Based in Finland, Martela is one of the Nordic leaders in the office interior industry. A passion to offer the best workplaces has been guiding the company for almost seventy years. Martela provides innovative and ergonomic furniture solutions and collaborates with renowned designers to ensure style needs are met. Martela ensure pieces are designed with individual expression and variation in a collection yet all parts are able to communicate and are easy to combine.
JUKKA SETÄLÄ
Interior architect, MA
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born 24 February 1967
Birthplace Helsinki, Finland
Training:
Interior architect, MA, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland 1996
Acknowledgements and awards:
2006 Best New Furniture in Europe 2006 / Readers Digest, Europe
2001 Merket for God Design
1999 Honorary mention 'Valo-99' (Light 99) / light design competition, Finland
1995 Coats Opti Oy, 1st prize / design competition, Finland
1994 Stala Oy, Harjavalta Oy, Naber & Co Oy, design competition, 3rd prize with Ilkka Koskela / Finland
1993 Jorvas High-Tech centre, graphic design, 1st prize / Finland
Grants:
2005 Suomen Kulttuurisäätiö (Finnish culture foundation)
2003 Suomen Huonekalusäätiö (Finnish furniture foundation)
1999 Eeva and Maija Taimi foundation
1999 Bryggman foundation
1998 State Applied Arts Commission's quality grant
1997 Grant from City of Helsinki's Cultural and Library Committee
1996 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design grant
1996 University of Art and Design Helsinki, grant from the Research Board
1994 University of Art and Design Helsinki grant (UIAH)
- Own business since 1996 under the name Suunnittelu- and Muotoilutoimisto Jukka Setälä Oy
- Furniture design teacher at the University Of Art And Design Helsinki since 1999