7 JUNE 2024
ATELIER AHOKAS’ DESIGN MEETS KARI KETONEN ON THE COVER STORY
Actor Kari Ketonen is wearing surface design by Iiro A. Ahokas for FRENN on the cover and pages of Terveydeksi 2/2024 magazine published by Suomen Apteekkariliitto / Otavamedia.
Read the full story here
20 MARCH 2024
CELEBRATING 7TH ANNIVERSARY
Thanks to all of our more than 80 clients in Asia, Europe and North America, many of them being market leaders in their field, ATELIER AHOKAS has become a premium design brand offering the world’s largest 24/7 online collection of contemporary Finnish surface design for all genders and materials.
Whether you are interested in turning your products into objects of desire with our surface designs or to set up an appointment to view our latest pattern collection, please get in touch. We are constantly seeking partnerships, sales agents and agencies worldwide. Let's make your customers fall in love with your products!
NEW COLLECTION 2024 OUT NOW!
Our 2024 surface pattern collection PHENOMENON, designed by Iiro A. Ahokas, the founder and design director of Atelier Ahokas, has been added to our 24/7 B2B online showroom.
Ahokas’ past 27 years of international art and design expertise across the lifestyle industries have merged into our latest all-gender pattern collection, PHENOMENON, which nurtures all fresh and unparalleled around us, renewing our visual world by becoming the next normal. The collection features a diverse selection of hundreds of unique and universally inspiring surface artworks specially designed to satisfy the modern needs. We’ve made it easy for you to see the future as we already see it! Come and seize the moment to discover the world created through our fierce imagination!
9 FEBRUARY 2024
SAARA pattern design by Atelier Ahokas for Eurokangas / image: Atelier Ahokas
BLOOMING SPRING NOVELTIES FOR THE FINNISH MARKET LEADER
We have created a new surface design SAARA for the leading Finnish retail and contract textile provider Eurokangas' DESIGN FROM FINLAND SS24 collection. The design is now available in stores by the metre as an interior textile in three colourways; black, yellow and aniline red.
Eurokangas is a 100% family-owned company, for which Finnishness has been a strong foundation for growth and development for three generations since 1945.
1 JANUARY 2024
ESCAPE pattern design by Atelier Ahokas for Eurokangas / image: Atelier Ahokas
COLLABORATION WITH THE FINNISH MARKET LEADER EUROKANGAS
Surface artwork ESCAPE created for the leading Finnish retail and contract textile provider Eurokangas’ DESIGN FROM FINLAND collection is now available in stores as a luxurious 100% mulesing-free merino wool knit.
17 SEPTEMBER 2023
Image copyrights: HUOMENTA SUOMI live morning broadcast on MTV
18 APRIL 2023
COLLABORATION with the largest department store chain in THE uSA
Our surface design artworks, designed by Iiro A. Ahokas, will soon be produced by KOHL’S, the leading omnichannel retailer in the United States with more than 1,100 stores in 49 states.
20 JANUARY 2023
ARTWORK SALES TOUR IN JAPAN
A comprehensive selection of printed surface design artworks from our latest collection UNCONDITIONAL for 2023 is currently on the sales tour in Japan.
Interested in finding versatile & production-ready patterns that are ideal for all materials? Always happy to help you! For more information please contact us.
PRINT TOURS 2023
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LIVE IN FRANKFURT – AT THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR TEXTILE INTERIOR DESIGN
ATELIER AHOKAS AT HEIMTEXTIL 2023
MESSE FRANKFURT, GERMANY
Stand No 9.0 A56
10.-13.1.2023
Open Tue-Thu 09-18, Fri 09-17
NOTICE! Our surface design artworks are exclusively available for purchase by exhibitors only from 7 to 9 January! Welcome to shop in advance at discounted trade fair prices. See you at Heimtextil!
16 DECEMBER 2022
TWO FACE pattern design by Atelier Ahokas for SENSE EIGHT / image: Atelier Ahokas
96 NEW PRODUCTS FOR SENSE EIGHT
Happy to release this surface design that we created in collaboration with a new German lifestyle brand SENSE EIGHT, which, along with 11 other surface designs created by Atelier Ahokas makes up their entire bed linen collection. The 12 designs are available in several alternative colourways in 96 different products made in Europe in Oeko-Tex 100 certified cotton.
