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19.12.2024   
Cover Girls and Boys.
PLAY HOME puzzle on the cover of Tiede & Taide Magazine.
Read about Aamu's & Johan's adventures in Japan:
https://skr.fi/julkaisu/tiede-taide-lehti-4-2024/

18.12.2024   
NEW ITEM! HAND FAN
Wave Bye Bye to 2024 and Hello to 2025
Designed in 2023 by Johan Olin  / COMPANY
Handmade by Kurikawa Uchiwa in Kumamoto, Japan
Material: Bamboo, Yame washi paper
Size: 150 x 180 mm + handle 150 mm

11.11.2024   
NEW ITEMS! PLAY HOME
Puzzle set exclusively made for Artek Helsinki, Artek Tokyo and Salakauppa
Designed in 2023 by Aamu Song  / COMPANY
Handmade by Haapareppu in Joutsa, Finland
Material: Birch wood off-cuts from the Artek furniture factory in Turku, Finland
Fabric piece from Johanna Gullichsen, made in Finland
(Fabric color and pattern are various in each box)
Size: 140 x 180 x 16 mm



11.11.2024   
NEW ITEMS! NAGANO PUMPKINS
(Spaghetti Squash, Akaguri Kabocha and Butternut Squash)
Containers in an autumn spirit
Material: Nagano white birch, Natural mineral pigments.
Designed in 2024 by Aamu Song / COMPANY
Sizes: 200 x 110 mm
Made by Sunohara Toshiyuki, Nagano, Japan

     
GONTA MUSHROOMS
(Tatti, Kärpässieni and Tatti)
A Clay figure Gonta who was a mushroom
Material: Clay, Sumi Ink, Acrylic Paint, Hinoki Wood
Designed in 2024 by Aamu Song / COMPANY
Size: 80 x 140 mm
Handmade by Shohei Harada / Tsuyazaki Ningyo, Fukuoka, Japan



WOOD SPIRIT FAMILY
A set of six Wood Spirits living in northern
land between Fennoscandia and Tsugaru
Made by Master Abo Muchihide
in Kuroishi, Japan
Material: Maple, paint
Designed by COMPANY / Aamu Song
Size: 180 x 75 mm (tallest of the pieces)

CHOUCHIN SPIRIT vertical & oval
A spirit appear in the dark
Vertical lantern is battery powered (2 x AAA batteries).
Oval lantern is USB chargeable.
Made by Shiraki Kougei in Yame, Japan
Material: LED light, washi paper, beech, wire
Designed in 2024 by Johan Olin / COMPANY
Sizes: 200 x 120 mm


TATENOKI & MARUIKI
Brushed leaves turns lamp into a tree
The lantern is USB chargeable.
Made by Shiraki Kougei in Yame, Japan
Material: LED light, washi paper, beech, wire
Designed in 2024 by Aamu Song / COMPANY
Size: 250 x 120 mm & 250 x 150 mm




NEW ITEMS!
SUN KITE
A kite with Sunny Power. Hang onto window to bring in sunny color
Material: Bamboo, Ozu washi paper, Nori Glue
Designed in 2024 by Johan Olin / COMPANY
Size: 580 x 580 mm
Handmade by Kite House Magoji, Yoshihiro Takeuchi and Azusa Tateishi


CLOUD KITE
A kite with Cloud Power. Hang onto window to shade from sun
Material: Bamboo, Ozu washi paper, Nori Glue
Designed in 2024 by Johan Olin / COMPANY
Size: 580 x 500 mm
Handmade by Kite House Magoji, Yoshihiro Takeuchi and Azusa Tateishi


MAMA BIRD KITE
A kite with Mama Power. Hang onto window to say hello
Material: Bamboo, Ozu washi paper, Nori Glue
Designed in 2024 by Aamu Song / COMPANY
Size: 480 x 390 mm
Handmade by Kite House Magoji, Yoshihiro Takeuchi and Azusa Tateishi



PAPA BIRD KITE
A kite with Papa Power. Hang onto window to say hello
Material: Bamboo, Ozu washi paper, Nori Glue
Designed in 2024 by Aamu Song / COMPANY
Size: 300 x 290 mm
Handmade by Kite House Magoji, Yoshihiro Takeuchi and Azusa Tateishi

     
BABY BIRD KITE
A kite with Baby Power. Hang onto window to say hello
Material: Bamboo, Ozu washi paper, Nori Glue
Designed in 2024 by Aamu Song / COMPANY
Size: 250 x 230 mm
Handmade by Kite House Magoji, Yoshihiro Takeuchi and Azusa Tateishi




