Ville Kokkonen Office for Industrial Design GmbH, is based in Switzerland. The office centers on a project portfolio that is probing advanced product properties, craft and material performance, driven by technological and scientific discovery. The resulting outcomes are a conclusion of extensive collaborative research and potential projections towards future living conditions.
Ville Kokkonen is a Finnish industrial designer born in Helsinki, Finland. He graduated from OCAD in Toronto, Canada, and from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Early in his career, he worked as a researcher at the Smart Products Research Group in UIAH, specializing in early product concept development and futures research. Since starting his own practice in 2004, Kokkonen has worked with leading companies in the field of design and technology, focusing on strategic design and product development, with clients such as Anora, Nokia, Iittala, Wärtsilä, Ensto, Stora Enso and UPM. Between 2005 to 2014 Kokkonen worked with Artek, first running its R&D program and from 2008 onwards as design director of the company. Ville Kokkonen has also lectured internationally in various academic institutions and held a Professorship at Aalto University, School of Arts Design and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland, between 2016-2021.
Office contact:
Schweiz +41 79 251 4776
Finland +358 50 3243285
ville(at)villekokkonen.com
Office: Alte Spinnerei 16, CH-8877 Murg am Walensee. CH
To apply for internship (min.3 months) please send initial inquiry to ville(at)villekokkonen.com
Photography credits: Rauno Träskelin, Tuomas Uusheimo, Aino Huovio, Frederica Carlet, Juha Nenonen, Mikko Ryhänen, Hiroki Ootani, Rasmus Norlander, Johnny Korkman.
Font: GT America Mono, by Grilli Type AG.
Website design: TSTO
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