Mum's Garden

Blog about things around at MUM’s.

HOORAY Mum's carpet in the final for Carpet Design Award 2023! (2)

HOORAY Mum's carpet in the final for Carpet Design Award 2023! (2)

We love our work and we want to serve you well. It these demanding unpredictable times something mosyt beautiful happened. Even we get many thank you's from ...

Rich history behind Mum's blankets, Basotho Heritage, made in South Africa

Rich history behind Mum's blankets, Basotho Heritage, made in South Africa

The long and rich history of the South African blanket began in 1860 when "King Moshoeshoe I" welcomed a blanket gift from a French missionary and drape...

Mum's in the final of an international rug competition 2023 ( julkistus 14.12.2022)

Mum's in the final of an international rug competition 2023 ( julkistus 14.12.2022)

Mum's was selected for the finals of the international carpet competition the series "Responsibility", Sustainability Award. The international Carpet Design...

Lahjaksi eettisiä koristeita / Ethical gifts for Christmas

Lahjaksi eettisiä koristeita / Ethical gifts for Christmas

Find your Christmas gift! All uniques and sold in sets of two. We post till 17.12.2022 so you have time to receive your ethical Christmas gift for Christmas....

Joululahjat! Ilmainen postitus / Gifts! Posting for free!

Joululahjat! Ilmainen postitus / Gifts! Posting for free!

Täältä löydät joululahjat kivaan hintaan ja suoraan varastosta kotiin tai lahjaksi toimitettuna. Lähetä meille viestiä This email address is being protected ...

Ball is art and ball is earth / Pallosta asiaa / A propos du ballon

Ball is art and ball is earth / Pallosta asiaa / A propos du ballon

First in ENGLISH / Then in FINNISH / lastly in FRENCH. Mum's GIFTS IN ENGLISH Ball is art, our earth is just one ball Year- I...

Mum's Greendesign lampshades

Mum's Greendesign lampshades

EN May you wander with a light in your heart and home. Here you go! These lampshades are in stock and now also on sale. FR Puissiez-vous errer avec une lumi...

Kierrätetty + vastuullinen / Recycled and ethical. Back to Africa.

Kierrätetty + vastuullinen / Recycled and ethical. Back to Africa.

Mum's palaa alkujuurille Afrikkaan sinne, missä Mum's vuonna 2006 suomalaisen neljän lapsen taiteilijaäidin taideprojektina alkoi. Mum's returns to Africa w...

Visiting Fredrika Runeberg

Visiting Fredrika Runeberg

Fredrikantupa on ihastuttava kesäkahvila Paraisilla. Osa tuvan hirsirakenteesta on peräisin 1600-luvulta. Tupa on aiemmin ollut ratsumiehen torppa, vaan vuon...

Savu tulikulho monessa koossa, Suomessa valmistettu.

Savu tulikulho monessa koossa, Suomessa valmistettu.

Oletko haaveillut nuotiosta rannalla, kodin pihamaalla, mökillä, puutarhassa. Tuli on lämminhenkinen tunnelmanluoja ja valo ilahduttaa aina. Savu tuo tulen j...

Mattoja pikatoimituksena tilauksille 30.8.2022 lähtien

Mattoja pikatoimituksena tilauksille 30.8.2022 lähtien

Mum's ei anna periksi, vaikka rahti tökkii ja aina vaan kiusaa. Kiusannut jo kohta 2,5 vuotta. Vaan niinpä se samainen rahti kiusaa muitakin kuin meitä. Ei o...

Älä ehkä osta meiltä! Do not buy from us!

Älä ehkä osta meiltä! Do not buy from us!

FI / EN ( Englishg below) Ystävällinen tärkeä muistutus 2.8.2022! Tarkempia rahtipäivityksiä löydät täältä ja ihan aina jos tuntuu, että tilauksen saapumine...

Varjostimet / Sustainable light

Varjostimet / Sustainable light

Valo kutsuu. Valo on luontaisesti ihmiselle lähde, minkä vetää puoleensa. Oli valo sitten katossa, kodissa, nuotiolla- tai meissä ihmisissä itsessämme. &nbs...

Muutoksia Mum'sissa, kirje ystäville

Muutoksia Mum'sissa, kirje ystäville

FIn/ Eng Kuvat: Stonefilms tiimi, Markus Vikainen, Outi Puro. Afrikan kuvat Maija Tammi Anteeksi. Sen sadannen kerran. Mum'sissa muutoks...

Savu. Suomessa tehty tulikulho.

Savu. Suomessa tehty tulikulho.

Savu on Suomessa valmistettu tulipata, tulikulho, kotipihan sydännuotio. Kanna se rannalle, pihalle tai puutarhaan ja Savu kerää ihmiset kaikenikäiset ihmise...

The difference between knotted and tufted wool rug

The difference between knotted and tufted wool rug

Hand-knotted rugs have superior value because those are original and uniquely handmade, not mass-produced. The high quality of knots makes a hand-knotted rug...

