My background is in Sámi handicrafts – specially in sámi costume jewellery from which I have slipped to work as an artist and designer. As an Inari Sámi person, I have the interesting position of living between an animistic world view and modern design thinking.
I have been working as an entrepreneur in the design industry since 2016. I started with product design and concept design. Soon came the first case of service design, even if the term was not yet in general use.
Today I'm running platform company (focused in service design) with specialists from various aspects of life in its network. My strength is apply service design through strategic level brand identity development and concept design.
CURRICULUM VITAE (selected)
Inka Maarika Kangasniemi, B.A.
Jewellery artist, Designer
Born 28.4.1978, Rovaniemi / Finland
STUDIES
2015- University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design, Master of Industrial Design
2020 University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design, Bachelor of Arts
2018 University of Lapland, Faculity of Law, Community Conciliator
2014 The Sámi Education Institute, Inari Saami language and culture
2010 The Sámi Education Institute, Vocational Qualification in Crafts and Design Artisan
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2020- Full time entrepreneur
2019 University of Lapland / Service Designer in Dwell-Smart living project
2019 University of Lapland / Service Designer in Dwell-Smart living project
2017-2019 The National Archives of Finland / Service Designer in AIDA- Arctic Indigenous Design Archives project
2016 Collaboration project with Sámi archives and The Arts Promotion Centre Finland /
Sámi Design Thinking education for children
Sámi Design Thinking education for children
2016- Started to run Design Company
2014-2015 Municipality of Inari folk high school / Teacher, Inari Saami language and culture
2011- 2013 The Sámi Education Institute / Teacher, Duodji (Special Sámi techniques)
2011–2012 The Sámi Education Institute, Project employee in From Reindeer Antler into the Core-project
2008–2010 Petteri Laiti Atelje, Samekki, Inari / Designer, Silwersmith, Duodji (special Sámi techniques)
EXHIBITIONS (SOLO)
2018 UNREALice / Galleria Kilo, University of Lapland, Finland
2016 Inari Rocks / Galleria Kilo, University of Lapland /Municipality house of Inari, Finland
2015 Muottuu vuoiŋâs – Lumen henki [The Spirit of Snow] / Arctic Design Week Rovaniemi, Finland
2016-2011 Samekki / Inari, Finland
EXHIBITIONS (GROUP)
2022 Design for Every Body / Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2019 The archetype of the wild woman / The Sámi Education Institute, Inari
2015-2017 Art sales exhibition / Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2017 Lapland, Tracing the Sámi of Finland / Musée du quai Branly, Paris
2015 HOME / Space CRAFT, Belfast North Ireland / Taidebunkkeri, Imatra, Finland
2015 Environment jewel (cooperation with Mari Keto) / Vuojoki Mansion, Eurajoki Finland
2012-2013 Ráidu – Sámi hábmen, Saami design / Washington, United States / Harstad, Norway /
Design Forum, Helsinki Finland / Villa Arttu, Hyvinkää Finland /
The Sámi Cultural Center Sajos, Inari Finland
Design Forum, Helsinki Finland / Villa Arttu, Hyvinkää Finland /
The Sámi Cultural Center Sajos, Inari Finland
2011 Cheongju International Craft Biennale / Cheongju, South Korea
2011 Exhibition of Sámi Duodji / Espoo, Finland
2010 Exhibition of The Sámi Education Institute / The Sámi Museum Siida, Inari Finland
2010 Art of arctic, international exhibition / Yakutsk, Russia
GRANTS
2022 Corona grant, Art Promotion Center
2022 Corona grant, Art Promotion Center
2021 Prototyping grant Audiovisual culture promotion center AVEK, Finland
2021 Company development grant, Center for Business, Transport and the Environment Finland
2020 Innovation grant, Business Finland
2020 Innovation grant, Business Finland
2017 Target grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation
2016 Work grant Culture Board, Sámi Parliament
2015 Target grant, Art Promotion Center
2015 Work grant, Culture Board, Sámi Parliament
2014 Working grant, Lapland Fund, Finnish Cultural Foundation
AWARDS
2019 DecoChrom Idea Challenge, winner
2017 Sámi Culture commemorative coin competition / Mint of Finland, winner (published in 2018)
2016 Concept Design Competition for Kuusamon uistin, winner
WORKSHOPS
2017 Design Retreat / Arctic Design School
2013 Picture in the surface / School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg University
2012 S-T-O-N-E / Koru 4 – International Jewellery event 2012 / Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
