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ANTREI HARTIKAINEN (B. 1991) IS A MASTER CABINETMAKER AND DESIGNER FROM FINLAND KNOWN FOR HIS EXQUISITE WORKS IN WOOD. THE AWARD-WINNING PIECES, INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS AND PURE ART WORKS, ACHIEVE HEIGHTS OF SENSUALITY, ELEGANCE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT PLACE THEM WITH THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF MODERN NORDIC CARPENTRY.

“I HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH WOOD DESIGN. MY AIM IS TO CREATE PRODUCTS AND UNIQUE PIECES WHICH ANSWER TO THE IMPERATIVES OF PRACTICALITY, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND THE MEDIUM ITSELF; A DESIRE TO REVEAL THE MYRIAD POSSIBILITIES OF WOOD PROVIDES AN ENDURING IMPETUS TO MY WORK.”