Joensuussa sijaitsevassa studiossa syntyy suurella intohimolla muun muassa valaisimia sekä pieniä ja suuria kodin tarve-esineitä. Suunnittelen ja valmistan uniikkivalaisimia myös asiakkaan toiveen mukaisesti.
“Suomi on pelkistettyjen lamppujen maa. Ruotsissa tuotantoon napattu Hely (2009) on kuin jättiläisen rannekoru.” Ylioppilas-lehti 17/11
"Suomesta nimetty ehdokas (NOVA Nordic Designer of t
he Year palkinnolle) on Katriina Nuutinen, joka saa kiitosta harmonisesta muotoilustaan, jossa on skandinavisia vaikutteita. Varmalla sormituntumalla ja jännittävällä sekoituksella eri materiaaleja hän valmistaa käsityöhön pohjautuvaa ja nautinnollista muotoilua. Katriina Nuutinen on syntynyt vuonna 1983 ja asuu Joensuussa." NOVA-raati, 2013
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“Handcraft based design. Something unusual, valuable and worth to care for.”
Katriina Nuutinen took her masters in 2011 from Aalto University, The School of Arts and Design, Helsinki. In 2009 she took one semester in Konstfack, Stockholm. Katriina Nuutinen has reached to exhibit in Tokyo, Paris, Stockholm, Milan and New York. In 2010 she founded her own design studio, Muotoilustudio Katriina Nuutinen. Year 2011 she was awarded as the Finnish talent of the year in MUOTO gala in Helsinki. Her breakthrough Hely–jewel lighting earned a mention of the most beautiful product of the Stockholm Furniture Fair in 2009. At the moment the lamp is a part of the collection in The Finnish Glass Museum. Delicate Hely, made of glass, presents her know-how of various materials and her creative flair. She has specialized in glass and ceramics, but in addition is inspired by exploration with wood, metals and textiles. One of the material experiments was the Vakka leather containers with Anna Palomaa for Ligne Roset. Nuutinen has mainly designed lights, interior accessories and tableware. However her attraction towards concept designing as well as furniture design is increasing. Katriinawas born 1983 and lives in Joensuu, Northern Karelia, Finland.