Mikko Laakkonen

Mikko Laakkonen was born in Espoo, in 1974. After studied furniture design at Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, and later received his Masters degree from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Mikko’s designs have been on display in several exhibitions around Europe, the United States, China and Japan. He has also been awarded a number of international and national prizes, including a Finnish Designer Award ’14; Furniture Designer of The Year; Reddot best of the best design award (2013); Reddot design award (2012); Chicago Athenaeum's Good Design Award (2010); and the Young Designer of the Year prize (2009).