SENSE EIGHT is not just another brand. It’s a feeling when it comes to comfort and connectivity. Their mission is to bring contemporary fashion within your own walls and provide it with positive energy and creative vibes. Their goal is to become a lifestyle brand that is defined by today’s generation and all the inventiveness that comes along. Coziness, do it yourself and individualism are the keywords that describe why they are different.
1 DECEMBER 2022
THE WORLD’s LARGEST ONLINE COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY FINNISH SURFACE DESIGN ARTWORKS
Our 2023 surface design collection, UNCONDITIONAL, has been added to our online showroom. For a greener environment, all our surface design collections have been available in digital format 24/7/365 in our online showroom since our establishment in 2017. Discover the world’s largest collection of contemporary Finnish surface design artworks packed with possibilities HERE.
UNCONDITIONAL celebrates the freedom from external control and constraint. Trust your instincts without no limits or reservations on any way, and fall in love with our collection. Absolute love never fails!
6 SEPTEMBER 2022
NEW DESIGN FOR TKANO
New surface pattern artwork POLAR for a lifestyle brand Tkano. Available from Tkano SCANDINAVIAN TOUCH collection as printed duvet covers and pillow cases in 210 TC cotton sateen in two colourways.
3 SEPTEMBER 2022
SCANDINAVIAN TOUCH COLLECTION FOR TKANO EXPANDS
New bedroom products launched with a surface pattern artwork RIPE CURRANTS that we designed for a lifestyle brand Tkano. Available from Tkano SCANDINAVIAN TOUCH collection as printed duvet covers and pillow cases in 210 TC cotton sateen in two colourways.
21 JULY 2022
ARTWORK SALES TOUR IN JAPAN
A comprehensive selection of printed surface design artworks from our collection ETHEREAL for 2022 is currently on the sales tour in Japan.
Interested in finding versatile & production-ready patterns that are ideal for all materials? Always happy to help you! For more information please contact us.
30 JUNE 2022
ARTIST pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / original image: Eurokangas
COLLABORATION WITH THE FINNISH MARKET LEADER EUROKANGAS
Gender-neutral pattern design artwork ARTIST for Eurokangas, the leading Finnish retail and contract textile provider, is now available in lightweight polyester viscose devoré fabric from Eurokangas' "DESIGN FROM FINLAND" collection.
2 APRIL 2022
CASUALLY WITH FRENN
Iiro A. Ahokas, the Design Director of Atelier Ahokas, in print collaboration with FRENN SS22 collection. The design is available in digitally printed premium quality 100% GOTS + Oeko-Tex 100 certified organic cotton as two different shirts, Aapo and Asko.
Award-winning Helsinki-based sustainable menswear line FRENN combines straightforward honest Finnish design, relaxed sophistication and urban functionality with an edge. The company only uses premium quality, eco-certified European materials and ethical production in Baltic countries. FRENN’s sustainability efforts haven’t gone unnoticed – the company has topped Pro Ethical Trade Finland’s (Eetti) “Rank a Brand” report twice in a row. The report evaluates the climate, environmental and human rights efforts of Finnish clothing brands.
4 MARCH 2022
PEACE / design by ATELIER AHOKAS
StandING by the side of PEACE
Devastated by the conflict in Ukraine, we support the people of Ukraine with donations to the Finnish Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and the UNICEF. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people.
1 JANUARY 2022
ELECTRIFIED WITH 4MURS
We are happy to release this new wallpaper surface design ASHTON that we created for a French lifestyle brand 4MURS.
28 DECEMBER 2021
Did you know?
ATELIER AHOKAS’ exquisite online pattern showroom is available to brand buyers 24/7. Choose the hottest new surface pattern artworks on the market for your next collections in the easiest way possible by visiting our online showroom collection offering thousands of unique, handmade and digitally composed, continuous surface design artworks that are applicable to all materials.
Contact us to join our happy international clientele! We are eager to help you.
17 DECEMBER 2021
COLLABORATION WITH STI
Surface design artwork TULIPS for a Finnish STI / Moda chain, the biggest clothing specialist retail chain in Finland. STI is a member of Amfori, the leading global business association for open and sustainable trade.
