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Woodnotes

Woodnotes is a Finnish design company founded in 1987 by textile designer Ritva Puotila and her son Mikko Puotila. Their products are recognised around the globe for their elegant design and superior quality. The K chair by Harri Koskinen has quickly become a well known Finnish design modern classic.

All Woodnotes products are prepared using spun paper yarn, a genuinely natural material from an ecologically produced, renewable natural resource - wood. The strength and durability of paper yarn derive directly from wood fibre and its compactness means that it does not gather dust or dirt. An important feature particularly for those allergic to dust. The pigments used in dyeing the threads of the yarn contain no organic halogen compounds or heavy metals. The products are also biodegradable. All Woodnotes products are made in Finland.

The original concept behind Woodnotes products was to combine artistic creativity inspired by Finland’s rugged nature with advanced technologies to shape of Finnish raw materials: wood and paper. Woodnotes is the first company in the world to use paper yarn in a contemporary way in functional textiles.