Buttons
Aarikka is a family-owned Finnish company founded in
1954. Its design is known for its crisp Scandinavian lines,
round shapes, and wood.
It all began with buttons. And it all started with a real
need: Kaija Aarikka, then a textile arts student at the
Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, was unable to
find the right kind of carved buttons to go with a dress
she had designed so she made them herself. The story
quickly evolved from these fun and original wooden
buttons into a collection including wooden jewellery,
followed by silver jewellery, candle holders, toys, gifts
and home decoration products.
Back then Aarikka was as original, bold and natural as
it is today. The design is still inspired by round shapes
and other characteristic elements of Aarikka products
including vibrant colour, cosiness and joy.
Autumn & Winter 2017–2018
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