of Art, Washington DC 1982 Nature Design, Architecture, Granbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, City Hall, Dallas, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Finnish Design, Karlsruhe, Apeldoorn, Gent, Madrid, San Sebastian 1984 Furniture, Kluuvi Gallery, 1984 Private Exhibition, Galleria Bronda, 1984 New Chairs from Scandinavia, Artek, 1985 Le Affinita `Elettive, invitation exhibition, Triennale di Milano 1985 Private Exhibition, Galleria Carelia, Milano 1987 A way of Life - Scandinavian Design, touring exhibition, Japan 1987 Language of wood, Design Museum, 1988 Finnish Design, Wales 1988 IN-SPIRATION, invitation exhibition Axis galleria, Tokyo; Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris; Artemide, Milano 1988 New Form from Finland, the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh and the Museum of modern Art, Madrid 1991 From woods to furniture, Design Forum, 1991 Gardens of shapes Retretti, Punkaharju 1992 Scandinavian Design, Design Museum, London 1992 Private exhibition, New Things, Design Forum, 1995 Contemporary Finnish Design, the Museum of Modern Art, Nice 1995 Genealogy of Nordic Design 20th Century, the Yamagiwa Art Foundation, Tokyo 1995 Plans and other drawings, Hakala, Heikkilä, Järvisalo, Mäkelä, Sculptor, 1996 Private exhibition, Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg 1997 Private exhibition, the Museum of Central Finland, Jyväskylä Esthetics of Everyday, Nagoya Design Center, Tokyo, 1998 SE -annual exhibition, Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen 1998 Finnish Modern Design , Brad Graduate Center, New York 1999 Simo Heikkilä-Periferia design, Design Forum, (one hundred invited designers), Makasiinit,

4 Finnish Design 125 years, Design Forum,, Budapest, Berlin, St Petersburg, Sydney, Launceston, Christchurch, Auckland, Lower Hutt, Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Shenzheng 2003 Simo Heikkilä, Piccolo Museum, Italy Private exhibition, Local-Lukal-Lukaali, Design Museum, 2004 Hapsu and Pietu, exhibition together with Petteri Laiti Rovaniemi Art museum /4 exhibition. Triennale di Milano, Designmuseum Copenhagen 2005 Feets on the ground exhibition together with Pentti Hakala and Jouko Järvisalo, Cabel factory, 2006 Sami Knife, The Samimuseum Siida, Inari, Kuokkala Mansion, Jyväskylä, Fiskars Knife Days 2006 REMIX. Copper smithy. Fiskars 2008 Objects and Experiments, private exhibition Alvar Aalto Museum 2009 Serials. Copper Smithy, Fiskars 2011 One by one, private exhibition, Korpilahti 2011 Chairs flow, Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea 2011 Kaj Franck Design Prize exhibition, Design Museum, 2012 Kaj Franck Design Prize exhibitions, TR-1 gallery, Tampere City, Habitare, 2012 Taste and Form, Fiskars Magazine, Raasepori , Gallery Kantti, Raasepori Exhibition Architecture 1981 and 1987 Finland Designs, Design Museum, Finnish Design, Karlsruhe, Apeldoorn, Gent, Madrid, San Sebastian 1984 Design in America - The Granbrook Vision, Design Museum, Ilmari Tapiovaara, retrospective, Design Museum, 1987 A way of Life, touring exhibition in Japan 1987 Kari Virtanen, Artek, 1988 New Form from Finland, the Royal Museum Scotland, Edinburgh and the Museum of Modern Art, Madrid 1989 Markku Kosonen, Galleria 25, 1991 Fratres Spirituales Alvari, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 1992 Future makers, Diana Galleria, 1993 Graphica Creativa, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 1994 Finnish Post Museum, permanent exhibition, 1995 Pekka Vuori, Design Forum, 1995 Caj Bremer, Bold and beautiful, The Finnish Museum of Photography 1995 Design for Architecture, international design exhibition, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Design Forum, 1997 Esthetics of everyday, Nagoya Design Center, Tokyo, 1998 Alvar Aalto, the architect permanent exhibition, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 1998 Empty, International Design Exhibition, Jyväskylä Art Museum

Triennale di Milano, Designmuseum Copenhagen 2005 Feets on the ground exhibition together with Pentti Hakala and Jouko Järvisalo, Cabel factory, 2006 Sami Knife, The Samimuseum Siida, Inari, Kuokkala

5 1998 On Aaltos foot steps, Iittala Glass Museum 1999 Nokia wheels, permanent exhibition, Nokia Finnish Design 125,, Budapest, Berlin, St Petersburg, Sydney, Launceston, Christchurch, Auckland, Lower Hutt, Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Shenzen 2001 Skin and Soul, international symposium exhibition, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 2001 Complex Skin / Hidden Soul, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 2001 A knife and an image of knife, The Crafts Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2002 Felt, International Felt Exhibition, The Crafts Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2003 Quietness Exhibition, Ozone Gallery, Tokyo 2004 Quietness Exhibition, Copper smithy, Fiskars 2004 Aino Aalto, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä Artek, 2004 Finnish Ceramic, The Graft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2005 Design by Paavo Tynell, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 2005 Cabinetmakers Kari Virtanen and Rudi Merz, Fiskars village 2007 Ben af Schulten and Artek Tradition Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Artek, 2007 Transparent exhibition, Fiskars Magazine 2008 Nambu Tekki, Japanese Black Iron, Design Forum Helsink,i Finland 2008 Sami Knife Renewed Form, Samimuseum Siida, Inari, Design Forum, Finland 2009 The Hat and the other evidences, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 2009 Compact Kitchen, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä 2010 Sami Knife Renewed Form, St Etienne Design Biennale, France, La Fabrika, Bruxelles, Belgium 2010 Wood Works!, Copper smithy, Fiskars 2011 Between Tradition and Future Finnish Contemporary Design Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea 2012 Oasis and Floating Gardens, Copper smithy, Fiskars 2012 Kari Virtanen, Cabinet maker, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä Promoting culture Active member of Porkkana association whos role was important when Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma was on the way to be founded Active member of Japanese Finnish Design Association organizing exhibitions but also promoting design student changes between countries Organizing Sami knife workshop to save the tradition on making multipurpose tool of reindeer culture in Outakoski Lapland Organizing the first Sami knife exhibition to promote the awarness of the tradition 2008 Organizing the international Sami knife design project to promote the international community of the tradition

Jyväskylä 2001 A knife and an image of knife, The Crafts Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2002 Felt, International Felt Exhibition, The Crafts Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2003 Quietness Exhibition,

6 2010 Periferiadesign was the editor and the publisher of Sami knife book Curating the 5 x 3 Design Visions, exhibitiion serie to put focus on Design prosesses behind the objects Works in Collections Design Museum Kunstindustrimuseet Kunstindustrimuseet Röhsska Museet Lillo Mangano Museum för Kunst und Gewerbe Victoria and Albert Museum The Cooper-Hewitt Museum Oslo Copenhagen Gothenburg Milano Hamburg London New York

objects Works in Collections Design Museum Kunstindustrimuseet Kunstindustrimuseet Röhsska Museet Lillo

CURRICULUM VITAE. Simo Heikkilä Interior Architect, SIO 1943 1967 1967-70

CURRICULUM VITAE. Simo Heikkilä Interior Architect, SIO 1943 1967 1967-70 CURRICULUM VITAE Simo Heikkilä Interior Architect, SIO 1943 1967 1967-70 1971- Born in Helsinki Graduates as an interior architect, Helsinki University of Art and Design Designer, Marimekko Oy, Helsinki