Olof Ottelin book and exhibition

An interest in Finnish cabinet making from the 40s and 60s expanded into a research project about interior architect Olof Ottelin. Ottelin's previously unexplored life work: furniture design, interior architecture and illustrations ended up as the Ottelin exhibition at the Sinkka Museum as well as the book about Ottelin: Olof Ottelin, Sisustusarkkitehdin muoto – En inredningsarkitekt tar form, which was awarded as one of the most beautiful Finnish books 2023.

Services

Research
Writing
Curating
Visual Identity
Art Direction

Team

Co-editor: Laura Berger
Writer: Laura Berger, Päivi Roivainen, Silja Koskimies
Photography: Christian Jakowleff
Graphic Assistant: Amelie Scharfetter
Publisher: Museum of Finnish Architecture
Museum: Art and Museum Centre Sinkka
Furniture Collections: Janne Ylönen, Pasi Pusa, Design Museum, Sinkka, Family Ottelin