Who
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Introduction
These are the shared personal webpages of Kivi Sotamaa and Tuuli Sotamaa, brother & sister. The work on the pages has been done in various collaborations within various organisations such as SOTAMAA DESIGN, MINGLEBUILDING CULTURE, REVENCULTURAL EVENTS & OCEAN NORTH. The Sotamaa’s have co-founded all of the beforementioned organisations and remain part of them with the exception of OCEAN NORTH, which they left early 2006.
SOTAMAA
SOTAMAA is an international, award winning collaborative architecture and design practice of Kivi Sotamaa and Tuuli Sotamaa, brother & sister, architect & designer. The heart of the office lies in the intersection of urban culture, passion for design and digital technology. SOTAMAA combines the poetic Finnish tradition of ‘organic modernism’ spearheaded Alvar Aalto and Tapio Wirkkala with unique contemporary digital design sensibility. The office undertakes projects that range in scale from bridges and buildings to furniture and industrial products.
SOTAMAA’s creative work is widely published and exhibited. It has been exhibited by MoMA, the Wexner Centre for the Arts, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Fondazione Trussardi and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa. Publications featuring work include the New York Times, Phaidon’s 10×10 Architects [1&2], New Scandinavian Design, Forum Sweden, AD, Praxis, Kenhiku Bunka, L’Arca and Domus.
Recent projects
Sirocco - Public sculpture, under construction
Under Her Wing - School building competition entry
Eruption - High voltage electricity mast as landmark building
Flowers – installation.finalist for PS1 Young Architect Award of MoMA
Extreme Textiles - exhibition architecture for the Wexner Center for the Arts
Spanish Dancer - pavilion for the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
Orca - furniture series
Formations - installation at Fondazione Trussardi in Milan Italy
ARS 01- exhibition design for the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
SOTAMAA is a company registered in Finland, Part of SOTAMAA INVEST ltd.
REVEN
REVEN CULTURAL EVENTS
www.reventon.us
REVEN is a non profit organisation created by Kivi Sotamaa and Gabriel Esquivel. It is dedicated in the organisation of events, conferences and exhibitions within the field of progressive contemporary architecture.
EVENTS
Feb 2007
AZUL REY REVEN organises a four day architectural conference entitled Azul Rey in Mexico City. The participants include Ali Rahim, Hernan Diaz Alonso, David Erdman, Mark Gage, Kivi Sotamaa and Gabe Esquivel as moderator.
Clients
Estonia
The City of Narva
Finland
ADC Helsinki [Art and Design City Corporation of Helsinki],
Antti Piippo,
Finnish Expo Center, Helsinki Cultural Capital Foundation,
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art,
Suunto Instruments LTD,
University of Art and Design Helsinki
Germany
The City of Dusseldorf
Italy
Fondazione Nicola Trussadi
Japan
Art Front Gallery,
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
Mexico
Aires Organic Supermarket
Norway
Ram Gallery,
Holiday Inn Express
UK
The Barbican Center
USA
City Space / JDS Companies,
The New York Times,
Max Protetch Gallery,
The Wexner Center for the Arts
Contact Information
SOTAMAADESIGN
USA Address
1258 1/2 Devon Ave, Los Angeles, California 90024
Finland Address
Masantie 20 02430 Masala, Finland
Emails:
Kivi Sotamaa, Principal: kivi[at]sotamaa.net
Tuuli Sotamaa, Principal: tuuli[at]sotamaa.net
Info: info[at]sotamaa.net
Telephone
Kivi Sotamaa USA: +1 614 3541348
Kivi Sotamaa Europe: +358 50 511 2642
Tuuli Sotamaa Europe: +358 50 5309831