Helsinki Winter Olympics 2030

My concept is based on the scenario that Helsinki would get the winter games in 2030. The rationale here was to imagine a new way to promote Finland, The Finnish way of Design and also the Design Heritage. Based on the dream of having a Finnish vehicle design company, these vehicles would be produced in Finland with Finnish materials and know-how. The traditional Finnish design is heavily influenced by the demands/possibilities/appreciation of chosen material and by the needed functionality. That's why it's common to leave the material "raw" instead of trying to hide it with pain etc.

After doing some research about the way the athletes operate during the games, I realised they're not really getting a real idea about the surroundings they're in. During the games they're so focused on the task in hand, that the days are spent travelling between the venues and accommodation. After the games it's typical to head of as soon as possible. So why not offer the athletes a way of seeing the a bit of Finland while recharging after their performance.

The vehicles would offer the athletes, staff and audience a possibility for a guided tour around some particular areas. While in the vehicle they would have the option to choose what information to gain via an intelligent gps/info system. The interior would be calm and revitalising, while reflecting the Finnish ambient.

After the games the vehicle would modify into a micro rental system, having a strong influence on the common day to day commuter.

I've designed the supporting transportation system around the Helsinki and Tahko venues, based on the present future possibilities. Next step is to design the actual promotion vehicle.

Abstract model CNC'd

Finally, the abstract model for the show is out of the CNC machine. The dimensions are 89 cm x 58cm x 14cm and it's milled out of Birch. Pretty happy with the result, just need to do a bit of sanding.

The idea with this sculpture is to reflect the Finnish nature and -elements through it's abstract forms. Hopefully once at the show, it will strengthen the Finnish feeling around my actual model.

The sculpture is actually two sided. Will post some ideation sketches with the counter side soon.

As for now, it will work as inspiration for the design of the vehicle ->time for some actual design work!

Ultima Thule by Tapio Wirkkala

This week I finally get to mill my wooden sculpture! Getting the birch was quite a challenge itself (my initial sculpture design weighed 320kg…). Hopefully everything goes well so that I can finally start hacking on some actual design work.

A huge inspiration for my sculpture came from Tapio Wirkkalas “Ultima thule”. Apparently his inspiration came from the  finnish river rapids.

I’ll post some images my sculpture next week…assuming all goes well.:)

2009 // Kei Car - Barcelona

Our second project was sponsored by Suzuki and Daihatsu. The brief was to design a Kei Class segment vehicle for the European market, especially looking at female customers, for 2020.

The key idea was to create a vehicle witch would allow maximum visibility. The interior features are integrated to the organic support structure, which eliminate the need for A-,B- or C- pillars.

2008 //AutoCare Ambulance project - Our first project in the RCA

Our first project in the RCA was to design an Ambulance for 2015. Based on a few years research we were informed that in most cases the patient could be treated onsite, which would cut the transportation cost (-> fuel) substantially.

The Boxfish concept is based on the fact that every case is different as is every patient. The morphing interior allows the paramedics to morph the interior individually for every patients needs.

In most of the cases the paramedics don't have a clue what they're up against when heading for the scene. The storage design which allows the paramedics to accesses the storage from the inside and the outside of the vehicle speeds up the working situation.