Anu Leinonen

Anu Leinonen is a Finnish textile designer whose handprint is above all clear-lined and natural – both in terms of forms and materials. Leinonen, who studied at the Lahti Institute of Design and the Centre de Formation de Modélisme in Paris, has worked both as an independent designer and as a designer for a French clothing company, as well as a guide and educator of encounter art. The Kaste pattern she designed for Lapua Kankuri was awarded the Finnish Muoto Award in 2012.