Habitare 2026: From Products to Possibilities
Autumn leaves are glowing all around us, days are getting shorter, and the busy weeks of September are behind us. It feels like a good moment to pause once again and look back at one of the biggest milestones of our year: the launch of our newest product at Habitare, the leading furniture, design and interior event in the Nordic region.
In our spring story, we wrote about the power of co-creation and about the perception barriers that products made from circular materials still face. Habitare was the moment when those conversations left the workshop room, took physical form, and met real people. For a few days, we had the chance to see how visitors responded to a product built entirely around the idea that leftover materials can become something premium — our newest product, Tyyne.
From leftover wooden strips to a quiet space
Tyyne is a new product family of handwoven wooden acoustic screens, designed together with Sistem. Made in Finland from leftover wood veneer, it brings calm and privacy to offices, hospitality spaces and homes.
Tyyne began with a material question rather than a product idea. We started from a question: how can we utilize wooden veneer strips that are left over in Finland? For example, in the production process of Finnish luxury sailboats which require materials that are both luxurious and durable, wood strips left are with promising quality. The challenge was finding a way to use these valuable narrow strips of wood without losing their value.
These leftovers come in many different sizes and thicknesses, and this became the starting point of the design. We wanted to make the most of such a lively, organic surface where no two strips are alike, and the answer came from one of Finland’s oldest craft traditions, wood weaving. For generations, Finns folded, plaited and interlaced thin strips of birch bark into
shoes, baskets and household items. Weaving lets each strip keep its own size and character instead of forcing it into a uniform shape.
Today, the wooden strips are handwoven into Tyyne in Salo, on Finland’s west coast. Inside, the screen holds next-generation acoustic panels by Aisti, made from Finnish wood fibre, which give Tyyne its Class A sound absorption while material being highly circular.
Designing together with Sistem
Just like our spring projects, Tyyne was created through collaboration, this time between Niimaar and Sistem, Finland’s oldest interior architecture studio since 1972.
The discussions started at the Wood Industry Circular Economy Innovation Challenge, and being in the same group, we started ideating how to reutilize wooden veneer strips.
Looking back, what stood out most in the collaboration was finding a shared motivation. Both teams had the same mindset, the same drive to push the project forward, based on the respect for wood industry, craftsmanship, and the sidestream material too good to be wasted. We both also shared a strong willingness to bring out the qualities of material to be the best, as they were naturally.
We also filmed a short video at the stand, where Enni from Niimaar and Aija and Daniela from Sistem share the story behind Tyyne, from the materials to the final product.
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Meeting everyone at Habitare
Habitare gave us the chance to talk with people about the product for the first time. Visitors touched the woven wooden strips, stepped behind the screen to feel its presence, and asked about where the wood came from.
One of our favourite parts was hearing how everyone imagined Tyyne fitting into their daily lives. Some pictured it softening the happy chaos of kids playing at home. Others saw it creating quiet call zones in a bustling open-plan office, or bringing a sense of privacy and comfort to shared living spaces.
These ideas went far beyond what we had first imagined, and they gave us new ways to think about how Tyyne could develop further.
What comes next
We are taking everything we heard at Habitare back to the drawing board, from the ideas for home use to the questions about custom sizes and finishes. A big thank you to everyone who visited us, shared their thoughts and imagined Tyyne in their own spaces. Your feedback is part of how this product keeps growing.
If you would like to learn more about Tyyne, order a custom version or bring a little more silence into your space, get in touch with us at [email protected].
Jaa Tarina
