Asking Päivi Rintaniemi the reasons behind her choice of career is to ask the wrong question. It was the other way around – the craft picked her. Becoming a sculptor and designer just felt self-evident and natural from childhood. The fact that her parents liked to build things with their hands certainly had an influence. Päivi acquired her own kiln as a student in the 1980s. Since then, her work has always had two sides, each complementing the other: functional objects for daily use under her design brand Amfora, as well as unique sculptures. The same applies to her working methods; traditional handicraft skills and industrial inventions exist in harmony.
Päivi Rintaniemi