Riikka Manninen

I trained as a textile designer and worked in a shop in the design district for four years before I ever picked up a camera to guide. On a call I walk the same streets studio by studio, explaining what actually separates a design shop from a regular one in a city that built its whole reputation on furniture and textiles. I point out small details in shopfronts most visitors walk straight past. I speak with real specifics about materials and makers rather than general claims about good taste, since that is what the district is actually about.