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Copyright © 2017 Mum’s<br />
MUM’S FAIR SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN COLLECTION 2017<br />
THE STOCKISTS’ EDITION v.2<br />
MEET<br />
MUM’S at<br />
MAISON OBJET<br />
SEPTEMBER 2017!<br />
GOOD WITH GOODS
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materials<br />
Thick Luxury Wool<br />
Cotton<br />
Jute<br />
Original Wool<br />
Glass Beads<br />
Recycled Cotton<br />
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finnish forest<br />
These rugs come either in fresh combination of<br />
black and white or in soft mud and white.<br />
The choice is yours!<br />
1. KENNO - Available in any size<br />
2. VERSO - Width 90 cm. Available in any length.<br />
(Here 200 cm length shown)<br />
3. KEKO - Width 90 cm. Available in any length.<br />
4. NEULANEN - Width 90 cm. Available in any<br />
length.<br />
5. DOUBLE KEKO - Width 180 cm.<br />
6. DOUBLE NEULANEN - Width 180 cm.<br />
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design by saana ja olli<br />
1. KOKO IÄKSI - Small 90 cm x 200 cm.<br />
2. KOKO IÄKSI - Large 170 cm x 240 cm.<br />
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Color: Dark blue, shades of grey and natural white.<br />
4. AVARUUSSEIKKAILU 15 - Any size.<br />
Color: Slightly green, shades of grey and natural white.<br />
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5. AVARUUSSEIKKAILU 15 - 90 cm x 200 cm.<br />
Color: Black and white.<br />
6. AVARUUSSEIKKAILU 15 - Any size.<br />
Color: Black and white.<br />
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design by susanna vento<br />
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SUOMU SIZE 110 cm x 170 cm OR CUSTOM<br />
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1. SUOMU - Dark grey<br />
2. SUOMU - Salmon<br />
3. SUOMU - Rose<br />
4. SUOMU - Clay & grey<br />
5. SUOMU - Deep forest green<br />
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6. SUOMU - Soft green<br />
7. SUOMU - Light grey<br />
KALA SIZE 60 cm x 180 cm<br />
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8. KALA - Deep forest green<br />
9. KALA - Soft green<br />
10. KALA - Dark grey<br />
- Also available in light grey, see the sample of Suomu<br />
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design by mum’s & FRIENDS<br />
SIZES<br />
S 90 x 200 cm<br />
M 140 x 200 cm<br />
L 170 x 240 cm<br />
XL 200 x 300 cm<br />
CUSTOM<br />
1. 1000 AND 2 NIGHTS - Multicolor<br />
2. 1000 AND 2 NIGHTS - Black and natural<br />
3. 1000 AND 2 NIGHTS - Midnight blue<br />
4. SWEET PINKY<br />
5. NUOTIO<br />
6. KARELIA - only sizes M, L, XL<br />
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7. MUOVO - Design by Muovo. Natural on mud<br />
8. MUOVO - Design by Muovo. Black on white<br />
9. MUOVO - Design by Muovo. White on black<br />
10. MUOVO - Design by Muovo. Yellow on dark grey<br />
11. MUOVO - Design by Muovo. Natural on coffee<br />
12. RAUHA - Green and salmon<br />
13. RAUHA - Red and blue<br />
14. RAKKAUS - Only size 160 cm x 200 cm<br />
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XL 200 x 300 cm<br />
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2. PINTA - Colour 1 Design by Pasi Pänkäläinen<br />
2. PINTA - Colour 2<br />
3. PINTA - Colour 3<br />
4. PINTA - Colour 4<br />
5. PINTA - Colour 5<br />
PINTA-RUGS AVAILABLE IN BOTH<br />
FLAT ORIGINAL WOOL AND THICK<br />
LUXURY WOOL<br />
7. CAMPING - Colour 1<br />
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8. CAMPING - Colour 2<br />
9. CAMPING - Colour 3<br />
10. SEASHORE - Colour 1<br />
11. SEASHORE - Colour 2<br />
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Pinta-rugs available in Mum’s<br />
Original Wool (flat weave) and<br />
Thick Luxury Wool (thick pile)<br />
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mum’s loves africa<br />
1. KASSENA- Baby 80 cm x 110 cm<br />
2. KASSENA - Small 90 cm x 200 cm<br />
3. KASSENA - Medium 140 cm x 220 cm<br />
4. KASSENA - Large 170 cm x 240 cm<br />
Also available in custom size<br />
