ANU PENTTINEN
Born: 05.06.1974 Helsinki, Finland
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Academic training
2002 Master of Art Degree, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, Dept. of
Ceramic and Glass Design
2000 2000 International Design Business Management (IDBM) Program, Helsinki
University of Economy and Business,
Helsinki University of Technology and University of Art and Design Helsinki
2000 BA (Visual) Degree 1st Class Hons, Australian National University, Canberra
School of Art, Glass Workshop
1999 Bachelor of Art Degree, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, Dept
of Ceramic and Glass Design
Solo Exhibitions and Design Fairs
Coming up in 2009
April CLARA SCREMINI GALLERY, Paris, France
September HABITARE DESIGN&FURNITURE FAIR, Ahead! Design Area, Helsinki, Finland
October TÄKY GALLERIA, Lappeenranta, Finland
2008 HABITARE DESIGN&FURNITURE FAIR, Ahead! Design Area, Helsinki, Finland
2005 HABITARE DESIGN&FURNITURE FAIR, Helsinki, Finland
YOU ARE HERE – FRAGILE JOURNEYS, Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, Finland
2004 ANU PENTTINEN, O-gallery, Korjaamo, Helsinki, Finland
2003 ANU PENTTINEN, Artek, Helsinki, Finland
2002 OBJET OPALE, Gallery Profounders, Helsinki, Finland
PANOPTIKON, Esplanade Stage, Helsinki, Finland
2000 MONO, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions and Fairs
Coming up in 2009
May FRUIT, Summer Exhibition 2009, Nuutajärvi Glass Village, Finland
July JUST FINNISH, Nääs Konsthantverk Gallery / Nääs Castle, Floda, Sweden
2009 2009 PAVILLON DES ARTS ET DU DESIGN, Tuileries, Paris, France
(Representative: Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris)
MEDITERRANEAN BREEZES – GLASS FROM TURKEY, Finnish Glass Museum,
Riihimäki, Finland
NuGO GÄSTAR BLåS&KNåDA, Gallery Blås&knåda, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 2008 MYTOPANTONE, Designhaus Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
SOFA Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Fair, Chicago, USA
(Representative: Galleria Norsu, Finland)
EUROPEAN GLASS CONTEXT 2008, Grønbechs Gård, Bornholm, Denmark
DESIGNART LONDON, Berkeley Square, London, UK
(Representative: Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris, France)
NuGO+ BLåS&KNåDA, Summer Exhibition 2008, Nuutajärvi Glass Village, Finland
IN THIS LIGHT, Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, Finland
2007 2007 KONST I GLAS, Galleri Elverket, Pro Artibus, Ekenäs, Finland
FORM, Art+Design Exhibition, Olympia National Hall, London, UK
(Representative: Vessel, Lontoo)
COLLECT, Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, V&A, London, UK
(Representative: Galleria Norsu, Helsinki)
2006 DESIGN FINLANDAIS, Musée d'art de d'industrie André Diligent,
Roubaix'n La Piscine, France
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Pennsylvania Convention Centre,
Philadelphia, USA
RE-INTERPRETING NATURE, Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, Finland
SCANDINAVIAN ART GLASS, Galerija s pogledom Feniks, Ljubljana, Slovenia
REMIX – RE-THOUGHT, Copper Smithy, Fiskars Village, Finland
MODERN MASTERS, International Crafts Fair, Munich, Germany
2005 FINLAND CAFÉ, Space Force, Tokio, Japan
HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL, Korjaamo, Helsinki, Finland
SEEDS OF LIGHT, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, ANU School of Art Gallery,
Canberra, Australia
CANBERRA GLASS 2005, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia
2004 QUARTET (with Claudia Borella, Tim Edwards and Mark Thiele),
Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia
PILGRIM, Scandinavian Glass, Vadstena Castle, Vadstena, Sweden
COLLECT, The Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, V&A, London, UK
(Representative: Vessel, London)
FOUR:04, Quadrivium, Sydney, Australia
2003 AUSTRALIAN GLASS EXHIBITION, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2002 MASTERS OF ART, Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland
