Habitare Neighbours
Habitare Neighbours
The idea of the Neighbours area, featured for the first time at Habitare in 2024, is to present an image or mood of a yard area of a residential block that lives and evolves with its residents. The home is a space and a mood – a safe haven for its occupants, and a place for gatherings and encounters, but also somewhere to retreat to and spend personal time.
The Neighbours area will be reconceived this year by one of Finland’s most famous interior designers, Laura Seppänen.
The Neighbours themed exhibition will present today’s design and materials, as well as topics related to homes, interior decoration and construction. The area will provide an opportunity to explore how people’s personalities and life situations, time, and emotions are reflected in the home, what creates the mood of the home, and how the spaces within the walls are adapted for a variety of lifestyles. The Habitare 2025 theme of Touch shows in the material choices, contrasts and layers of the area; Neighbours also invites you to touch and experience the spaces.
Laura Seppänen will design the next instalment of the well-received Habitare Neighbours area
“Habitare’s theme of Touch led me to reflect on Isaac Newton’s third law of motion, which can be expanded to mean ‘you cannot touch without being touched’. I believe that in our surface-driven time, many of us have a strong yearning for a connection, to touch and be touched.”
Laura Seppänen, interior designer, LS Design Agency
Personalities and life situations, time, and emotions
The area will provide an opportunity to explore how people’s personalities and life situations, time, and emotions are reflected in the home, what creates the mood of the home, and how the spaces within the walls are adapted for a variety of lifestyles.
Antrei Hartikainen
Antrei Hartikainen is a renowned Finnish master cabinetmaker and designer based in Fiskars, southern Finland. His award-winning creations, including functional objects, sculptures, and installations, constantly strive to challenge and blur the traditional boundaries between contemporary design and fine arts. Through a sculptural approach, he draws inspiration from natural materials, emphasizing the importance of sensuality, elegance, and exceptional craftsmanship.
Inno
Inno is a family-owned company with strong roots in innovative product design and responsible production. The company aims to produce design furniture as “tools for architects”. Since 1975, Inno’s customized furniture solutions and interior accessories have been chosen for brand concepts, business premises, cultural and public buildings, airports, and hotel chains all over the world.
Puusepänliike Astikainen
Astikainen Carpentry is all about timeless, made-to-measure furniture and kitchens, crafted with care in the Finnish heartland since 1978. They mix solid craftsmanship with a modern touch to turn bold ideas into beautiful, everyday pieces. Whether for homes or public spaces, everything is built to last — and made just for you.
Sanni Rajapolvi
Sanni Rajapolvi is a Helsinki-based interior architect and designer whose work balances form, function, and a sense of play.
Her design approach is rooted in sustainability, artistic minimalism, and thoughtful detailing. Whether designing spaces, furniture, or objects, she aims to create long-lasting and emotionally resonant environments that feel effortless yet intentional. Sanni believes that the best ideas often emerge from openness, curiosity, and dialogue. For her, design is not only about solving problems but also about exploration, chance, and sensory experience.
rajapolvi.sanni@gmail.com
VOLA
Since 1968, VOLA has embodied the essence of Danish design with its perfect proportions and minimalist forms. Designed by Arne Jacobsen and made in Denmark, each product reflects a legacy of craftsmanship, durability, and attention to detail. Renowned for its modular systems and timeless aesthetics, VOLA offers flexibility that evolves with changing needs. Built to stand the test of time, VOLA integrates seamlessly into contemporary architecture, delivering lasting elegance and reliability.
Bolon
Get inspired by beautiful and sustainable Bolon flooring. BOLON floors are woven with bio-based vinyl, and they contain 68% recycled content with 0% climate impact. Our floors and rugs have been used in inspiring interior designs all over the world. The durable construction and easy maintenance, combined with the woven look, make Bolon flooring a superior choice for interiors
Loftis Textile Studio
Loftis is a curtain and upholstery studio that brings your space and furniture to life. We rely on high-quality materials, high-level sewing skills, and the power of collaboration. The result is spaces and products that last not only for looks but also for use.
