Last month my class and I went on a week long study trip to learn about Finnish glass and production. The trip started Monday with a 7 hour bus trip from Nybro to Stockholm. Once arriving in Stockholm, we stayed a day to take in some sights.
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| Bridge crossing where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. |
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| Old Town |
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| Stockholm is the capital and largest city in Sweden. |
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| Walking down to the outdoor, underground shopping centre. |
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| Stockholm is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag (parliament), and the official residence of the Swedish monarch as well as the prime minister. |
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| The royal castle in Stockholm. It is the biggest castle in world that is still in use by a king. The castle is the workplace for Karl XVI. The royal family lives in another palace outside Stockholm. |
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| Guarding the castle |
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| Old Town |
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| Old Town |
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| Nordiska Kristall |
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| Swedish glass is on sale here, anything from classic to more adventurous designs |
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| Glass stairway and handrail |
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| Blås & knåda |
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| The Glassery |
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| Exhibition by Ludvig Löfgren |
Tuesday afternoon it was time to catch the ferry to Helsinki, Finland...
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| The Gabriella |
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| Aboard |
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| Staircase |
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| The teeny tiny room where the 2 Swedes and the 2 Canadians roomed :) |
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| The couch folded out into a bed, and the other 3 beds pulled down from the wall. |
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| The teeny tiny dusty rose bathroom |
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| Everything was so pink! |
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| It was a bit of a squeeze |
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| Sitting amongst our luggage. Not much storage! |
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| On deck. Glad I brought my raincoat :) |
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| I wasn't fond of the rain, freezing winds and swaying! |
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| View at night |
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| Dancing down the pink halls |
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| When spending 16 hours on a Ferry, you need to occupy yourself somehow |
Karaoke
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| Tiantian and Han singing a Chinese song |
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| Pernilla and I |
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| Roomies |
We arrived in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday at 9am. Then the Bus tour began...
First stop, the Finnish Glass Museum in Riihimaki.
Glass studio...
After lunch we drove to Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki, where we received a brief tour of the facilities.
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| Massive building |
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| green room |
We then headed to the Hostel to check-in
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| One of the girls' dorms |
Later that evening, we returned to Aalto Uni for an annealer cooked dinner and party in the hotshop!
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Thursday we started off the morning by heading to the Nuutajärvi Glass Village.
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| Iittala bird |
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| Pollock inspired |
Iittala factory in Kalvola...
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| We got to wear these snazzy vests |
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| Blowing platform |
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| Watering the mould with a garden hose |
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| Excited about his job |
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| Iittala Museum |
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| I loved the floor! The wooden blocks slid around slightly, making a clicking sound as you walked. |
To finish off thursday night, we visited the Helsinki Design Museum.
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Friday we visited the Fiskars Village.
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| Fiskars Ironworks was founded in 1649, which marked the beginning of the Fiskars Corporation. Today, Fiskars Village is known as a center of Finnish art and design, with more than a hundred creative professionals as permanent residents. |
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| Scissors! |
Lastly on the trip, we visited Arabia in Helsinki...
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| plates, plates, plates |
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| finishing the edges |
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| raw ceramic dishes |
Friday afternoon we got back onto the ferry for another 16 hour trip and arrived in Stockholm Saturday at 9am.
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| The we continued to Nybro on the bus |
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