BLACK, WHITE AND GREY MATTERS, Craft ACT, Gallery 1, Canberra, Australia
2001 NEW GLASS – NEW TALENT, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia
2000 QUADRIVIUMS FINEST, Quadrivium, Sydney, Australia
1998 VENEZIA APERTO VETRO, Instituto Statale D'Arte, Venice, Italy
International Publicity
2009 SCHÖNER WOHNEN, Germany, No.2, 2009, p.12-13
2008 2008 THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, GUIDE, 26 Sept-2 Oct 2008, p.30
GOOD MORNING TEXAS with Gary Cogill, WFAA-TV, 26 September 2008
HOME&DÉCOR, Singapore, August 2008, p.26
THE BUSINESS TIMES, Singapore, 2 August 2008, p.20
EIGENHUIS&INTERIEUR, The Netherlands, 7/2008, p.32-33
THE GUARDIAN WEEKEND, Great Britain, 3 May 2008, p.76-77
NRC NEXT, The Netherlands, No.8, 27 March 2008, Cover
WOHN!DESIGN, Germany, 1/2008, p.26
md INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF DESIGN, Germany, Issue 01 January, p.88
AXIS, Japan, Issue 02 February, Vol.131, p.113
2007 dA (DOCUMENTS ON ARCHITECTURE): Design 21, China, Issue 07, p.10-17
DESIGN 002, The Young & Talented *50, Published by LaVie Magazine, Taiwan, p.94-95
ELLE DECO, Japan, August No.93 2007, p.67
2006 2006 ART WORLD, China, 3/2006, ‘Design On/Off’, editor Yin Zi, p.44-45
YOUNG NORDIC DESIGN, Chongqing Publishing House, China, editor Yin Zi, p.123
METROPOLITAN HOME, USA, No,4 May 2006, Design 100 Issue, p.53 and 108
2005 IABITARE, Italy, No.455, ‘Per la tavola’, p.207
METROPOLIS MAGAZINE, USA, 3/2005, Portfolio: ‘A Study in Contrasts’,
editor Kristi Cameron, p.84
2004 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN YEARBOOK 2004, editor Tom Dixon, p.175
THE OBSERVER MAGAZINE, Great Britain, 7 March 2004, p.47
THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE, Great Britain, 13.3.2004, ‘Webbed
Feat’, editor Caroline Wingfield, p.49
idFX, Great Britain, February 2004, p.45
QVEST, Germany, 2/2004, ‘Black on White’, p.39 & 211-212
VOGUE LIVING, Australia, Jan/Feb 2004, p.32
2003 DEPARTURES MAGAZINE, USA, Sept 2003/No.86, Worldly Goods: ‘Clean Finnish’
editor John Knecht, p.61
2002 WALLPAPER, Great Britain, July 2002, p.82
2000 STUDIO VETRO, Italia, No.9, ‘The music of glass/La musica del vetro’,
editor Meredith Hinchcliffe, p.36-38
OBJECT, Australia, Issue 2/2000, p. 99
1998 INTERNATIONAL NEW GLASS, Venezia Aperto Vetro, p.
Grants and Awards
2009 THE ARTS COUNCIL OF FINLAND, Public Display Grant for Visual Artists
2008 THE ARTS COUNCIL OF FINLAND, Equipment grant
2007 THE FINNISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION, Häme Regional Foundation,
Product development grant
2005 THE FINNISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION, Häme Regional Foundation, Working grant
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF FINLAND, Public Display Grant for Visual Artists
2004 THE FINNISH DESIGN FOUNDATION, Finland, Exhibition Grant
2003 CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR SWEDEN AND FINLAND, Designers in Dialoque Stipendium
THE FINNISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION, Working grant
THE FINNISH DESIGN FOUNDATION, Working grant
Professional Experience and Other Related Activity
2008 MEET THE ARTIST –program, September 2008, Nasher Sculpture Centre, Dallas, USA
VISITING ARTIST RECIDENCY, September 2008, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, USA
2007- FREELANCE DESIGNER, Pasabahce/Sisecam, Turkey
2006- FREELANCE DESIGNER, Iittala Group, Finland
2004-2005 FULL-TIME GLASS LECTURER, Wetterhoff School of Crafts and Design, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2003 FREELANCE DESIGNER; Orrefors Kosta Boda, Sweden (Designers in Dialoque –project)
2001 2001 FULL-TIME DESIGNER, SC Sarner Cristal AG, Switzerland
Memberships
1998- Ornamo, Association of Finnish Designers, Helsinki, Finland
2003- 2003- Lasikomppania Glass Cooperative, Nuutajärvi Glass Village, Finland,
Founding member
2005- Design District Cooperative, Helsinki, Finland, Founding member
2007- NuGO, Nuutajärvi Gallery Cooperative, Founding member, Chairman 2007-
