Interview: Month of Sundays

Inspired by nature and timelessness, the Kettunen sisters' brand harmonizes with Finland's scenic backdrop

by Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi With three impeccable collections under wraps, Finland’s talented Kettunen sisters continue to showcase their design prowess and creative independence with their clothing and accessories line, Month of Sundays. Working in tandem, Milla and Iina Kettunen use nature as an explorative backdrop to communicate their intelligible yet detail-orientated ethos that is sensitive to seasonal transitions. The collective vibe of Month of Sundays’ SS13 …

Interview: Hanni El Khatib

The LA-based artist shares how skate culture influenced his music

San Francisco-born, LA-based Hanni El Khatib’s new album Head in the Dirt—produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys—is perfect summertime listening. It contains more of that blues and garage-influenced rock that the singer-songwriter is best known for. Less known, perhaps, is El Khatib’s long-standing enthusiasm for skateboarding. With that in mind, instead of typical music-related questions, we asked the musician about the influence skateboarding …

Interview: Minna Kemell-Kutvonen and Sami Ruotsalainen

Two Marimekko creatives discuss the brand's learning culture and their latest "weather diary" collection

As the Helsinki-based brand gears up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic Unikko (poppy) print, Marimekko is still very much the prolific and relevant design house that it was when it was founded by Viljo and Armi Ratiain in 1951. The brand was launched in an effort to combat and revitalize the dull palette that characterized post-World War II Finland, so painters and …