29 NOVEMBER 2021
RIPE CURRANTS pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / original image: Tkano
SCANDINAVIAN TOUCH COLLECTION FOR TKANO
We have created a new surface pattern artwork RIPE CURRANTS for a lifestyle brand Tkano. This gender-neutral design is available from Tkano SCANDINAVIAN TOUCH collection as table textiles in cotton jacquard in four sizes in two colourways.
2 NOVEMBER 2021
MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH SANDUDD
We are happy to release this hand-painted fiber wallpaper called IKIMUISTOISIA that we designed for a Finnish wallpaper manufacturer Sandudd. The design is available in eight colourways.
Sandudd is a Finnish wallpaper brand founded in 1885. For over a century, the company has been one of the leading manufacturers of wallpapers in Finland. The ecological and breathable wallpapers produced by Sandudd are M1-rated, which indicates the purity of the products and the low emissions of the materials. Sandudd’s wallpapers bear the CE mark, which shows that the products meet the requirements set by the EU in terms of health, safety and the environment.
2 NOVEMBER 2021
FLORAL FANTASY pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / original image: Stockmann’s own clothing line Cut & Pret
FLORAL FANTASY FOR STOCKMANN CUT & PRET
New surface pattern artwork FLORAL FANTASY produced by Stockmann Cut & Pret AW21 collection. The design is available from Stockmann department stores and Stockmann online store as blouses and long dresses. Sustainable design on environmentally responsible Lenzing Ecovero branded viscose fibers.
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company established in 1862 engaged in the retail trade. It has approximately 43 000 shareholders and about 7 000 employees. The Group's revenue in 2019 was EUR 960.4 million.
1 NOVEMBER 2021
THE NEW ATELIER AHOKAS COLLECTION ETHEREAL FOR 2022 IS ONLINE
Our new surface design collection ETHEREAL for 2022 is now available in our online showroom.
Discover the exquisite collection of diverse designs packed with possibilities HERE.
26 SEPTEMBER 2021
RUSTIC FOR STOCKMANN CUT & PRET
New surface pattern artwork RUSTIC produced by Stockmann Cut & Pret AW21 collection. The design is available from Stockmann department stores and Stockmann online store as blouses and long dresses, both available in two colourways. Sustainable design on environmentally responsible Lenzing Ecovero branded viscose fibers.
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company established in 1862 engaged in the retail trade. It has approximately 43 000 shareholders and about 7 000 employees. The Group's revenue in 2019 was EUR 960.4 million.
16 SEPTEMBER 2021
ARTE FOR CASA STOCKMANN
New gender-neutral surface pattern artwork ARTE created for Casa Stockmann. The design is available in percale cotton from Stockmann department stores and Stockmann online store as duvet covers and pillow cases, both available in two sizes in sandstone/black colourway.
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company established in 1862 engaged in the retail trade. It has approximately 43 000 shareholders and about 7 000 employees. The Group's revenue in 2019 was EUR 960.4 million.
1 SEPTEMBER 2021
COLLABORATION WITH THE FINNISH MARKET LEADER
New gender-neutral pattern design ARTIST created in collaboration with Eurokangas, the leading Finnish retail and contract textile provider. The design is available from Eurokangas' DESIGN FROM FINLAND AW21 collection in mulesing-free merino wool in emerald green and as cotton college in ochre. Certified according to the Oeko-Tex 100 standard.
29 JULY 2021
ARTWORK SALES TOUR IN JAPAN
A comprehensive selection of our surface design artworks is currently on the sales tour in Osaka, Japan. Find easily our versatile production-ready artworks that are ideal for all materials, surface applications and commercial end uses from contract, architecture and furnishing, to apparel, accessories, stationery and more.
Interested in finding patterns that will make your customers fall in love with your products? We are always happy to help you. For more information please contact us.
15 MARCH 2021
COLLABORATION WITH VILPOLA
New interior fabric design NOBLE by Atelier Ahokas for Vilpola SS21 collection. Available in three colourways on three different basecloths and as ready-made products such as bed linen sets, pillow cases, table linens and curtains. Certified according to the Oeko-Tex 100 standard.
Vilpola is a family owned fabric distributor located in Toijala, Finland, offering a wide variety of confidently designed fabrics, perfect to be used in any space.
