Lapuan Kankurit’s outlet in Lapua, Finland has been nominated in the SHOP OF THE YEAR category in Visualistit ry’s (Finnish Trade Union for Visual Marketing) Visu Awards 2024.

We opened our gorgeous outlet in the Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku’s historical factory and culture site in 2015. The outlet was designed by the Japanese IMA Design’s head designers Mana and Takashi Kobayashi, who also designed our Tokyo and Helsinki stores. We have expanded our outlet in the recent years to meet our customers’ needs better than ever.

The spacious and bright store offers our entire range, new releases, rotating campaign and special products as well as II quality items. Besides textiles, we also carry other gorgeous products ranging from books to baskets and from soaps to small delicacies. Our Lapua store also features the art lending service Avara. In our outlet you are welcome to sit down and admire the art, or get to know Lapuan Kankurit’s transparent production chain through the video showcase – or just enjoy the atmosphere.

Thank you to Visualistit ry for the nomination!

Reeta Ek is a freelance designer from Helsinki and a MA graduate from Textile Art and Design department in the Aalto University on Arts, Design and Architecture. She has also studied Fine Arts, and became interested in repeats, patterns and building a surface while creating her paintings.

We got acquainted with Reeta through Aalto University's Pattern Lab project in 2012, when Reeta's first patterns entered our collection. Since then, the cooperation has continued for more than 10 years.

Design Forum Finland awarded her with The Young Designer of the Year prize of 2017. Reeta Ek has a unique and distinctive style, and her works combine intense sensitivity with a strong, articulate execution.