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Just now: solo exhibition COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR at piknic, Seoul 02.04.–06.09.2026



20.04.2026
We got new photos from our COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR exhibtion by piknic's own Kang Kyeonghee.
In the photo World Market, where new collaborations from eight countries and some twenty makers come together.




2nd floor Secrets of Mexico. The story of our collaboration with family balbuena and the tree of life tradition. On left new gourd works from Temalacazingo.
Photo: piknic.




2nd floor Matryoshka Factory. 15 years of our matryoshka designs laid out in a 24 meter conveyor belt.
Photo: piknic.




Secrets of Pakistan. Sillanwali Chair on the 2nd floor. In front, our lantern collection from Yame, Japan.
This floor of the exhibition tell about the manufacturing of items.
Photo: piknic.




04.04.2026
COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR
piknic, Seoul 03.04.-12.09.2026.
Exhibition now open. Thank you so much! Woo Jung, Yujin, Sunwoo, Sungjo and Bomsang & Yuri and the wonderful team piknic. To the amazing Yusangil and team Yenaru. And dearest Linda Bergroth, the exhibition architect.
Thank you: Finnish Cultural Foundation, Svenska Kulturfonden.




03.04.2026
Opening day and artist talk. So happy to share these secrets with friends and like-minded audience.




02.04.2026
World Market open!
In the third floor crafts from all around the world come together. We've made new works together with craft masters from India, Pakistan, Peru, Mexico, Japan, US, Russia, Finland and Korea.




02.04.2026
All ready for the opening!
COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR at piknic Seoul 03.04.-12.09.2026.




29.03.2026
Back in 1st floor the drawings are going up in the drawing room. Linda directing, Johan installing.




28.03.2026
Painting the 3rd floor: World Market.




28.03.2026
1st floor Travel Room structure installed.




26.03.2026
2nd floor. A few days later Matryoshka Masters are painted and installed. Meet happy team Yenaru, our exhibition building team. In the back also Linda Bergroth, our amazing exhibition architect and dear collaborator for nearly 10 years.




23.03.2026
2nd floor. Matryoshka Masters arrive.




22.03.2026
Delivery arrives from Helsinki. Unpacking day at piknic, Seoul.




16.03.2026
First week at piknic goes by painting the World Market on 3rd floor.




12.03.2026
Arriving to piknic, Seoul. COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR opening on 3rd of April.




03.03.2026
Delivery Day. Our upcoming exhibition items all packed and ready to travel. We will follow the boxes in a week. Yaya will stay in Helsinki this time.




20.02.2026
We 've been very lucky to work with the amazing Willem Heeffer this winter.
Here Johan and Willem finishing packing and shipping crates to the world. Exhibition opens early April.




10.02.2026
Meet Amppa, Wilson, Supo, Linsuli, Vesa and Hansuli. These are the Street Vendors who will be displaying new collections at our ’market’ section of the exhibition COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR, piknic, Seoul opening early April.
Craft Master Aamu painting the Globe. It was made by glueing Korean Hanji paper (by Lee) on a veneer skeleton (by Willem).




01.02.2026
Johan drawing the map of the World according to Company. On the foreground exhibition street vendors taking shape.




21.01.2026
Archiving day. Aamu and Lee going through the collection of original items from our travels.
We are curating a selection of these treasures to be displayed at our upcoming Solo exhibition this Spring.


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