A vivid orange Helsinki subway seat and an iconic timber sauna stool are among the pieces in this exhibition of work by design duo and couple Antti and Vuokko Nurmesniemi.
Various works by the late interior architect Antti Nurmesniemi and textile designer Vuokko Nurmesniemi are presented in this eponymous exhibition at Helsinki Design Museum, which charts the pair's work from the 1950s to the 2000s.
An orange Helsinki subway seat is included in the exhibition. Photo is by Mari Kallionpää
From kitchen crockery to colourful textiles, the Nurmesniemis created a broad range of designs together and individually over their solo and shared careers before Antti's death in 2003.
"The exhibition is important because there has never been a joint retrospective exhibition about this central designer couple in Finnish design history," curator Susanna Aaltonen told Dezeen. Colourful garments by Vuokko also feature
Arranged across a gallery at Helsinki Design Museum, the show includes a striking orange subway seat that Antti created in 1982 in collaboration with industrial designer Börje Rajalin ? a model that is still in use on Helsinki transportation today.
Visitors can also find an extensive cluster of garments featuring bright hues and geometric patterns, designed by Vuokko for her fashion label Vuokko Oy, which she founded in 1964.
Antti's red Pehtoori coffee pot is well-known in Finland. Photo is by Mari Kallionpää
A red Pehtoori coffee pot from 1957 by Antti is also o...