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Finnish brand of everyday objects. The word 'pidät' has 3 meanings in Finnish: 'You hold, you like, & you keep.'

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Introducing STOP doorstop in 4 new colors. Made in Portugal at a shoe sole factory - the flakes are recycled shoe sole waste that has been ground and mixed in.
Design: @studiogorm
Photos: @katrikapanen
Styling: @annapirkola @inanord
New colors: Maroon + Natural Tan + Petrol + Pebble Grey

Feel free to DM us to ask which shops have them in stock.

#helsinkidesignweek by @pidat_design

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Brightened up the place with chatreuse Kodinonni from Lauttasaari's @kukkakauppastenius...and learned a new plant (name translates to 'home blessing').

KUKKA flowerpot by @maijapuoskari for @pidat_design taken in Lauttasaari - Drumsö by @pidat_design

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Hi guys! Thanks for all your questions, as it spurred me to do a post showing the little things we have added to make your KOTI birdhouse safe and cozy.

Photo 1: The climbing wall we developed with the factory to give chicks some extra grip (there's a debate about whether it's actually needed, but we included it - as it anyway keeps the chicks entertained!). The size of the hole and the height from the floor were taken from BirdLife International guidelines.

Photo 2: Actual nest built in the birdhouse on our balcony. The floor area size comes from the chickadee version of the tried-and-true round Gilbertson birdhouse, with extra room in the corners. The triangle is Studio Tolvanen's innovation, and you can see that the area actually used is the round area in the center, so no worries there!

Photo 3: 📸 @katrikapanen
KOTI comes with a wood hanger made from heat-treated Nordic Swan certifed pine (so it's rot resistant without any toxic chemicals). It's angled on top so the birdhouse hangs against the wall but can be easily removed by lifting up and out. The back is open so it can be cleaned each nesting season. We have left ours outside in Finland during -30 C (even poured water over it, let it freeze, and brought it inside and immediately under hot water). That said, it is ceramic and if you want to be absolutely sure you should bring it in over the winter.

There is space around the wood hanger to allow for variation in handmade ceramics and also to give a little extra venthilation inside.

Photo 4: 📸 Suvi Ruotsi.
Humans have integrated ceramic or stone nestboxes into architecture for centuries. It seems counter-intuitive, but ceramic or stone have been used in warmer climates because they absorb heat and slow the transfer to the inside, so the result is that interiors stay cooler longer in extreme heat. At night when it is cooler outside, it provides gentle warmth - generally, overall temperatures don't swing as much as in a wood box. Orientation matters. Birds will more likely choose a nestbox not facing prevailing winds and with the hole oriented away from the hottest afternoon sun.

Stay tuned for a post on the history of ceramic birdhouses! by @pidat_design

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