Harri Koskinen

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Harri Koskinen is a Finnish designer, born in 1970. He has studied at the Institute Of Art And Design in Helsinki.

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Koskinen is probably best known for his Block Lamp, a lightbulb held inside two shaped pieces of clear glass, which is exhibited in MoMA in New York City. Also very well known for the two varients of his Fatty container (models 7150 and 7100) designed in 1998 for Schmidinger; basically very expensive vinyl record carrying box and storage units respectively, made from Birch plywood with rounded corners as well as a well designed and finished construction.

He has designed for many different labels and companies, across many types of article; from furniture to cookware, as well as commercial packing.