14 MARCH 2021
BECOME OUR PATTERN AGENT
Our business keeps growing and, therefore, we are on the lookout for new surface pattern design sales agents and agencies worldwide. If you are interested in our brand and believe we could be the right partner for your business, please get in touch. Let’s work together to create a much more fantastic reality!
19 JANUARY 2021
BREAKING THE CHAINS WITH THE FINNISH MARKET LEADER
We have created a new surface design ESCAPE for the leading Finnish retail and contract textile provider Eurokangas’ DESIGN FROM FINLAND SS21 collection. Available by the metre on three different basecloths such as college, cotton, and acrylate coated cotton. Certified according to the Oeko-Tex 100 standard.
3 JANUARY 2021
IN PARADISE WITH SUNROSE
Atelier Ahokas creates surface design ADAM AND EVE for a Japanese brand Sunrose. Available in various colourways as ready-made products such as clothing and interior decoration products.
29 DECEMBER 2020
SALES TOUR IN JAPAN
A wide selection of our production-ready surface design artworks created by IIRO A. AHOKAS, the founder and creative director of Atelier Ahokas, is currently on the sales tour in Japan. Don’t miss your opportunity to see our cutting edge collection!
Interested in finding patterns that will make your customers fall in love with your products? We are happy to help you. For more information please contact us.
26 NOVEMBER 2020
THE NEW ATELIER AHOKAS COLLECTION ALCHEMIST 2021 IS ONLINE
We believe it’s time to focus on the positive. The world around us needs empowering beauty more than ever. Therefore, we have remixed the reality as if we were alchemists and conjured up a new collection of surface design artworks that brings beauty out of chaos. Our 2021 pattern collection ALCHEMIST, designed by Iiro A. Ahokas, the founder and design director of Atelier Ahokas, is characterized by the joy of finding new. Something original can only be achieved by mixing together unexpected components. The idea of the collection is to bring contrasting elements to complement each other in order to form something more diverse than the sum of their parts. ALCHEMIST is a collection of magical artworks for magical individuals. It contains hundreds of outstanding, inspiring, versatile and gender-neutral surface designs that are ideal for commercial products and contract market such as apparel, interior textiles and paper goods. All you have to do is mix patterns from our collection together to make one plus one equal eleven!
11 NOVEMBER 2020
FOLDING NEW TRADITIONS WITH SANGETSU
We were honored to create this hand-drawn origami-inspired wallpaper design for the legendary Japanese Sangetsu's FINE wall coverings 2019-2021 collection. Available in two elegant colourways.
16 OCTOBER 2020
NARRATIVES OF NATURE WITH BICKLY CURTAIN
New pattern designs PISARA and KIITOS by Atelier Ahokas for a Japanese brand Bickly Curtain. The designs are available as curtains on two different basecloths exclusively through Bickly Curtain.
1 SEPTEMBER 2020
IN A FRAGRANT GARDEN WITH VILPOLA
New interior fabric artwork LADY ROSE by Atelier Ahokas for Vilpola AW20/21 collection. Available in three colourways on three different basecloths and as ready-made products such as bed linen sets, pillow cases, table linens and curtains.
Vilpola is a family owned fabric distributor located in Toijala, Finland, offering a wide variety of confidently designed fabrics, perfect to be used in any space.
17 AUGUST 2020
GOLDLEAF pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / original image: A House of Happiness
DESIGN FOR A PRODUCT AWARDS NOMINEE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS 2020
The GOLDLEAF curtains with a print designed by Atelier Ahokas for the Dutch market leader in made to measure curtains, A House of Happiness, has been nominated for the Sustainable Design Awards 2020 Flinders in category Product Awards Accessories. The fabric is made from cutting waste from the production of T-shirts and recycled PET bottles.
The Sustainable Interior Design Awards are the annual awards for the most revolutionary and sustainable design products and the most innovative and sustainable design brand. With the competition, the organization invites brands and design studios to contribute a sustainable product or brand within the home & living segment. The organization's goal is to promote the development of sustainable products that last a lifetime and have a positive impact on people, planet and profit.
30 MAY 2020
SUMMER SALES TOUR IN JAPAN
A selection of ATELIER AHOKAS surface design artworks from our vast collection of production-ready designs is on the summer sales tour in Osaka, Japan throughout June and July.
