Klaus Haapaniemi continues his collaboration with Finnish homeware brand Iittala with the release of his new Korento collection. Comprising cups and plates, Klaus’ patterns have been inspired by Finland’s short and warm northern summer and feature indigenous flora and fauna. For more images click here.

19 May, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | | Permalink

HEL YES!, creatively directed by Klaus Haapaniemi, is a temporary restaurant and exhibition imagined and realised by a distinguished team of Finnish designers and food visionaries. The space, which is already attracting  rave reviews, will be unveiled to the public on the 15th September in a former depot in East London. For 2 weeks, during London Design Festival, it will serve as a melting pot of people and ideas.

16 September, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | | Permalink

Here are 4 water bottle designs Klaus Haapaniemi has done in collaboration with Finlandia Vodka and Sigg.

22 July, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | | Permalink

Klaus Haapaniemi’s work has been used for the cover of Shion Miura’s short story collection “Travels Through Heaven”. The theme of the work is ’shinju’ which translates as ‘double suicide’ or ‘a lover’s suicide’, a common subject in many Japanese traditional arts such as Kabuki and Bunraku. It is usually beautified and thus the audience reacts with tears, just like in “Romeo and Juliet”. However, in this case, Shion digresses from the traditional form as her characters reconsider their past and present situations, and contemplate the importance of love and hope.

18 June, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | | Permalink

Here are two really beautiful new cover illustrations by Klaus Haapaniemi for “Perfume” and “Pigeon” by Patrick Suskind.

30 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | | Permalink

Klaus Haapaniemi seems to have Christmas store windows wrapped up this year. As well as the Tokyo Isetan work we already posted last week, here’s some samples from his work for Printemps department store in Paris.

15 December, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | - Tags: Printemps Paris Department Store Windows Klaus Haapaniemi | Permalink

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I wanted to create something quite mythical and dark. The forest theme, featuring black animals with tiny bits of color, I thought worked quite well for the purpose. I’ve always considered Isetan as the most stylish department store in Japan so was very happy to be involved in the project.

To see more photographs of the Isetan Christmas store front please click here.

10 December, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | - Tags: Klaus Haapaniemi Isetan Christmas Store | Permalink

Klaus Haapaniemi’s new children’s book Neko has recently been published in Finland. Written by Rosa Liksom, it’s the result of several years’ dedication and hard work. More images from the book can be seen here.

17 November, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | - Tags: Klaus Haapaniemi Neko | Permalink

Next week, Klaus Haapaniemi will appear as one of the guest speakers at the 3rd Annual Pictoplasma Symposium. The international showcase and celebration of the world of character design will be held in Berlin with Klaus holding his presentation on Saturday 21st from 2pm.

13 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | - Tags: Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | Permalink