The name Yoldia looks back roughly ten thousand years, to the Yoldia Sea phase in the history of the Baltic Sea. Ice was retreating, the land was rising, and the northern landscape was gradually taking shape.
The landscape of Lake Vanajavesi and its layered history have been part of Yoldia Scandinavia from the beginning. Stone, steel, wood, water and the imperfect forms of nature became part of its design language.
For Yoldia, history is present in the way we look at material, use and time: an object should feel true to what it is made of and hold its presence even when it is not being used.
Yoldia Scandinavia was founded by designer Jesse Kakkola.
“It had been fifteen years since the bird was forged and I found myself living on the shores of the ancient Yoldia Sea.
The history of the region and the magnificent nature inspired me to create a historical and mystical product collection based on steel and stone.”
JESSE KAKKOLA