ABOUT
Anni Lehtonen is Finnish jewellery designer and maker. She has made her Jewellery and Precious Metalwork Design degree in Savonia University of Applied Sciences in Kuopio, Finland.
My style is traditional Nordic design with a twist. In my designs I like to combine shapes from traditional Scandinavian jewellery with unexpected materials like salmon leather and resin.
Anni Lehtonen in finnishdesigners.fi
BUSINESS
Designer and maker / Entrepreneur
02/02/2017 –
KARINA jewellery
Jewellery design company located in Tampere, Finland.
Member of: Ornamo, Design on Tampere Ry, Uuden muotoilun yhdistys
EDUCATION
Degree Programme in Design
03/09/2012 – 27/05/2016
Degree Programme in Design, the Bachelor of Culture and Arts
Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Design Kuopio.
Main Subject: Jewellery and Precious Metalwork Design
Bachelor’s thesis: Fish Leather and Silver -Designing a jewellery collection
Scholarship from Design department
Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Design Kuopio (University of Applied Sciences) Microkatu 1, 70201 Kuopio (Finland)
International Student Exchange
21/01/20151 – 03/06/2015
National College of Art and Design (NCAD) , Dublin, Ireland
Faculty: Jewellery Design
National College of Art and Design
100 Thomas St, Dublin 8, Ireland
Degree Programme in Business Administration /BBA
2008-2012
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Specialisation: Entrepreneurship
Bachelor’s thesis: The Development of Kitchen Service, IKEA-Tampere
Tampere University of Applied Sciences (University of Applied Sciences) Kuntokatu 3, 33520 Tampere (Finland)
International Student Exchange
15/02/2011 – 08/07/2011
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Faculty: Public Administration
University of Ljubljana (University)
Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
PROJECTS, EXHIBITIONS AND TRAINING
Designer performance / Tampere design and architecture week
26.8.2017
Finlayson, Tampere
Metal Art Weeks
15/06/2016- 31/08/2016
Leineperi, Ulvila
Pieces in exhibiton: ‘Retro’ and ‘I Follow Rivers’
Korugafia – Exhibition
29/03/2016- 10/04/2016 Galleria Alli, Kerava
18/04/2016 – 24/04/ 2016 Satamankulma, Kuopio
Part of the Design Week Kuopio
korugrafia.fi
Korugrafia represents jewellery from nine designers, who are exploring the connection between body and jewellery. In the exhibition the jewellery comes alive and forms its own choreography, when it is becoming part of a dancer’s body and movement. Dancer is during the dance part of the art work.
Pieces in exhibiton: ‘Aurelia aurita’ Pendant and Earrings
Internship / Jewellery and Precious Metalwork Design
18/01/2016-11/03/2016
Saurum OY
Kultakuja 4 ,70151 Kuopio FINLAND www.saurum.fi/ www.lumoava.com
Lumoava births out of the Nordic air and its rugged landscape. It stands for quality design and boldly praises itself for being unique. At the hands of masters, Lumoava’s jewellery is crafted at Saurum, a Finnish factory, that has embraced craftsmanship and quality since 1942
Hyprid Parade- Exhibition
4/10/2015- 23/10/2015
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Departmet of Design. Kuopio,Finland
Pieces in exhibiton: ‘Engagement’ – Contemporary Jewellery
Triple Parade- Contemporary Jewellery Workshop
3/10/2015-4/10/2015
Held by:
Dongdong Zhuang (Head of the Jewellery Design appartment of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts) and
Shu Liang (Designer)
Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Departmet of Design. Kuopio,Finland
Newbridge Silverware- Project
Newbridge Silverware – collection designing project.
Spring 2015
National College of Art and Design (NCAD) , Dublin, Ireland
Spectrum 53°N, 6°W – Exhibition
20/04/2015-21/04.2015
NCAD Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Pieces in exhibiton: ‘Totem’ – copper pendant
Spectrum 53°N, 6°W“ shows how a random place
can become the melting pot of merged creativity
from all around the world.
Internship / Jewellery and Precious Metalwork Design
17/03/2014-08/06/2014
Zlatarna Zlato Runo – Christoph Steidl Porenta.
Rimska cesta 6 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. http://www.zlatoruno.com/
Valokeilassa (In Spotlight) – Exhibition
17/01/2014 – 31/01/2014
Apaja,Kuopio, Finland
Pieces in exhibition: ‘Yellow light’- Bracelet and ‘Six weeks’- Brooch
RESTO-Project
10/01/2014 -10/04/2014
Designing and producing gifts (jewellery) to RESTO 2014- conference with designer team.
MORAL-Competition
Moral- Jewellery Design Competition 2012 – 3th- place.
