“A Day in The Life” / Juha Nenonen for Hanna Sarén
“I have always fancied fashion photographs. I’ve been thinking it would be great to do something in that field, but was never very active executing this wish. That’s why I was really excited when I got the opportunity to shoot with Hanna Sarén. We had a very good understanding of what we were going to [...]
Launching Botisto, men’s dress shoe collection
Over a year ago, I started designing a collection for a new brand called Botisto. The collection is dedicated to creating the perfectly fitted, leather dress shoes. And, how is this possible, you ask? With modern technology, style and Italian workmanship, of course. I am working with old Italian shoe manufacturing families in the Lombardia [...]
New Products
New products will be coming soon to our web shop. Below is a sneak peek. Stay tuned!
The Fashion Library
Liisa Jokinen’s The Fashion Library is very much a product of our time. Jokinen, a fashion journalist, came up with the idea to launch a fashion library in Helsinki under the name “Nopsa Vaatelainaamo”. The Fashion Library borrows clothes, shoes and apparel on a membership basis. The message is simple: fashion can be consumed ecologically, [...]
Inspired by Alvar Aalto
Stockmann Department Store in Helsinki had an exhibition called “Franck & Aalto, Arjen muotoilijat” / “Kaj Franck and Alvar Aalto, Every Day Life’s Designers”. I was happy to find out that one of my art works was included in that exhibition. In 2006, Iittala, in collaboration with Alvar Aalto Foundation, had a Jubilee celebrating the [...]
Kesäkauppa Now Open
Official and only Hanna Sarén Kesäkauppa is now open on Korkeavuorenkatu 2b courtyard 00140 Helsinki. Note the arrow in the image above. If you can’t find us, call +358405551595. We’re open 4 May onwards, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday. — More information at our Facebook page.
Charity Exhibition of édition PAUMES
Our friends at édition PAUMES wrote to us about a charity exhibition they are hosting for recent events in Japan. Our thoughts are very much with all those who have been affected by this terrible disaster. — Dear all of friends in Helsinki, Hope you are well. As you may have known already, the east-north [...]
Shintori for New Year
Restaurant Shintori, for Cuisine Japonaise — electronic music, concrete walls, wooden furnitures, perfect lightning, two floors and open kitchen. This was our choice for the perfect dinner: GOLDEN YEAR OF THE TIGER Kaiseki Course Three Delights Arrowhead root & miso flavored yolk Sesame seed flavored spinach milk jelly Vinegar flavored octopus Clear soup Seafood & [...]
Louis Vuitton in Shanghai
Regards from Shanghai, China We were visiting Shanghai area to manufacture our first “Atelier” print items for this spring. About that later. But look at this: the biggest suitcase in world, I think. — Hanna
Vigevano, Italy and Shoes
I visited Vigevano town on shoe business, that is for the making of the men’s leather dress shoes for next summer. I found out that Vigevano, 40 km from Milano, was home to the first ever industrial shoe factory (1866), the first Italian footwear machinery manufacturer (1901), and produced the earliest rubber-soled tennis shoes in [...]
