Make your own summer bird!

To celebrate our participation in the Helsinki Fresh -exhibition in Berlin, we thought we'd give you a chance to make your own origami summer bird. These are miniature versions of the birds we have on show, all filled with Pattern Bakery -patterns. Have fun!

Download one (or all) of these pictures on to your computer.

Print the pattern on A4. Use fit on page -option on the printer.

Cut off the extra.

Fold top corner to bottom corner with print inside and crease. Open, fold sideways and crease.

Open, turn so that print is on the outside, fold in half, crease. Open and fold both directions.

Bring all the corners together. Make sure that the (yellow) beak is inside the folds.

Flatten.

Fold top flaps to meet in the centre.

Repeat this on the other side as well.

Fold top down, crease on both sides.

Unfold.

Open the top flap.

Bring it up.

Flatten the sides down. Repeat on the other side as well.

Fold flaps to meet in the centre, repeat in the back.

Fold the tail and beak, crease well and unfold.

Open the side...

And fold the tail and beak along the creases.

Fold the beak and the wings down.

Finishing touches in Berlin!

Photo: Heidi Uutela, www.heidiuutela.com

Paper Birds flying to Berlin

Pattern Bakery is taking part in the Helsinki Fresh exhibition showcasing 25 most interesting fashion designers, accessory designers, illustrators and photographers from Helsinki.  The exhibition takes place in Direktorenhaus, Berlin, from June 15th to July 8th.  We are happy to present these wonderful origami birds featuring our joyful patterns. Here's a taste of what's coming!

Meet the Pulmus

We have a new retailer in Helsinki, where you can meet and purchase Pulmu cushions and fabric. It's at a local art museum, Taidehalli, where they have a little kiosque, filled with art & designs stuff.

Tomorrow is also the opening day for our exhibition of Pulmus, in Seinäjoki, Rustoopuori. The Pulmus will reside there from the 7th April until the 29th of May.

Habitare 09

For the past couple of weeks we've been privileged with an intern. Annika is studying for a BA in Textile Design, with a specific interest in free-lance pattern design, and she has been great help with assembling the new trend and colour charts for future seasons. Last week we sent her to Habitare -fair, and here's few things she found interesting at the fair.

Beautiful Käpy (cone) paper lamps by Anne-Mari Vierikko.


Designer Anu Penttinen of Nounou design had made a wall of perhaps trial pieces? The different colours and shapes created an interesting surface.


Lovi's products are for self-assembly. Made in Finland, mainly of birch plywood, they are easy to put together to make the final three-dimensional shape. At the fair they had for example different sized trees, birds and balls, their smallest items are postcard sizes.


Finlayson had an interesting, big, cube shaped fair booth, decorated with one of their Autumn patterns, also seen here on the left. It's called "Kuutio" (cube) and inspired by Rubik's cube.


Brainwood had made an interesting wall for their fair stall by combining different surfaces out of plywood. The company makes panels for interior design and acoustics for both public and private spaces.