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Our Architectural Origins
We often mention that your LUMI handbag contains a specifically Nordic design sensibility. For our customers who may not be familiar with this awkward sounding term, especially those outside of Finland, we thought it was time to start a conversation about what this Nordic design sensibility actually means, and by extension, what your LUMI handbag means.
One major part of this Nordic sensibility is derived from our Finnish architectural heritage, which has contributed substantially to various international architectural styles, from Art Nouveau to Nordic Classicism and Modernist Functionalism, and includes legendary figures, like Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_blank_spacer height=”1px” width=”1/4″ el_position=”last”] [spb_blank_spacer height=”1px” width=”1/4″ el_position=”first”] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”3″ width=”1/2″]Finland’s most significant architectural achievements are, perhaps, related to modern, functionalist architecture. A prime example of this Nordic modernism can be seen in the large image that begins this post: the arched interior seating of our Olympic Stadium, designed by architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti, which was eventually used for the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_blank_spacer height=”1px” width=”1/4″ el_position=”last”] [spb_blank_spacer height=”1px” width=”1/4″ el_position=”first”] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”3″ width=”1/2″]This was the location we chose as a backdrop for our SS15 collection, and the choice was not an arbitrary one. This is because the Olympic Stadium is often identified as an early example of “white Functionalism” par excellence, an idea that has regularly inspired our own, more modest designs. Clean, pure, modern lines, opening into a functional world of interior space.
You will find these core elements in all our handbags and accessories, a kind of white functionalism wrapped in leather, which draws very directly from our architectural fore-parents.