Elina Ulvio
By combining sensible materials with uncompromising design, Elina Ulvio aims to produce collectible objects that stand the test of time. Her Collectible Selection is a manifesto for cherishing the outdated, underlining the cyclicality of trends as a means to extend the lifespan of interiors. The objects are inspired by the rich details and harmonic proportions of recycled styles and favourite aesthetics from the past. The designs are made in Finland, utilising local materials, handcrafted by the designer and trusted fabricators.
Hakola
Hakola – Domestic furniture and the joy of design since 1963.
Hakola is the pink rebel of the design world, working for a more responsible tomorrow and a more wonderful home. Hakola brings together talented designers and skilled craftsmen, whose collaboration creates bold Finnish design. All products are still manufactured in the same factory in Jurva, where Hakola’s family made its first sofas three generations ago, in 1963.
At Hakola, colors and cheerful design are seen as elements that make everyday life a little more wonderful. The company’s goal is to be the world’s fairest design brand. Hakola believes that only a responsibly manufactured piece of furniture can be beautiful, and the family business does everything to ensure that craftsmanship is preserved in Finland, also in the future.
Helena Orava Design Projects Oy
Helena Orava Design Projects’ shop specializes in high-quality designer furniture, lighting, and home decor. You will find beautiful and timeless high-end interior solutions for homes and public spaces from our carefully curated collections. We have a wide selection of our brands’ products on display at our Tehtaankatu 5 shop.
Shop is open by appointment.
Formica
When selecting high-pressure laminate, look no further than Formica Group.
As the first and original inventors of laminate, Formica Group offers an unrivalled range of trend-led colours, patterns and woodgrains in addition to premium and innovative surfacing solutions.
With over 110 years of history, we believe Formica Group can help you achieve your vision by supplying laminate material that will not only stand the test of time but also meet your project design and functionality needs.
@formicagroupeu | @Formica Group Europe | @Formica Group Europe
Cover Story
Cover Story is a Finnish paint brand launched in early 2021, born from a desire to renew the paint industry and offer consumers a better alternative. Cover Story paints are a perfect choice for indoor walls and ceilings, as they are 100% plastic-free, water-based, and odorless, with no harmful VOC emissions released into indoor air during painting. Cover Story makes painting easy, inspiring, and responsible.
@coverstorypaint | @Cover Story Paint |
@Cover Story Paint | @Cover Story
Timberwise
Timberwise – Pure Wood, nothing else.
Our flooring is more than just a surface – it’s a carefully crafted whole, where genuine wood, Finnish craftsmanship, and a refined palette come together. Produced in Loimaa, Finland, we manufacture every floor responsibly and without compromise. Our wide range allows for harmony, contrast, or bold expression – whatever your space needs. Timberwise proudly carries the Key Flag and Allergy Label – built to stand the test of time, just like good design should.
@timberwiseofficial | @Timberwise Oy | @Timberwise Oy | @Timberwise Parquet
Tikkurila
Tikkurila is a leading Nordic paint company. For decades, Tikkurila has been developing and promoting high-quality and user-friendly surface treatment solutions that are safe for both people and the environment. We are a pioneer of sustainable painting, surface treatment, and use of colors, and we do it responsibly. We drive sustainable beauty, well-being of people, and longer life of surfaces through our work and products, by using the limited resources of nature and society in a sustainable manner.
@tikkurila_suomi | @Tikkruila | @tikkurila_suomi | @Tikkurila
Habitare Neighbours area’s partners
Bolon | Basebeton Helsinki l Cover Story l Fasetti | Formica IKI | Hakola | Helena Orava Design Projects | Inno Interior | VOLA | Annala | Elina Ulvio | Kivivirta | Essis by Lasilinkki | 16JUIN | Loftis Textile Studio | LVI Juhani Niemi | Mano Helsinki | Nikari | Nomart | Paja&Bureau | Pieksäwood | Puusepänliike Astikainen | Sanni Rajapolvi | SHUNSUKE KOYA | Antrei Hartikainen | Tapetit.fi | Suomen Sisustustakka | .TEBIAN | Timberwise | Tulikivi | Wallark | Vintrea | Woodnotes | Tikkurila
The area’s media partner is Asun magazine.
Habitare Neighbours in Helsinki in September – become a partner!
Habitare Neighbours brings together different generations and different lifestyles.