Designed to save lives We at Jalo Helsinki want people to fall in love with their fire safety products and let these essential everyday objects find their way into as many homes as possible. Safety can be beautiful. A beautiful fire safety product has no need to be hidden out of sight. A subtle yet stylish piece can be as good in attracting admiring eyes as the design sofa in your living room. We invited top designers to imagine with us what fire safety can look like. Each designer has given their own unique vision and the result is delicious and rich in choices. We are not satisfied with just making fire safety more attractive-looking, but we also want to enhance its usability. Installing Jalo Helsinki products takes mere seconds with no need for screws or a power drill. With our smoke alarms there are no tiny push buttons, but the whole external casing acts as a press switch for silencing false alarms and testing the performance of the product. Jalo Helsinki Team
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Kupu by Harri Koskinen Kupu is sleek, composed and organic. The textile lining gives it a warm appearance. The smoke alarm also comes in a chrome-plated option. 5 years lithium batteries included • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws • The entire surface functions as a test button • 5 years warranty
Harri Koskinen • Kupu
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”Updating the smoke alarm was an important task for me. With the help of good design, this safe and essential product can be recreated as something interesting and desirable. I hope that Kupu finds its way into every home and workplace.” Harri Koskinen, Designer
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Lento by Paola Suhonen Lento is rugged, yet delicate and playful. It rests on the ceiling like a moth on a leaf. 5 years lithium batteries included • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws • The entire surface functions as a test button • 5 years warranty
Paola Suhonen • Lento
be Beautiful
”There is very little variety in smoke alarms, even though every household should have them. Lento is an entirely new kind of smoke alarm. Its organic design is in an interesting dialogue with the traditional, even dull, technical device. It is perfect for brightening up a nursery or as a vibrant touch in the decor of a sleek and modern home.” Paola Suhonen, Designer
Harri Koskinen
During his design process, Harri Koskinen acquaints himself with the subject matter in many different ways. The sleek and subtle Kupu was born after many phases. In his work, Koskinen utilizes the client’s know-how while discussing, freely associating, sketching and building models. What are some things you can only experience in Finland? Finland is characterized by ”fair play” and everyman’s rights that allow everyone to, for example, go hiking in the forest and pick berries and mushrooms. In Finland, you can have a nice cup of coffee at the market square in good company.
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What place best embodies the essence of Finland? The Hakaniemi Market Square in Helsinki. Who are some of the Finns you look up to? Those who cultivate the land and produce organic food.
Paola Suhonen lives for her work and thus does not draw a distinction between her work and leisure. Her ideas stem from life moments and experiences. When Suhonen begins work on a project, she lets her thoughts, ideas and sense of aesthetics flow freely. Finally, the various elements are combined in a form that serves its purpose. This is also how Lento was born.
What do you dream of? Spare time during the week.
What are some things you can only experience in Finland? There is no other place where nature is such an integral part of everyday life. Finns are a people of nature in a beautiful and fierce way, modern backwoodsmen of sorts.
If your home was on fire, what one thing would you take with you? My sketch book.
What place best embodies the essence of Helsinki? I love Helsinki’s profound connection with the sea, the Töölönlahti Bay and the cafés and bars of Kallio. In Kallio, the sombre
aesthetics of Kaurismäki’s films is combined with the grand Jugendstil architecture. Who are some of the Finns you look up to? Aki Kaurismäki, film director; Alvar Aalto, architect; Armi Ratia, founder of Marimekko; Tapio Wirkkala, designer; and Ville Valo, HIM’s vocalist. They have all followed their own individual paths. What do you dream of? A love bigger than life itself. If your home was on fire, what one thing would you take with you? It is not a thing as such, but a living being and the most loved one of all: my mixed-breed dog, Affe.
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Fire blankets by Erja Hirvi
Fire blankets by Erja Hirvi
Grey Coral is delicate and harmonic. The Coral collection is inspired by sea and Asian patterns.
Red Coral delights with vibrant colours. The Coral collection is inspired by sea and Asian patterns.
120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
Erja Hirvi • Grey Coral
Erja Hirvi • Red Coral
Erja Hirvi is a textile artist who believes in bringing beauty into people´s lives. Green plants are close to her heart which can be seen from her works, including the Coral collection. For Erja Hirvi it is important to trust to one´s own inner vision and love one´s work, for her it is about putting a little bit of her soul to every creation.
Fire blanket by Oiva Toikka Dante takes a bold approach to fire blanket design. The original red colour is kept in this strong pattern. 120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
Oiva Toikka • Dante
Oiva toikka is a glass artist who has had a significant impact on the field of Finnish glass design. During his long career Toikka has influenced in numerous fields such as costume and textile design, but is the best known for his unique pieces of glass art. His rich and colourful works are distinguishable from the Nordic tradition.
For your safety
Fire blanket by Erik Bruun
Fire blanket by Harri Koskinen
Simple and graphic work of art. Eagle stays faithful to it´s nature loving creator.
Light in the dark. Alaska got it´s inspiration from the darkness of the North.
120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
Erik Bruun • Eagle
Harri Koskinen • Alaska
Erik Bruun is a graphic designer who is best known and beloved from his posters but has also created
Harri Koskinen believes good design means finding ways to do things better than before. Cooperation
designs for stamps and even Finnish currency. Finnish nature has been a major inspiration for the
with Jalo Helsinki started already with the smoke alarm Kupu, and has now expanded to a new product
artist and depicting nature in it´s full accuracy has become his trademark.
category. Alongside with Kupu, Alaska showcases the designer´s simplistic Nordic style.
The existing Challenge
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Fireblankets by Tom of finland Tom of Finland collection gives a new edge to the mix. It fights not only against fire, but also prejudice. 120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
The Leader
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The Dog
The Aviator
Tom of Finland, alias Touko Laaksonen, became known for his imaginative homoerotic drawings. He was a self-taught drawer who based his early works on his own experiences. The visuals of Tom of Finland have had a significant impact on gay culture and his works created a new, more positive image of a homosexual man. Today his impact can be seen also in popular culture, fashion and movies.
The Hero
Fireblankets by Tove Jansson Moomin patterns coming soon! 120 x 180 cm • Also for personal protection when escaping from a burning building • Includes a hanger for the blanket • Fast installation with an adhesive tape • Includes the mounting screws
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FIRE BLANKET SIZE: 1,2 x 1,8 m • 3’11’’ x 5’11’’ EN 1869:1997 • country code: EN
Switch off heat or electricity.
Keep the fire blanket in front of you by holding the handles to approach the
Cover burning material completely and leave covered until cool.
Call for help.
INSPECT THE QUALIT Y OF THE BL ANKET ANNUALLY and DISCARD if damaged. DISCARD AFTER USE.
Jalo Helsinki LTD. PL 131, Helsinki, FINL AND www. jalohelsinki.fi
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Design: Tove Jansson • Spring
Tove Jansson was a novelist, cartoonist, painter and illustrator. Today she is known for her Moomin characters worldwide. Through her works she often spoke out for minorities and dealt also with difficult subjects such as loneliness and death. First sketched in 1930´s, the tolerant and heartfelt Moomin characters have shared their wisdom to both children and the adult audience.
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