Background
Kyttanen was born in 1974 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
flat list *Designer *Conceptual artist
Kyttanen was born in 1974 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
He attended Escola de Disseny (School of Design), Elisave in Barcelona, Spain in 1996. He graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in 2000 and worked with design for 3D printing during his studies.
His work been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries, including the Stedelijk Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and at Design Miami, the global forum for design. He also used to be a professional squash player, having played in two individual world championships and two team championships. His earliest work included a collection of 3D printed lamps.
In 2000, Kyttanen (with Jiri Evenhuis) co-founded Freedom of Creation, a design studio that specialised in design for 3D printing.
The studio was one of the first to experiment with 3D printed designs and presented a series of 3D-printed lights at Expo Milano in 2003. Kyttanen and Jiri Evenhuis were also the first to employ rapid prototyping technology to produce textiles.
The first 3D-printed textile to appear in the Fashion Institute of Technology"s museum is a piece by Kyttanen and Evenhuis. In 2008, Freedom of Creation exhibited a piece called "Punchbag Handbag" designed by Kyttanen and Jiri Evenhuis at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
In 2011, Freedom of Creation was acquired by 3D Systems, a South Carolina-based manufacturer of 3D printers.
Kyttanen became the Creative Director of the company that same year. In collaboration with 3D Systems, Kyttanen has produced a collection of new designs and 3D-printed objects. In 2013, he designed a collection of 3D-printed technology accessories including mobile phone and tablet cases.
Also in 2013, Kyttanen designed a collection of 3D-printed shoes.
In 2014, he designed a 3D-printed "Orchid Cloud" in celebration of the "International Day of the Orchid." In 2015, he designed a 3D-printed sofa (called "Sofa So Good") using 2.5 liters of resin material. The sofa tests the limits of weight reduction, weighing only 2.5 kilograms (5 pounds) and was exhibited at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
Over the course of his career, Kyttanen"s work has appeared in numerous museums, galleries and fairs and exhibitions throughout the world. These venues include the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Vitra Design Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Design Miami, and many others