Kuula + Jylhä

Grey Sheep

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Location

helsinki / finland

University

taideteollinen korkeakoulu /university of art and design helsinki

Graduation year

2012

Contact

Two finnish designers, Essi Kuula and Marika Jylhä are forming together a creative studio/footwear & accessories label. Their work is a lot about experiments, but always also respecting the traditions of well made objects. In their design playfulness and sculptural forms meets beautiful combination of materials.

Kuula + Jylhä shoes and accessories are handmade in Helsinki/Tallinn with time and passion. Collections consists of unique pieces and small series.

Marika Jylhä graduated year 2010 from Häme University of Applied Sciences Footwear program as a Bachelor of Cultur and Arts and is now continuing her studies in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the MA-program. Essi Kuula graduated year 2012 from the University of Art and Design Helsinki MA-program.

Latest Collection

Bird – Stone – Water

Bird beats water (by drinking it); stone beats bird (by hitting it); and stone loses to water (because it sinks in it).

For this collection we studied the constructions of everyday objects like paper bags and boxes and traditional leather molding technics. We examined the beauty of simplicity and clean lines. We used water to bend the leather into the three dimensional shapes and wooden molds to hold the shapes. We were looking for something timeless and eternal. Like circle. Games like Stone – Paper – Scissors. Or like Bird – Stone – Water.

Previous collections

While bags

THE WILD KING OF THE N.O. WONDER HORSES // 2014

While you were sleeping // 2013

MINT extension / 2012
Until All I Felt Was My Heart Beating / 2012

Lighthearted / 2011

Latest Collection

Bird – Stone – Water

Previous collections

While bags

THE WILD KING OF THE N.O. WONDER HORSES // 2014

While you were sleeping // 2013

MINT extension / 2012

Until All I Felt Was My Heart Beating / 2012

Lighthearted / 2011