Hanki e-kirjasi nyt-Finland Aloita antamalla tietosi nyt. POHJANKURU, Finland — As his designs drift from conventional tables and chairs to more experimental, sculpturelike pieces, the question could arise: Is Antrei Hartikainen an artisanal woodworker or an artist whose preferred medium is wood? “It’s hard to say,” he said, standing in his work space, a former metal spring factory just outside Fiskars, a town about 50 miles west of the Finnish capital Helsinki. It has long been considered a seat of Finnish craftsmanship and where Mr. Hartikainen, 31, has lived since 2010. The former factory, which he shares with two other businesses, is a sprawling, warehouselike space filled with shelves of neatly stacked timber and woodworking equipment that Mr. Hartikainen uses to create prototypes of his furniture designs for clients as well as his own collection of more than a dozen furniture and sculptural pieces. (Clients may manufacture his prototypes or subcontract the work.) “I feel som...