Colors: Black, Soft turqoise, Soft orange,<br />
Soft green<br />
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The following patterns are available in<br />
any size. See color samples above.<br />
5. LIITU / CHALK<br />
6. CASTLE<br />
7. CIRCUS<br />
8. VERKKO / WEB<br />
9. KOLMIO / TRIANGLE<br />
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thick luxury rugs<br />
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SIZES<br />
S 90 cm x 200 cm<br />
M 140 cm x 200cm<br />
L 170 cm x 240 cm<br />
XL 200 cm x 300 cm<br />
1. BLOCKS / PALASET - Mud<br />
2. BLOCKS / PALASET - Midnight<br />
3. VINTAGE BENI<br />
7. SAVANNI - Design by<br />
Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo<br />
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4. AURORA<br />
5. VUORILLE - Design by Saana ja Olli<br />
6. PIIRROS
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thick luxury rugs<br />
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SIZES<br />
S 90 cm x 200 cm<br />
M 140 cm x 200cm<br />
L 170 cm x 240 cm<br />
XL 200 cm x 300 cm<br />
1. TIGER - Design by Paavo Halonen<br />
Available in any diameter<br />
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2. TIGER RECTANGLE<br />
3. PÄRE - Black on white<br />
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4. PÄRE - White on brown mix<br />
5. PÄRE - Black on grey mix<br />
6. PÄRE - White on silver grey<br />
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cotton rugs<br />
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SIZES<br />
S 90 cm x 200 cm<br />
M 140 cm x 200cm<br />
L 170 cm x 240 cm<br />
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1. SADE<br />
2. TOUKO<br />
3. SARKA - Black on white<br />
4. SARKA - White on coffee<br />
5. AURA<br />
6. SYYSKUU<br />
7. KASTE<br />
8. RUISPELTO<br />
9. IKIKORPI<br />
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JUTE & COTTON<br />
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3. 4.<br />
1. JUUTTI - Jute, yellow<br />
2. KUUTTI - Jute, blue<br />
3. KOLMIOT - Cotton, Design Camilla Engdahl<br />
4. TIKKUSET - Cotton, Design Camilla Engdahl<br />
5. PALLOSET - Cotton, Design Camilla Engdahl<br />
6. REVONTULI - Cotton & leather handles . Bag height ~40 cm<br />
7. SYLVI - Cotton & leather handles. Bag height ~40 cm<br />
8. LYYLI - Cotton & leather handles. Bag height ~40 cm<br />
9. AINO - Cotton & leather handles. Bag height ~40 cm<br />
SIZES<br />
S 90 cm x 200 cm<br />
S+ 110 cm x 160 cm<br />
M 140 cm x 200cm<br />
L 170 cm x 240 cm<br />
XL 200 cm x 300 cm, or custom<br />
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sea pearl rugs<br />
100 % Wool. Available in any size.<br />
1. Pink pearl<br />
2. Multicolour<br />
3. Natural white<br />
4. Grey & white mix<br />
5. Green<br />
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blankets & cushion covers<br />
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4. 5. 6.<br />
Blanket made from wool and cotton.<br />
Size 100 cm x 150 cm.<br />
Available with fringe or trimmed hem.<br />
1. VÅR - Beach sand<br />
2. RUUDUKAS - Dark chocolate<br />
3. VINTAGE - Sweets<br />
4. RISTIKÄS - Chocolate<br />
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5. VINTAGE - Fresh lemon<br />
6. VINTAGE - Beach sand<br />
7. TOWN - Good night<br />
8. RISTIKÄS - Long morning yellow<br />
Cushion cover made from wool.<br />
Sizes 45 cm x 45 cm / 60 cm x 60 cm.<br />
Mix patterns and colours!<br />
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9. PATTERN 1 - Yellow<br />
10. PATTERN 2 - Soft clay<br />
11. PATTERN 3 - Black<br />
12. PATTERN 2 - Midnight blue<br />
13. PATTERN 4 - Moss green<br />
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14. PATTERN 2 - Soft clay<br />
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Size ~80 cm x 60 cm.<br />
1. JENNI TUOMINEN - Style 1<br />
2. JENNI TUOMINEN - Style 2<br />
3. JENNI TUOMINEN - Style 3<br />
4. RICARDO CAVOLO - Style 1<br />
5. RICARDO CAVOLO - Style 2<br />
THICK WOOL - use on the wall or floor!<br />
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BEAD ORNAMENTS<br />
