Design Diary: Finnair’s Fancy First Class Lounge

Last Tuesday I posted photos of Moko Market. Today it’s shots of Finnair’s fancy first class lounge at the Helsinki airport. Sadly, I flew coach (pretty ice blue and green color scheme, but very squished seating), so wasn’t privy to the treats. However the hostess did let me in to take pictures, helping pass my too much time before takeoff. It is seriously cute. I was dying to dig into the salad bar and soup tureens.

Shopping Trip: Moko

Last week I traveled to Helsinki, Finland for the first time, on a blogger press trip hosted by Visit Finland and World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, where I represented Design Milk, and took plenty of photos for StyleCarrot readers too. We rode bikes through the city, which is undergoing major urban renewal, foraged for edible herbs in the park, visited the future food market, and viewed an exhibition of student artwork from Aalto University in an otherwise mostly empty waterfront warehouse. We also went behind-the-scenes at the Marimekko corporate offices, where the fabrics are printed. And of course, shopped the outlet store. We had lunch on one of the days at a charming home decor shop called Moko, which has a cafe and coffee bar. It reminded me a bit of ABC Carpet & Home, on a much more modest and smaller scale, but cute.