Enkovaara’s practice examines human presence within the built environment and the cultural norms tied to our societies objects. She explores the intersection of the immaterial and material, as well as the relationship between manmade and natural elements. Her narratives emerge through material connections, with each piece shaped by interaction—both in its creation and its experience.
Kirsi Enkovaara (b.1983) graduated from the Royal College of Art, London in 2014 and her studio is currently based in Helsinki, Finland. She has exhibited extensively through Europe, exhibiting in Helsinki Design Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Somerset House. Her work has been featured in the front runner publications such as Dezeen, Wallpaper*, Interni and Frame Magazine.
Education
Royal College of Art, Design Products (MFA), London, England, 2012–2014
Lahti Institite of Design, Furniture Design (BFA), Lahti, Finland, 2008-2012
Upcoming exhibitions
2025 Pharaphenilia Desire, Frederick and Mae, New York, United States
Selected exhibitions
2018 Bratislava Design Week, Bratislava, Slovakia
2018 Library of Encounters, Commissioned Work for Friday late, Somerset House, London, England
2018 Echoes Finland 100 years of Design and Architecture, Felleshus, Berlin, Germany
2017 Every Last Drop, Victoria and Albert Museum, London,
England
2017 Water, Copeland Gallery, London Design Festival, London, England
2017 Echoes Finland 100 years of Design and Architecture, FUGA Budapest Center of Architecture, Budabest, Hungury
2017 Echoes Finland 100 years of Design and Architecture, Hall Manes, Prague, Czech Rebublic
2017 Echoes Finland 100 years of Design and Architecture, The Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovakia
2017 Enter and Encounter, Helsinki Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2017 Echoes Finland 100 years of Design, POLIN Museum, Warsaw, Poland
2016 Cabinets of Wisdom for Finlandia Vodka, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 Form&Seek, Shoreditch Design Triangle London Design Festival, London, England
2016 One Design Week, Vivacom Art Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 Materiality Brutality, One Design Week, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2015 Voice of Things, Brompton Design District London Design Festival, London, England
2015 Form&Seek, Ventura Lambrate Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy
2015 We Live Here Design Forum Finland, Stockholm Design Week, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
2015 Pure Talents Contest,
IMM Cologne Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany
2014 Form&Seek, Design Junction London Design Festival, London, England
2014 Big Small with RCA Graduates London Design Festival, London, England
2014 Show RCA, Royal College of Art, London, England