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Size: Diam. 10-12 cm<br />
1. Muru<br />
2. Ruusu<br />
3. Pessi<br />
4. Love<br />
5. Peace<br />
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6. Tiger design Paavo Halonen<br />
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7. Rekku<br />
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8. Lovers design Jenni Tuominen<br />
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9. Peace pink<br />
10. Peace black<br />
11. Peace gold<br />
12. Peace & Love Gift Box ( Peace and<br />
Love ornaments included)<br />
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THE STORY OF MUM’S<br />
By Anna Akhmetova<br />
Mum’s is a small design<br />
company based in Finland<br />
which sells textiles, home<br />
decor items and jewellery<br />
within the country and<br />
abroad. The products are<br />
designed in Finland in cooperation<br />
with some of the<br />
best designers and artists<br />
in the region and produced<br />
by skilled artisans in Bolivia,<br />
South Africa, India and<br />
Cambodia according to the<br />
principles of fair trade.<br />
Outi Puro is a designer,<br />
an artist, the founder<br />
and the heart of Mum’s. It<br />
all started several years ago<br />
when Outi was working as<br />
a sculptor and doing her<br />
communal art project. The<br />
project consisted of a series<br />
of baking performances.<br />
One of them, “52 Sundays”,<br />
included Outi baking buns<br />
at home with her kids<br />
and at Helsinki railway<br />
station. Another performance,<br />
called “Baking for<br />
my long lost friend” lead<br />
her to Africa in 2006 to<br />
bake buns for her long<br />
lost African friend Diane.<br />
With the help of Diane,<br />
Outi travelled around<br />
Africa and met local craftsmen<br />
and artists. She was<br />
inspired by their culture<br />
and their works and also<br />
realized that they were in<br />
the same situation as she<br />
was - trying to combine<br />
creative work and family.<br />
Many of the craftsmen<br />
she met were women with<br />
children trying to balance<br />
work with taking care of<br />
their families. This lead<br />
Outi to an idea of a collaboration,<br />
and she designed<br />
bags which women in<br />
Africa could make for her<br />
art project. Over the years,<br />
this art project turned into<br />
a sustainable design company<br />
employing over 40<br />
people, with Outi being in<br />
charge of the collection.<br />
Mum’s slogan is<br />
“making good with goods.”<br />
The company works in<br />
close cooperation with the<br />
craftsmen and takes into<br />
account their needs. The<br />
craftsmen, for example, can<br />
work from home, which<br />
eliminates travel costs,<br />
saves on childcare expenses<br />
and allows more people to<br />
join the workforce. Working<br />
for Mum’s improves<br />
the quality of their lives<br />
and creates many new<br />
opportunities for them and<br />
their children, who now<br />
have the possibility to go<br />
to school and learn how<br />
to read and write. You can<br />
read interviews with the<br />
craftsmen on page 33.<br />
Mum’s products<br />
Hi, I’m Outi, mum of<br />
Mum’s!<br />
Take a look what has<br />
happened to Mum’s since<br />
the beginning from the<br />
timeline below!<br />
are simple, joyful, and<br />
functional, in the best<br />
traditions of minimalistic<br />
Scandinavian design. What<br />
distinguishes them among<br />
other high quality Scandinavian<br />
interior products<br />
is the touch of authentic<br />
ancient handicraft culture<br />
of countries like Bolivia,<br />
South Africa, India and<br />
Cambodia. Each design is<br />
adjusted to the techniques<br />
of the artisans in the areas<br />
where these items are produced,<br />
and all products are<br />
handmade, making them<br />
truly unique. Outi works<br />
in collaboration with such<br />
renowned designers as Anu<br />
Penttinen, Susanna Vento,<br />
Maija Louekari, Saana ja<br />
Olli, Heath Nash, Haldane<br />
