Education
Born in Sotkamo, Finland, Tapani Hyvönen studied industrial design at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (University of Art and Design Helsinki, now part of the Aalto University) and graduated in 1974.
Born in Sotkamo, Finland, Tapani Hyvönen studied industrial design at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (University of Art and Design Helsinki, now part of the Aalto University) and graduated in 1974.
He started his own design agency, Destem Limited., in 1976. In 1990, Destem merged with Ergonomia Design to form Education-Design Limited., today one of the biggest product design agencies in the Nordic area.
Tapani Hyvönen has held important positions with organisations such as the University of Art and Design Helsinki (University of Art and Design Helsinki), Ornamo, Design Forum Finland, and Icsid, where he was member of the Executive Board between 1999 and 2003.