FOREST SPIRIT MASKS
(Pine, Alder, Birch and Spruce)
Spirit of the tree is still hiding in paper pulp. Traditional Mask with new translation.
Material: Yame Washi paper, paint
Designed in 2024 by Johan Olin / COMPANY
Size: 220 x 160 x 90 mm
Handmade by Tomoko Miura / Hakata Hariko, Fukuoka, Japan




17.10.2024   
Visiting Finnish Forest with the Forest Spirits.




19.10.2024   
New Secrets of Japan fill Salakauppa.
We’ve collaborated with many new Japanese craft masters this year. After exhibition tour in Japan: Tokyo – Osaka – Yame in Autumn 2024, the collection is now available at Salakauppa. Washi paper kites, clay figurines, LED lanterns, bamboo fans and paper masks all from Kyushu. Wooden pumpkins and apples from Nagano and wood spirits from Tsugaru. Irashaimase!




08.10.2024
Korea. Research week starts from Dongdaemun basements in Seoul and continue to Daegu, Cheongju and Gyeonggido.




03.10.2024   
Yame. Salakauppa Vending Machine Tour final stop: Yame! At Unagi No Nedoko.
Thank you, thank you Hiroko, Rei, Haru and all Unagi family for the hot and hilarious days.




28.–29.09.2024   
Osaka. Salakauppa Vending Machine Tour continue to Osaka, Dieci Kyutaro. Showtime 2pm-3pm.
Thank you so much all visitors! Thank you Azusa, Kinari, Chiho and all Dieci family. Photo: Chiho / Dieci.
We've collaborated with Japanese makers and masters this Spring. New collection available for purchase from the vending machine that is operated by the two of us.
Next up: 4-5th Oct Unagi No Nedoko, Yame.




23.09.2024   
Tokyo. Salakauppa Vending Machine Tour: Artek Tokyo Store! Thank you so much visiting us! And thank you Asako, Nose, Ayako, Naoko and Anni.
Next stop Osaka! 27-28th Sep Dieci Osaka Kyutaro.




01.09.2024   
Salakauppa Vending Machine Tour: Tokyo – Osaka – Yame starting soon!
We've collaborated with Japanese makers and masters this Spring. New collection available for purchase from the vending machine operated by us.
21-23rd Sep Artek Store Tokyo
27-28th Sep Dieci Osaka Kyutaro
4-5th Oct Unagi No Nedoko Yame




15.07.2024   
Center of Finland! We are on a factory tour visiting old friends to make something new together. 




03.07.2024   
Vending machines! Woodworking with great Mikko M. These all fold into a flat pack and travel to Japan for our touring exhibiton starting September 20th at Artek Store Tokyo.




01.06.2024   
Back in Helsinki. SALAKAUPPA goes to semi summer holiday. Opening hours: Saturdays only 13-18.   
SALAKAUPPA Tarkk'ampujankatu 5, 00120 Helsinki. 




03.05.2024
Stockholm 1am. Almost done with the mounting of our Summer windows for Hermès Nordics.
We're very happy to reveal this project what we've been working the whole winter. We've designed and created the Summer 2024 windows for seven Hermès stores in Northern Europe. Our windows celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fauborg, the home and flagship store of Hermès.




29.04.2024
Amsterdam. Inside Bijenkorff department store installing our ’Fauborg Spirit’ window design for Hermès Nordics.
We've spent the last week mounting Hermès windows in Brussels, Knokke and Luxxembourg. Next week we continue to Scandinavia.




27.04.2024 Happy morning in Luxembourg with madam Graas.




25.04.2024
Hermès Brussels windows done! Happy Aamu posing with Fauborg Spirits.

04.2024
Our atelier in Helsinki has been very colourful in past months with the painting work of our ’Fauborg Spirit’ Summer window design for Hermès.




04.2024
Back in Helsinki painting work continues for our ’Fauborg Spirit’ window designs for Hermès Nordic. In late April we are setting on a tour to install windows in Knokke, Brussells, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen.




09.03.2024
We installed our window design for Hermès Maison Dosan Seoul last month.
So happy and honoured to see the project come to life.
Our windows celebrate Fauborg, the flagship store of Hermès which turns 100 years. Happy anniversary!




22.02.2024
We've been working on an installation in Seoul last week.
This week it's time for some secret research and future work.




20.01.2024
Happy New Year! Salakauppa returns from Winter Holiday.
We are open again: Wed-Sat 13-18.
SALAKAUPPA Tarkk'ampujankatu 5, 00120 Helsinki
Photo: Elise Simonsson



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