Martin, and Reetta Ahola,<br />
and carefully picks and finetunes<br />
each product design<br />
herself. The creation of<br />
a new collection is a long<br />
process. A product starts<br />
out from a Nordic-inspired<br />
design, goes through several<br />
changes and adjustments<br />
to fit the techniques of the<br />
craftsmen, and finishes as a<br />
beautiful and ecologically<br />
sustainable product, made<br />
with joy and love.<br />
Mum’s not only aims<br />
to improve the lives of<br />
people in distant locations,<br />
but also serves the Finnish<br />
community by organizing<br />
happenings and local charity<br />
events. Since 2011, in<br />
cooperation with other designers<br />
and NGOs, Mum’s<br />
has been organizing the<br />
Flowerdrops project - an<br />
art event, which promotes<br />
ecological sustainability and<br />
donates all the profits to<br />
charity.<br />
Mum’s was born in 2006 while Outi and her family went to<br />
Africa. These children are happy to go to school. And their<br />
parents are even happier to be able to provide them the possibility<br />
to go to school and learn things. Most of MUM’s<br />
handicrafters cannot read or write, because they did not<br />
have a chance to go to school as kids.<br />
YES!<br />
2006.<br />
The beginning - Africa.<br />
2 0 0 9 .<br />
Mum’s toys are designed in Scandinavia<br />
by best of professionals<br />
- kids!<br />
2 010 .<br />
Mum’s gym ball won Playful<br />
interior design competition<br />
Habitare Finland.<br />
2 017.<br />
Doing more good than ever!<br />
2 0 0 7.<br />
Designed in Finland handmade<br />
in Africa, from surplus material.<br />
2 010 .<br />
Flowerdrops charity project<br />
by Mum’s began.<br />
2 013 .<br />
Mrs. President Jenni<br />
Haukio wearing a brooch<br />
by Mum’s.<br />
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CARRIED IN BLOOD,<br />
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STORIES OF MUM’S ARTISANS<br />
while a large one (170cm<br />
x 240cm) takes about a<br />
week. When sitting by<br />
the loom, they performed<br />
inherited skills from their<br />
forefathers. Now they are<br />
able to weave their own<br />
dreams.<br />
- It all happened when<br />
we were in need of some<br />
exposure. I was a bit lucky<br />
to be a part of Mum’s.<br />
Craftsmen from South<br />
Africa shared with us some<br />
real changes in their lives.<br />
Before cooperating with<br />
Mum’s, they spent most of<br />
the time at street markets<br />
waiting for buyers, having<br />
no idea what the future<br />
holds for them. Now<br />
they can work from home<br />
and get a decent income<br />
on a regular basis. These<br />
efficient craftsmen are able<br />
to create ten small-sized<br />
trophy heads or seven tailor-made<br />
hangers in only<br />
one day. Angus, the person<br />
who is in charge of the telephone<br />
BEAD products* is<br />
obviously passionate about<br />
his job since he dreamed<br />
for ‘more work’. Mum’s<br />
has introduced a modern<br />
SoHo working style to<br />
those craftsmen and workers.<br />
Now they also have<br />
more opportunities to get<br />
out of the ‘poverty trap’<br />
in that society which they<br />
described as unequal.<br />
The interviewed<br />
craftsmen all expressed<br />
their love for Mum’s.<br />
They feel that their skills<br />
and hard work are greatly<br />
appreciated. They get fair<br />
salaries. The phrase ‘full<br />
transparency’ was used by<br />
the craftsmen to describe<br />
their business relationship<br />
with Mum’s. They are<br />
very proud to say that they<br />
get compliments, a lovely<br />
bonus, for their products.<br />
When asked what they<br />
want to say to Mum’s, they<br />
put it in a very Nordic way,<br />
simple and practical.<br />
- Long live Mum’s!<br />
*For more stories about<br />
telephone BEAD products,<br />
please check the article<br />
“Out of the trash bin”.<br />
OUT OF THE TRASH BIN<br />
RECYCLING LOCAL MATERIALS FOR GLOBAL GOOD<br />
By Viktoriya Kuzina<br />
& Marianna Haavisto<br />
What do telephone<br />
