Public Notation

27.1.2012
Weekend viewing: Vermeer's recently restored Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. More about the painting here.

26.1.2012
Legendary ad man, David Ogilvy, on his work habits as a copywriter: "If all else fails, I drink half a bottle of rum and play a Handel oratorio on the gramophone."

24.1.2012
Gradation and cube air vases, by Torafu Architects, for Ligne Roset.

23.1.2012
We will buy whatever this advertisement is selling: "whoever said green things are boring is so uncool."

20.1.2012
Wilco, Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples rehearse The Weight, backstage at the Chicago Civic Opera House.

19.1.2012
Soundmachines: "three units, resembling standard record players, translate concentric visual patterns into control signals for further processing in any music software."

18.1.2012
Posted without comment: Flesh Love, photos of vacuum-packed couples.

16.1.2012
The Kai Table, designed by Naoki Hirakoso and Takmitsu Kitahara.

11.1.2012
Natural landscapes carved into vintage books, by Guy Laramée.

10.1.2012
Very informative: lighting techniques for video interviews, by Eve Hazelton.

9.1.2012
We can't seem to get enough of Sou Fujimoto's vertical, semi-transparent residences, in this case, the Nishizawa building in Tokyo.

6.1.2012
Trailer for Jiro Dreams of Sushi: "I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top. But no one knows where the top is!"

5.1.2012
Pingu remakes John Carpenter's 1982 classic, The Thing. This may only appeal to people who saw the original film in the mid-80s, while in their early teens.

4.1.2012
Maps, by Jennifer Brial, including this and that.

3.1.2012
For the first real snow in Helsinki: Haiko Cornelissen's picNYC table, for a summer picnic in the middle of winter.

2.1.2012
Yayoi Kusama's The Obliteration Room, at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. More images here, here and here.

vappu
skanno

The venerable interior design company, Skanno, gets a new website.

Designed by Leroy Creative, the site features an extensive product portfolio, multi-language informational pages, as well as an integrated blog and webshop, all of which is controlled via a single content management system, in-house, by Skanno staff.

A single solution for a singular client.

relander

We have just launched a site for interior / product designer, Mari Relander.

Anyone who thinks up both the perfectly delicate Anemone table, as well as the, nearly sadistic, Ninja throwing star table, is all right by us.

low2no

We were hired by Muotohiomo to develop an initial draft prototype for the new Low 2 No website, which has recently launched.

The site was designed by Muotohiomo, in collaboration with Sitra design staff. Substantial, additional development, including a custom back-end, by XOXCO.

muotohiomo

After collaborating on several projects, past and present, Design Studio Muotohiomo asked for a website of their very own, to showcase their impressive body of work. No-nonsense design by Muotohiomo, no-nonsense code by Unmethod — enjoy the sense, in every sense.

lumi

Lumi Accessories gets a new global, virtual home, which, for the first time, provides a single online destination for their Lumi and Mhann brands, as well as for their showroom, retail space and B2B operations. C'est si bon!

arvastamo

We have launched a new site for Arvostamo consulting, which provides assorted coaching and leadership training services. Identity and graphic design by Janne Hänninen, otherwise built by Unmethod.

iittala

We have created various on-line and off-line material for Iittala, including interactive campaigns, in-store video presentations, and assorted web page layouts.

For an abbreviated sample of our work, please see the animation page.

art

The Helsingin Kuvataidekoulu, or the Helsinki Art School, was in need of a new website, which they could easily update themselves.

frantsila

We recently launched a new site for Frantslilan Luomuyrttitila, Finland's leading maker of all things organic. The site, designed by Mr. Aki Suvanto, presents a range of products from Frantsila's extensive catalogue, including our personal favorite, midsummer body butter. Oh là là.

tapiovaara

We collaborated with Aleksi Perälä and Rasmus Snabb on the website for the newly re-branded furniture creations of legendary Finnish designer, Ilmari Tapiovaara.

Site now off-line. The Tapiovaara Family can now be found at Artek.

niko

Niko Luoma needed a website that, above all, would not interfere with his mind-bending minimalism.

saren

We have just re-launched the Hanna Sarén website, which now takes the form of a broadsheet, a kind of publishing platform for creativity. Have a look, have a read, have a listen, or buy a pair of shoes.

kukka

Collaborating once again with Aleksi Perälä, we have just published a website for artist Kukka Paavilainen, which is the first time an extended selection of her work is available on the web.

xo

Collaborating with the men of aivan!, we have launched a new website for XO Boats, "Scandinavia's fastest growing manufacturer of superior quality pleasure boats." We love pleasure!

visa

Visa Norros's monotype and glass work abstractions are now available for viewing on the world wide web, a web presentation that, as much as possible, follows the form of the works themselves.

2orplus

The 2OR+BYYAT brand gets a new website, to showcase their inimitable, geometrical fashion creations.

If Unmethod were a woman, she would certainly own several pieces by Mr. Yat.

yount

We have launched a deceptively minimal site for the deceptively minimal work of photographer Heidi Yount.

We especialy like her series on bird nests, as there is no place quite like home.