Jani Leinonen and Finnish shoe designer Minna Parikka have teamed up to create a limited-edition collection of 150 numbered pairs of quirky statement sneakers. The print, designed by Jani Leinonen is called Secret: and secrets are what you will find when you take a closer look. The print consists of words, that create sentences, that tell stories about love, hate, happiness, and disappointment.  The sneakers with Minna Parikka signature bunny ears are unisex, completely vegan and produced from a SEAQUAL certified material that is upcycled from marine litter.  The infamous Finnish duo of fashion and art did their first collaboration …

Jani Leinonen’s stained glass installation ’Chapel of Remorse’ has found a new permanent home at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich.  The Chapel of Remorse was originally installed in a 500-year-old barn in a small village of Madulain, in the valley of Engadin, Switzerland, where the glass panels were cut to fit perfectly in the centuries-old window frames.  The glass panels of Chapel of Remorse are painted with old stained glass technique at Mayer’sche Hofkunstanstalt in Münich. What is now installed on the Grand Dolder’s wall is not only the stained glass artworks but also the centuries-old chapel-like architectural composition and shapes of the …

Jani Leinonen is included in the new collection display at the Art Museum Gösta Manor presenting classics owned by the Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation, of the Golden Age of Finnish and old European art as well as more recent acquisitions. The summer 2019 hanging includes, among other works, Albert Edelfelt’s much-loved Finnish Soldiers in War of 1808–09 and a number of Helene Schjerfbeck paintings. The exhibition is curated by Veikko Halmetoja. Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation’s collection includes Finnish art classics and old European paintings and is is one of the grandest private art collections in Scandinavia. Read more about …