Interested in finding patterns that will make your customers fall in love with your products? We are happy to help you. For more information please contact us.
2 APRIL 2020
FISH POND pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / image: Atelier Ahokas
LOST IN GREENERY WITH VILPOLA
New interior fabric design FISH POND by Atelier Ahokas for Vilpola SS20 collection. Available in three colourways on three different basecloths and as ready-made products such as bed linen sets, pillow cases, table linens and curtains.
Vilpola is a family owned fabric distributor located in Toijala, Finland, offering a wide variety of confidently designed fabrics, perfect to be used in any space.
18 MARCH 2020
PLUSMINUS floor cushion by Atelier Ahokas Studio Series one-off 2020 / image: Atelier Ahokas
COVID-19 PANDEMIC UPDATE
Stay safe – shop our patterns for all materials easily online! Contact us to discover our exquisite online showroom of over a thousand diverse surface pattern designs packed with possibilities!
26 FEBRUARY 2020
CONTEMPORARY LEAFS FOR THE DUTCH MARKET LEADER
A timeless interior textile surface design GOLDLEAF by Atelier Ahokas for the Dutch market leader in made to measure curtains, A House of Happiness, the place to go for your curtains. The fabric is made from cutting waste from the production of T-shirts and recycled PET bottles. Available in two different scales and in three colourways.
30 JANUARY 2020
CIN CIN pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / in production co-operation with Vimma / original images: Mimmi Pentikäinen
MADE-TO-ORDER PRINTS FOR ALL MATERIALS
Who wouldn’t love a totally unique print or a collection of prints? We can make it happen! Contact us for a custom-made artwork! Here’s a surface design CIN CIN that we created last year according to Sikke Sumari’s wishes for her Helsinki-based Sikke’s Restaurant workwear. Cheers and good appetite!
16 JANUARY 2020
Atelier Ahokas’ versatile surface pattern designs are ideal for all materials / image: Atelier Ahokas
The great show IN FRANKFURT is over!
We presented our artworks in the ideal setting at Heimtextil and made a successful start to 2020. We are grateful for the new business partners from North America, Europe and Asia. Lots of new and exiting opportunities to look forward! See you again at Heimtextil in 2021! Until then get in touch to set up an appointment to view our latest collection on-site or visit our 24/7 online showroom for patterns!
Now we are moving on to designing the collection for 2021!
8 JANUARY 2020
INTO THE WILD WITH GARB CASA
New pattern designs NECTAR and SACRET MOUNTAINS by Atelier Ahokas for a Japanese brand Garb Casa.
7 JANUARY 2020
HEIMTEXTIL 2020 TRADE FAIRS, FRANKFURT
Heimtextil, the global leader in innovative interior textiles, is taking place for the 50th time in 2020. And we are going to be there! Discover our exhibition stand with our latest surface pattern design collection ILLUMINATED. The collection includes hundreds of hand created and digitally composed, production-ready artworks that are ideal for surface applications and commercial end uses from contract, architecture and interior textiles, to apparel, accessories, paper goods and more.
The ILLUMINATED collection is designed by Iiro A. Ahokas, the founder and design director of Atelier Ahokas, inspired by his travels in Vietnam and the Finnish Lapland. Ahokas describes his new ILLUMINATED collection as follows: “The inspiration for the collection has been the diverse nature of light that I have been capturing from the bright midnight sun in the Finnish Lapland to the pitch-black nights of Vietnam. The name of the collection honours our light source, the Sun, and the entire visible spectrum of light from the lightest highlights to the absolute absence of light. I wanted to create a collection that celebrates the existence of light and colours offering inspiring and versatile patterns to modern, everyday needs.”
Come and visit us – and get enlightened by our latest collection!
12 DECEMBER 2019
ADVENTURER pattern design by Atelier Ahokas for A House of Happiness / image: Atelier Ahokas
ADVENTURES WITH A HOUSE OF HAPPINESS
A timeless and gender-neutral interior textile surface design ADVENTURER with a reticulated pattern created by Atelier Ahokas for a Dutch market leader in custom curtains, A House of Happiness, the place to go for your curtains.
