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«Ei saa peittää!» Finner snakker om Design: Anna van der Lei
In 2018 Oslo International Academy of the Arts and Finno host a lecture series to highlight todays Finnish designers. What's going on in Finnish design today and what does it look like in 2018?
Anna van der Lei (1984 Amsterdam), a mix of Dutch and Finnish nationality, is a lecturer in contemporary design at the Aalto University. In 2008 she graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven, after which she worked for a major design brand in London before starting her own design practice in 2010.
As a designer, Anna’s work varies from analog material studies to explorations in the technological world. Her teaching reflects the contemporary and experimental approach she has towards design.