We met Iina at the Ikea headquarters in Älmhult, Sweden. We talked about her creative career and the steps she took that lead her there. From being an independent designer to working for a global company such as Ikea.&nbsp;Iina Vuorivirta’s design could be described as minimalistic. She enjoys simplicity and the condensation of function in the designs. Some of her favorite materials are ceramics and glass. Her vases in the <a target="_blank" href="http://ikea.today/search/IKEA+PS+2017/">IKEA PS 2017</a>&nbsp;collection explored how the patterns that appear in recycled glass could be used as a design feature in objects.∙ <a target="_blank" href="http://lifeathome.ikea.com/home/en/">Ikea Life at Home report</a> ∙ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/ikea-collections/sinnerlig/">Ilse Crawford Sinnerlig Collection</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We met Iina at the Ikea headquarters in Älmhult, Sweden. We talked about her creative career and the steps she took that lead her there. From being an independent designer to working for a global company such as Ikea.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Iina Vuorivirta’s design could be described as minimalistic. She enjoys simplicity and the condensation of function in the designs. Some of her favorite materials are ceramics and glass. Her vases in the &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://ikea.today/search/IKEA+PS+2017/"&gt;IKEA PS 2017&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;collection explored how the patterns that appear in recycled glass could be used as a design feature in objects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;∙ &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://lifeathome.ikea.com/home/en/"&gt;Ikea Life at Home report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;∙ &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/ikea-collections/sinnerlig/"&gt;Ilse Crawford Sinnerlig Collection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The story of how Iina Vuorivirta became an IKEA designer reflects her courageous approach to new adventures.

From being an independent designer to working for a global company such as Ikea. 

Ikea Designer Iina Vuorivirta

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 A series of interviews about relevant topics in and around the creative industry and the state of the arts. With honesty and in simple words, we aim to stimulate the thought and discussion process around creative careers.&nbsp;

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a series of interviews about relevant topics in and around the creative industry and the state of the arts. With honesty and in simple words, we aim to stimulate the thought and discussion process around creative careers. 

Neni Podcast is a showcase of conversations curated by Neni Studio. It’s a series of interviews about relevant topics in and around the creative industry and the state of the arts. With honesty and in simple words, we aim to stimulate the thought and discussion process around creative careers. Whether we talk about design, interiors, products or what’s new in art and film, Neni Podcast adds to the conversation a fresh air of originality, passion and a healthy dose of anti-conformism, with great disregards for anything preconceived.   


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