95 pine tree trunks are used as structural pillars in the Pikku-Finlandia building near Töölö Bay, Helsinki. This building showcases pine trunk pillars having visible limbs and smoothed surfaces to support the structure. These pine trees are the inspiration behind a series of relief prints produced for The Trees of Pikku-Finlandia exhibition during Helsinki Design week, 2022.

The series includes over twenty different relief prints of pine tree cross sections - all ranging in size, age, and annual growth patterns. These qualities are depicted using black ink that is hand-embossed onto white paper, to resemble each pine tree’s individual ‘finger-print’.

https://www.aalto.fi/en/events/the-trees-of-pikku-finlandia

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