Hardly any other design is so timeless, functional, aesthetic, and of such high quality as Scandinavian design. Scandinavian Modern was the most influential and enduring design movement of the 20th century, dominating the international scene in the 1950s and continuing to shape the way we live today.
Architects and designers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, were responsible for a range of contemporary homes, furniture, textiles, ceramics, glassware, and other products that defined an entire approach to modern post-war living.
Joanna Laajisto, the founder of Joanna Laajisto Creative Studio, is a Helsinki-based interior design and architecture whose work is simultaneously driven by functionality and aesthetics. Get to know her and her finest works here!
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Joanna Laajisto’s philosophy is not to clutter this world with unnecessary things but to find the hidden beauty of each space and to enhance it by creative solutions.
She believes that a succesful design is a 360 degree experience. To achieve the most wholesome end results possible, she creates projects from conceptual ideas to service design, graphics, copy, photography and so on. Take a look!
RESTAURANT AND NIGHT CLUB, KUOPIO (Via)
In the city of Kuopio, Finland, an old classic restaurant, Intro, has undergone a major renovation by Joanna Laajisto team. The new restaurant is light and airy with a subtle color palette. Some punches of color are added in the textiles and fixtures, such as the sofas covered in woven Kvadrad wool fabric by Paul Smith and Delightfull’s designed red lamps Diana suspended above the counter height table.
SHOP AND RESTAURANT, HELSINKI (Via)
Finlandia Caviar Shop and Restaurant is a place where you can purchase the finest quality caviar and oysters, or enjoy them on the spot with a glass of bubbly or vodka. The objective for the interior concept was a fresh, Scandinavian look that compliments the historical building it is located in.
OLD MARKET HALL, RESTAURANT, HELSINKI (Via) 
Restaurant Story is Helsinki’s newest easy-going meeting place. The interior sits comfortable with the original architecture, but brings a new, fresh flavour with a modern touch. The materials used are natural and classic, such as oak, leather and stone.
KITCHEN AND TRADE SHOW CONCEPT (Via)
Featuring Lundia classic furniture made of solid Finnish wood, this kitchen offers elegant and timeless design to create a kitchen for your very own needs. It’s easy to assemble and completely adaptable for your home and space.
DINING BY STILL WATER (Via)
“DINING BY STILL WATER” was designed by Joanna Laajisto for the Helsinki Design Week. With Finnish luxury being one of the core focuses of the festival, Laajisto explored the idea of luxury in today’s society. After contemplating what luxury meant to her, Laajisto drew inspiration from her childhood memories spent at her family’s cottage by the lake in Finland’s countryside.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE, HELSINKI (Via)
This elegant apartment combines luxury and Scandinavian design. Carefully designed panelling on the walls create a bold darker tone for the interiors adapting with the dark brown floor, but same time the panelling also creates ingenious space saving storage units for books and other stuff.
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