Ari Kanerva is a Finnish designer living in Helsinki. He established
his own studio in 2008, where his main focus is on furniture, product,
exhibition and interior design. Kanerva studied Spatial and Furniture
Design at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (now part of
Aalto University) and graduated (MA) in 2008. Alongside his studies
he worked for the Finnish furniture design industry. Kanerva describes
his working methods: "From a sketch on paper, through handmade
mockups to a finished industrial product, it is the chain of problems
and solutions that I find fascinating. I try to make my design simple
and functional, yet play with forms. I also aim at a balanced
appearance where none of the details predominate."