Jewellery designer
Born 1971
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358 50 373 7101
info@inni.fi
Education
| 1995-1998 | University of Industrial Arts Helsinki, Faculty of Strategic and Product Design, MA |
| 1991-1995 | Lahti Design Institute, Goldsmith College, BA |
Employment
| 2000-2008 |
Lecturer in: University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki Lahti Design Institute / Goldsmith College South Carelia Polytechnic, Unit of Craft and Design School of Arts and Crafts of Porvoo, Department of Jewellery Art |
| 1999- | Business name Inni Pärnänen, Designer / Producer |
| 1995 | Own workshop |
Solo exhibitions
| 2006-2007 |
INTERIOR – EXTERIOR, Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, Finland, Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2005 |
IHOA – IHOLLA – IHOSTA – IHOON – IHOSSA – IHOLTA – IHOLLE Gallery Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland |
| 2005 | POLYMORPHOUS, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1998 | AJATUSLOMA, Gallery INTO, Helsinki, Finland |
Group exhibitions since 1995
| 2009 | FINNISH JEWELLERY 1600 – 2009, Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2009 | STUCTURAL FATIGUE, Jewellery, Metal, Wood, Gallery NORSU, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2008 | TRIENNIAL 2008, Nordenfjedske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway |
| 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 | SOFA CHICAGO, Chicago, USA |
| 2005 | IN – CORPORER, Musée des Beaux arts, Nîmes, France |
| 2005 | JOIERIA FINLANDESA, Gallery FAD, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2005 | GLOBAL LOCAL HELSINKI, Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2004-2006 |
200 RINGS, Gallery Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, Gallery M, Cleveland, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Facere Gallery, Seattle, USA |
| 2004 |
A TOUCH OF FINLAND Gallery Flow, London, UK, Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| 2003 | KONSTHANTVERK, Röda Sten, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 2001, 2003 | SOFA NEW YORK, New York, USA |
| 2000, 2002 | SCHMUCK, Munich, Germany |
| 2000-2001 | POSSESSION, Tallinn Applied Arts Museum, Tallinn, Estonia |
| 1999 | TALENTE, Munich, Germany |
Competitions
| 2009 | Honorable Mention, International Baltic Jewellery Show, AMBER TRIP 2009 |
| 2007 | Red dot award, Communication Design, Co-operation with HAHMO Design |
| 2003 | The Finnish Goldsmith Association, Award of Best Unique Design |
Personal grants
| 2003, 2007, 2010 | The Finnish Cultural Foundation |
| 2004, 2009 | Arts Council of Finland, the Board for Public Display |
| 1999, 2000, 2005, 2009 | Arts Council of Finland |
| 2006 | The Finnish Swedish Cultural Foundation |
| 2005 | Ornamo Foundation |
| 2004 | Council of Greta and William Lehtinen |
| 2001 | Alfred Kordelin Foundation |
| 1999 | Arts Council of Uusimaa |
Positions of Trust
| 2008- | The Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cabinet member, Artists O |
| 2007- | The Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Chairwoman, ART |
| 2005-2007 | The Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cabinet member, TAIKO |
Work in Publications
| 2009 | Suomalainen muotoilu, Weilin + Göös, Werner Söderström Oy |
| 2009 | New Packaging, Sandu Publications Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, China |
| 2008 | Jewellery Compendium, Darling Publications |
| 2008 | Adorn, New Jewellery, Amanda Mansell, Laurence King Publishing Ltd |
| 2008 | Finnish Design Yearbook 08 - 09 |
| 2007 | Red dot, Communication Design Yearbook 2007 / 2008 |
| 2004, 2005, 2006 | 1000 Rings, 500 Bracelets, 500 Necklaces, Lark Books |
| 2003 | Finnish Jewellery, Art Print Oy, Helsinki |