wires, plastic bottles,<br />
paper and cotton have in<br />
common? Any of them<br />
can be found in Africa.<br />
Any of them can also be<br />
used to bring amazing interior<br />
design items to life.<br />
From small jewelry to full<br />
size chairs and mirrors –<br />
Mum’s always relies on<br />
local recycled materials<br />
and factory leftovers as a<br />
primary source of working<br />
materials.<br />
Mum’s hires people<br />
to gather recyclable waste<br />
providing employment in<br />
localities all over the world<br />
with a fair payment to its<br />
workers. Every type of<br />
waste may be later used and<br />
turned into a piece of art:<br />
a chair with a hand-knotted<br />
seat made of recycled<br />
plastic, a lampshade made<br />
of bottles and canisters,<br />
cushions made of reclaimed<br />
cotton and many others.<br />
Mum’s tracks down the<br />
origin of the materials to<br />
ensure they were ethically<br />
produced and obtained.<br />
For example, instead of<br />
wool gathered by mulesing<br />
techniques Mum’s relies<br />
on painlessly sheared hy-<br />
po-allergenic alpaca wool<br />
from Bolivia, along with<br />
leather leftovers of shoes<br />
production from Africa,<br />
hand-dyed sari cuts from<br />
India, and Cambodian silk.<br />
By re-using locally<br />
gathered materials and factory<br />
leftovers at the workshops,<br />
Mum’s votes for<br />
better working conditions<br />
and a cleaner environment<br />
as well as for animal-friendly<br />
and cruelty-free production<br />
principles. Choosing<br />
Mum’s products does not<br />
only support the ethical<br />
design principles but also<br />
unites people around the<br />
world.<br />
“EVERY TYPE OF<br />
WASTE MAY BE LATER<br />
USED AND TURNED<br />
INTO A PIECE OF ART.<br />
IT’S JUST THINKING<br />
USED MATERIAL THE<br />
NEW WAY.” -THE BIRD<br />
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This is Zanele making lampshades,<br />
texthangers and brooches and animal<br />
trophies for Mum’s.<br />
By Chi Zhang<br />
Mum’s products are<br />
100% handmade by skillful<br />
craftsmen in Asia, Africa<br />
and South America. There<br />
are young talents who are<br />
only in their 20s and there<br />
are also experienced craftsmen<br />
who have been in<br />
the business for almost 30<br />
years. To them, handicraft<br />
skill is embedded in their<br />
blood.<br />
Babulal, Dinesh, Ravi,<br />
Surender, Akbar ali,<br />
Rabban ali...these Indian<br />
craftsmen have been working<br />
with Mum’s for almost<br />
3 years now. They make<br />
carpets, floor cushions,<br />
bags and wall hangings.<br />
Through their clever<br />
hands, a small carpet<br />
(90cm x 200cm) can be<br />
made in three to four days<br />
Collecting recycled material<br />
in Africa. (Up) “Now they<br />
are able to weave their own<br />
dreams”. (Left)<br />
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“I SPEAK ENGLISH AND TURKU:<br />
GOOD WITH GOODS!<br />
KAUHIA PALI HYVÄÄ TAVARAST!”<br />
-THE BIRD<br />
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Mum’s uses various types of ethical materials: local, first class wool in India and Bolivia, surplus and recycled<br />
materials in Cambodia and South Africa. We have made sure no mulesing technique is used within<br />
shearing as it is very painful for an animal. The raw material is processed into fine desing in the hands<br />
of local artisans.<br />
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RICARDO CAVOLO<br />
for<br />
Mum’s<br />
by Ricardo Cavolo<br />
Mum’s fair scandinavian design collection 2017 for<br />
<strong>stockists</strong><br />
Editor-in-chief: Outi Puro<br />
Editorial Board: Anna Akhmetova, Marianna Haavisto, Hanna Kaketti, Marina<br />
Karlova, Viktoriya Kuzina, Pauliina Sassali, Chi Zhang.<br />
Photography: Jukka Aro, Hanna Kaketti, Suvi Kesäläinen, Ulla Kokki, Kirsi-Maria<br />
Savola, Mum’s<br />
Illustration: Pauliina Sassali (excl. back page)<br />
Layout: Hanna Kaketti & Mum’s<br />
© Mum’s<br />
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