28 NOVEMBER 2019
IN BED WITH PASSION HOME LINEN
New interior textile surface designs ANTS and SAND IN MY SHOES by Atelier Ahokas for the new TIMELESS COLLECTION of a Belgian brand Passion Home Linen. Available in several colourways.
28 OCTOBER 2019
IN SEARCH OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL SPECIES WITH VIMMA
New contemporary fashion print artwork EXTRATERRESTRIAL by Atelier Ahokas for Vimma AW19 collection. Available online in different garments for kids and grownups.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecologically friendly, long-lasting and multifunctional apparel and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
16 OCTOBER 2019
TREE HOUSE pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / original image: Vimmacompany
IN A TREE HOUSE WITH VIMMA
Atelier Ahokas’ new surface design TREE HOUSE for Vimma AW19 collection.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecologically friendly, long-lasting and multifunctional apparel and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
16 OCTOBER 2019
HIDE-AND-SEEK pattern design by Atelier Ahokas
PLAYING GAMES WITH VIMMA
Atelier Ahokas creates surface design HIDE-AND-SEEK for Vimma AW19 collection.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecologically friendly, long-lasting and multifunctional apparel and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
8 OCTOBER 2019
GROWING PARASOLS pattern design by Atelier Ahokas / original image: Vimmacompany
MUSHROOMING WITH VIMMA
Atelier Ahokas’ surface design GROWING PARASOLS for Vimma AW19 collection.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecologically friendly, long-lasting and multifunctional apparel and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
29 SEptember 2019
DANCING IN THE RAIN WITH VIMMA
Atelier Ahokas’ new surface design RAIN DANCE for Vimma AW19 collection.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecologically friendly, long-lasting and multifunctional apparel and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
1 SEptember 2019
PRINT TOURS IN NEW YORK & MIAMI
We are touring with our print collection ENCHANTED in New York and Miami from 3 to 24 September 2019.
For an appointment please contact.
See you around!
26 AUGUST 2019
NORTHERN WILDERNESS FOR VILPOLA
New contemporary interior fabric artworks NORTHERN TOPS and HERBARIUM by Atelier Ahokas for Vilpola AW19 collection. The designs are available in several colourways on three different basecloths.
Vilpola is a family owned fabric distributor located in Toijala, Finland, offering a wide variety of confidently designed fabrics, perfect to be used in any space.
8 JULY 2019
SUMMER SALES TOUR IN JAPAN
A selection of ATELIER AHOKAS surface design artworks from our vast collection of production-ready designs is on the summer sales tour in Osaka, Japan throughout July and August.
Interested in finding patterns that will make your customers fall in love with your products? We are happy to help you. For more information please contact.
19 JUNE 2019
Images: Iiro A. Ahokas
THE NEW ATELIER AHOKAS COLLECTION ILLUMINATED FOR 2020 IS COMPLETE
We have just returned from an incredibly wild and serene Finnish Lapland where we complemented and completed the design of our upcoming surface design collection ILLUMINATED. The collection will contain hundreds of outstanding, versatile, inspiring and distinctive gender-neutral patterns that are ideal for commercial products and contract market such as apparel, interior textiles and paper goods. Stay tuned to take a step outside the ordinary!
9 APRIL 2019
FUN IN THE SUN WITH VIMMA
Atelier Ahokas designs new fashion prints CREASE and MARMAROS for Vimma SS19 collection.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecologically friendly, long-lasting and multifunctional apparel and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
20 MARCH 2019
REMINISCING WITH VILPOLA
New contemporary surface pattern designs VERTICAL OCEAN and PILGRIMAGE by Atelier Ahokas for Vilpola SS19 collection. The designs are available in two colourways on three different basecloths.
Vilpola is a family owned fabric distributor located in Toijala, Finland, offering a wide variety of confidently designed fabrics, perfect to be used in any space.
1 MARCH 2019
Images: Iiro A. Ahokas
THE NEW COLLECTION FOR 2020 is on it’s way!
We are back from an amazingly colourful Vietnam where we started to create our new surface artwork collection for 2020. Stay tuned for more!
18 JANUARY 2019
CASUALLY WITH FRENN
Iiro A. Ahokas, the Design Director of Atelier Ahokas, in print collaboration with FRENN AW19 collection. The design is available in two different scales as a shirt.
