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Simo Heikkilä CV | Designer, Interior Architect SIO
1943 born in Helsinki, Finland
1967 diploma of the Academy of Applied Arts Helsinki
1967-70 assistant designer by Marimekko, Helsinki
1971- started own studio, continued to this date
main activities: interior and furniture design, exhibition design, teaching
Teaching
- University of Industrial Arts UIAH, Helsinki
1975-81, 1984-88, 1995-
- Helsinki University of Technology, Arch.Dpt. 1971-75
- Tampere University of Technology, Arch.Dpt. 1973-75
Guest Professor
- University of Arts and Design, Bergen, 1985-88
- University of Arts and Design, Gothenburg, 1995-96 Confidentials
- Editing Board, Form Function Finland 1985-88
- Finnish Cultural Foundation 1985
- National Council for Crafts and Design 1989-95
- Nordisk Konst ovh Kultur Komite 1997-
Awards, prizes, grants and scholarships
- 1968 Asko Furniture Competition
- 1969 Kaunis Koti-magazine
- 1971-70 Finnish Designers' Association, Ornamo
- 1980 ESPE Furniture Competition
- 1981 HABITARE Prize
- 1983 SIO Honour
- 1984 SIO Award, Copenhagen
- 1985 Lahti Furniture Competition
- 1986 The State Designer Prize
- 1989 The Finnish State Art scholarship 15-years
- 1989 SIO Furniture Award
- 1990 1. Prize INSPIRA, invited to Scandinavian competition
- 1991 1. honorary mention, Finnish pavillon at the Seville World's Fair competition
- 1992 The Forsnäs Prize, Sweden
- 1999 Bruno Mathsson Prize, Sweden
Works in museum collections
- Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki
- Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo
- Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen
- Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg
- Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
- The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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