Studio Suppanen is working internationally with all types of projects. Based in Helsinki, the cross-disciplinary team at Studio Suppanen are highly skilled and experienced in working across different areas and in different scales.
Ilkka and his team are insatiably curious. The studio has won major awards for all sorts of design applications – from interior design to jewelry to architecture and more. Their holistic approach to problem solving results in their design being in demand all over the world.
"At its very least, design needs to create value by valuing our resources- human and material - and nurturing a culture where people are less likely to want to throw things away"
Sustainable thinking has an increasing importance in the creative work of the Studio. Ilkka has led the development of many explorative projects around the world: from the Tikau Light Collection, to research for new ways to grow cotton more sustainable, and working with waste and recycling.
Studio Suppanen works beyond the conventional roles of a design studio. Clients often come with a simple brief: how can you help us? Ilkka facilitates a co-creative process where his clients are encouraged to challenge their own assumptions - including the relationship between their value proposition and its changing environment.
Suppanen Studio turns high functionality into an aesthetic value, driven by the desire to improve the world around us with well thought-through design. All design is based on a deep knowledge of all end user needs – including the realities of bringing a solution to market. Ilkka himself has a multi-faced style. But as a Finnish architect and designer, Scandinavian humanism plays a central role in all his and the studios works.
"I believe that Design is basically the act of changing existing situations into preferred ones"