Award-winning Helsinki-based sustainable menswear line FRENN combines straightforward honest Finnish design, relaxed sophistication and urban functionality with an edge. With FRENN contemporary uniform means relaxed sophistication spiced with a sporty feel. FRENN believes in casual formality with comfort, freedom and exceptional ease along with clever details, always in impeccable quality. FRENN is responsibly hand-manufactured locally in Northern Europe from premium quality, eco-certified European materials.
12 JANUARY 2019
THANK YOU HEIMTEXTIL 2019!
Our participation in the Heimtextil Fair in Messe Frankfurt was a great success! We got new major business partners from North America, Europe and Asia. Thank you for all the great positive feedback and for choosing our design service!
We look forward to continuing our work to offer versatile, inspiring and distinctive patterns for all materials. Join us and share our passion to create a much more fantastic reality with bold design and unapologetic use of enticing patterns.
See you next year at Heimtextil! Until then get in touch to set up an appointment to view our collection on-site or visit our 24/7 online showroom for surface artworks! We are constantly seeking new partnerships.
8 JANUARY 2019
HEIMTEXTIL 2019 TRADE FAIRS, FRANKFURT
We will be showcasing our latest surface pattern design collection ENCHANTED at the biggest international trade fair for home and contract textiles at Heimtextil held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
The ENCHANTED collection is designed by Iiro A. Ahokas, the founder and design director of Atelier Ahokas, inspired by his travels in Mauritius. The inspiration for the ENCHANTED collection has been a universe enchanted – a utopian state of mind painted with bewitched brushes enthralled by beauty. The collection lifts the curtains to a magical reality, filled with intoxicating gardens, mesmerizing whispers and dreamlike ponds. ENCHANTED will take you to a place where you never know what happens when you kiss a frog.
Looking forward to seeing you!
28 AUGUST 2018
THE SILENT LAND carpet design by Atelier Ahokas
GOOD WITH MUM'S
The new collection of six mind-bending wool carpets by Atelier Ahokas for Mum’s is now available online. Ethical design designed in Scandinavia. Beautiful things with a beautiful story - a more decent world, filled with people who care about other people and the environment.
26 JUNE 2018
BACK IN TIME WITH ANNO COLLECTION
Atelier Ahokas and Anno Collection in collaboration – a special edition textile collection ARBORETUM launch at the HABITARE fair in Helsinki on September 12–16, 2018.
The interior textile collection ARBORETUM consists of 10 washed linen products, including cushion covers, kitchen towels and table cloths. The collection remind you of inherited vintage textiles whose soft feel brings you back in time. The gentle arches of the minimalistically subtle HOLVI print are fresh and familiar at the same time. The casual brush strokes of the MUISTO print, on the other hand, bring you to an ancient park where conifers cast shadows around them.
Anno is a Finnish lifestyle brand that has its roots firmly in the Scandinavian way of living.
ANNO
4 JUNE 2018
COLLABORATION WITH VIMMA
Atelier Ahokas designs a collection of five contemporary fashion print artworks for Vimma. The patterns AMBIENCE, FOLKLORE, ORANGERIE, RULER’S ROBE and SHAKE are available online in different garments for kids and grownups in 31 different items.
The Finnish company Vimma creates ecological and multifunctional designer clothes, bags and lifestyle products designed in Finland.
1 DECEMBER 2017
AT HEIMTEXTIL 2018 TRADE FAIRS, FRANKFURT
We will be launching 400 commercial surface design artworks of our VOYAGE collection at the international Heimtextil trade fairs in Frankfurt, Germany. The entire collection includes over 800 hand created, digitally composed production-ready designs.
The VOYAGE collection is designed by Iiro A. Ahokas, the founder and design director of Atelier Ahokas, during the spring 2016 in Manhattan, New York. The theme of the VOYAGE collection is journeys to different times, places and realities. Ahokas has received his inspiration from the irreversible, yet temporary and transitory nature of time. VOYAGE takes us from lost cultures, continents and creatures to the futuristic megacities in space, and from mythical enchanted gardens to the middle of unknown interstellar landscapes. The collection twists together the elements of dreams and reality with past and future, and blends in flavours found along the unexplored paths on the Earth, and the universe beyond. Join the expedition where no maps are needed!
We invite you to visit us and to see our latest surface collection. Looking forward to seeing you!