The tapestry Dimension Leap by Kustaa Saksi was part of the 2016 ‘Woolgatherings’ exhibition in the Usagi Gallery in Hong Kong. The series is based on the short-term detachment of day dreams and is a follow-up to Saksi’s Hypnopompic series, made in the TextielLab. Saksi used a jacquard weave, which allowed him to exert a lot of control over the details, colour and material use.
Saksi (1975) was born in Kouvola, Finland and graduated from the institute of Design at Lahti University of Applied Sciences in 2000. Two years later he founded his own studio.
His graphic and patterned designs, art direction, illustrations, textiles, art works and installations, which have been shown in Helsinki, New York and, in 2014, at the prestigious Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan, have variously been described as psychedelic, kaleidoscopic and fantastical. He has designed for Nike, Salvatore Ferragamo, Moooi and Marimekko. After living in Paris for a few years, he now lives and works in Amsterdam.
