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Published in 4/2021 - Housing

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Photo Column: The Image of Home

Tuomas Uusheimo

Images related to housing are homogenous in Finland. Interior design magazines, home sales announcements and furniture retailers’ advertisements paint an ideal landscape of a consistent, light-toned and clean-lined good home. The risk-free spatial, material and color solutions for new homes unfortunately contribute to this trend. An interesting home is a portrait of a resident. ↙

TUOMAS UUSHEIMO is a photographer concentrating on architecture, built environments, designed interiors and objects. Uusheimo’s photo column is a permanent feature of all issues in 2021.

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