Stockholm Design Week 2016: Asian alliance

Issey Miyake and his team are well known for their love of pleating and the collaboration invited them to apply the same techniques from their fashion collection to more functional, everyday objects.

Its cushions, for example, were made using steam to pleat the fabric into origami-like patterns that won’t lose their shape.

Iitala, which began as a glassmaker, applied its decades of expertise to create a simple, yet striking vase and ceramic plates. The Pause for Harmony collection was launched at last week’s Stockholm Design Week and was shown at the Wetterling Gallery.