Bookbinder, artist, craftsman. 1987
Lives and works in Tampere, Finland
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Studies
2006 - Graduated from Lempäälä High School
2007/2013 - Bookbinder artisan (Tyrvää School of Arts and Crafts)
2015 - Specialist degree in bookbinding (Tyrvää School of Arts and Crafts)
Short courses in bookbinding and book art
2011 Letterpress printing by Raimo Rajala (FIN)
2011 Hand tooling with gold by Gianfranco Mombelli (SUI)
2012 Knife making by Ilari Mehtonen (FIN)
2012 Fine binding by Tiina Piisang (EST)
2012 Creative and visual process in book art by Mia Leijonstedt (UK)
2012 Calligraphy by Terhi Hursti (FIN)
2013 Industrial bookbinding, Jyväskylän ammattiopisto (FIN)
2013 Armenian and Carolingian binding by Adam Larsson (SWE)
2013 Book repair by Lester Capon (UK)
2013 Limp vellum binding by Lester Capon (UK)
2015 Fine binding and box by Lester Capon (UK)
Memberships
Designer Bookbinders (associate)
Published in
500 Handmade Books Volume 2 (Lark Books, USA)
Group exhibitions
2013 Moraali, Vanhan Kirjallisuuden Päivät (Finland)
2013 Kätköistä Löytyneet, miniature book exhibition (Finland)
2013 Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize (UK)
2013/2014 Nordiske Bogbind (Nordic countries)
2014 Vanhan Kirjallisuuden Päivät (Finland)
2014 Kätköistä Löytyneet II, miniature book exhibition (Finland)
2015 Scripta Manent V (Estonia)
2015 CIBA, Cascais International Book Arts (Portugal)
2015 Vanhan Kirjallisuuden Päivät (Finland)
As a curator
2016 Kätköistä Löytyneet VI, miniature book exhibition (Finland)
Upcoming exhibitions
2018 Kirjansidokset Pohjoismaista (Nordic countries)
2018 Solo exhibition at Galleria Ronga (Finland)
2018 Solo exhibition at Galleria 3H+K (Finland)