04.2025
Sillanwali Chair in the exhibition COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR in piknic, Seoul.




Sillanwali Chair displayed on 2nd floor Pakistan Story. In front, our lantern collection from Japan.
Photo: piknic.




01.2026
Sillanwali Animals. With a change to learn some Urdu.




04.2026
Truck Art. A concept of Truck Art for pedestrians.Together with Truck Art masters in Lahore, Pakistan we made a collection of small reflectors (on the truck) and a Truck Art Armour (on the pedestrian).




04.2025
Installing Sounds of Sillanwali Tables. The one horizontally in front is motorized and keeps turning like a turntable.



04.2025
Botanical Chairs on a vegetable market. These chairs were designed by Aamu reinterpreting the Islamic guidelines of floral pattern language. COMPANY WORLD AFFAIR in piknic, Seoul.




03.2026
A miracle in logistics happens and we get part of the items for the exhibition. Very Happy Woo Jeon, Linda and Aamu unpacking at piknic, Seoul.




01.2026
Sillanwali Animals. Following the rules of Islamic visuals and calligraphy, this family of animals teaches the basics of Urdu language.
Drawing: Aamu Song.




01.2026
Imaginary Fruits. A family of containers with Naqshi technique where carving reveals overlapping colours underneath. Made with Mr. Riatz.
Drawing: Aamu Song.





07.2025
First Sillanwali Chair ready in Sillanwali, Pakistan. In the photo the making team with Mr. Ghulam in the center. First the wood is turned into shape, and coloured. Mr Abdul Rehman carves out the pattern revealing colour hidden under the black layer. Mr Nivaz Mohammed assembles the parts. Last the seat part is woven.




04.2025
Sillanwali Chair. An hommage to the Sillanwali Naqshi tradition and all thing northern Pakistan.
Drawing: Aamu Song.




03.2025
Back in Helsinki we start planning our first collaboration with Islamic traditions. We have a great learning experience of interpreting our ideas with the rules and guidelines of islamic visual culture.




02.2025
A set of low tea tables.
Table of Planets a is an hommage of the Mughal empire astronomics and old astrolabes. Traditional Naqshi carving uses compass for guiding the ornaments and we saw it fit for creating the celestial circles of our solar system.
The Sounds of Sillanwali is a table where the sounds of Sillanwali Naqshi manufacturing are recorded in circular notation.
The treble of the wood turning and the sharp sounds of the carving merge with the humming bass of the turning machine and create a symphony of Sillanwali.
Drawing: Johan Olin




01.2025
Learning manufacturing secrets of colour manufacturing in Old town Lahore, Pakistan.
Our month-long journey into craft traditions of India and Pakistan comes to an end.




Getting to know Mr. Mughal and his amazing 150 year old furniture factory in Sillanwali.




Recordind the sounds of furniture assembly with master Nivaz Muhammad.




Carving patterns reveal colour layers beneath. Aamu stuying carving techniques with master Abdul Rehman.



Colouring. Heat attaches pigment to the surface. Several layers of different colours are applied on top of each other.




Sillanwali. Wood turning with master Rava Saleem.




Truck art stop on the way to Sillanwali.




Learning secrets of truck art from master Ilias Shenza in Sargoda, Pakistan.




Visiting home of Pakistani truck art in Sargoda.




01.2025
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan.
The largest of all mosques when completed in 17th century. Day three of our journey into Pakistani traditions.




01.2025
Leaving Pakistan. Entering India. At the Wagha-Attari border, the only crossing point between the two nations.