Child's drawing turned to a wallrug, and Mum's crochet toy collection

Child's drawing turned to a wallrug, and Mum's crochet toy collection

Name Mum's comes from "mothers", as in 2006 during the first ever design/ artisan-collaboration both Finnish Outi and 15 African were all women, and happened...

Mum'sin lelusarja on lasten suunnittelema, vuodesta 2010 >Toys design by kids

Mum'sin lelusarja on lasten suunnittelema, vuodesta 2010 >Toys design by kids

In Finnish/ English Nimi Mum's juontuu äideistä. Kun ensimmäinen design-käsityöyhteistyö Afrikassa vuonna 2006 syntyi, niin sattumoisin äitejä olivat sekä O...

Royal rattan collection: Kindness Rules!

Royal rattan collection: Kindness Rules!

Kindness rules! People want to do good. We believe in good and being kind to people, like most of us. We think war is so "last season". We should take care ...

How does rug's color affect the interior? Pinta rug as an example, design Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo

How does rug's color affect the interior? Pinta rug as an example, design Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo

We make Pinta rugs in two techniques: knotting by hand and weaving by hand. Knotted rug is a high pile wool rug, thick, warm , softand durable. A luxurious e...

Tomi Leppänen is the designer behind Mum's Typewriter

Tomi Leppänen is the designer behind Mum's Typewriter

Haastattelussa monitaituri, muusikko, graafinen suunnittelija Tomi Leppänen. Löysimme hänet kirjoituskoneen takaa. No emme oikeasti löytäneet, mutta sopii ta...

Heart is in art

Heart is in art

The unique Mum's ball sculpture won the "Decorative Toy" competition in Helsinki. A work of art, but also serves as a home decor. Inside the handmade cover...

Not to forget why Mum's does exist: sustainability report 2022

Not to forget why Mum's does exist: sustainability report 2022

With Mum's sustainability report, we welcome 2022. We make delightfull, unique, handmade and sustainable products for you, dear customers. Just a reminder on...

Ocean trash creating lampshades

Ocean trash creating lampshades

When a plastic bottle is thrown into the sea in the United States, Japan, or China, in 12 years, sea currents will take plastic debris from the coast to the ...

More sunlight. Less artificial blue light. Mum's film

More sunlight. Less artificial blue light. Mum's film

Mum's went to meet the artisans in India together with Stonefilms. They made this film. Three strong minutes. {videobox}397418516{/v...

Interior architect Päivi Himanen & her Mum's fav's

Interior architect Päivi Himanen & her Mum's fav's

Interior architect Päivi Himanen from Turku, Finland, chose her favorite from Mum's selection. You will find the favorites of Mum's collection at the end of ...

Local production only.

Local production only.

Mum’s manufacturing trail adventure is based in small villages in India, South Africa and Bolivia. All stages of manufacturing, from the acquisition of the m...

Juuso Enala's favourites and temporal strata

Juuso Enala's favourites and temporal strata

Juuso Enala, the CEO of famous Finnish Advertising Agency Hansdotter Oy lives close to the sea in Turku. Their home is a visible story of layers of time, a b...

Roots of less is more in Scandinavian design

Roots of less is more in Scandinavian design

Natural light is something we Scandinavians do love. We want to let the light come in our homes and even more so in winter when there is so much darkness. Sc...

Tips! What is the best size for a rug in the living room

Tips! What is the best size for a rug in the living room

Let’s focus on carpets in the living room and what to consider when thinking about carpet space and size. The decision is not an easy one and it is worth con...

Why is eco luxury wool rug expensive?

Why is eco luxury wool rug expensive?

The hand-knotted rugs, which are made by hand by weaving each knot individually in a specially designed loom are, therefore, the most expensive. Actual...

Finnish Interior designer and shop owner Kati Laituri prefers wool

Finnish Interior designer and shop owner Kati Laituri prefers wool

Finnish interior designer Kati Laituri prefers natural materials in home decor because of their functionality and feel. Kati's company Kotilaituri offers fri...

Organic Silk mix rug is the Winner for a nature lover's home

Organic Silk mix rug is the Winner for a nature lover's home

Mum's Ketunpesä (Fox nest) silk wool mix rug for beautiful souls. Once here was a time when I was so different, I was perhaps even just a bit freightening...

What's in your shirt? A word about sustainability.

What's in your shirt? A word about sustainability.

Why do we make our carpets and textiles in India only from local Indian materials, why in South Africa are shades made from local recycled materials, in Boli...

Sooting natural colors: Indigo blue

Sooting natural colors: Indigo blue

Soothing natural colors The vibration of indigo is the most excellent, as its light and color fastness are good. From Indigo, we get both deep night blue&nb...

Mum's design by Ricardo Cavolo

Mum's design by Ricardo Cavolo

Flaming hearts, sparkling tears, faces close to each other, talismanic tattoo wolrd symbols, colourful birds, many many eyes. Ric...

100% recycled outdoor rugs by Tomi Leppänen

100% recycled outdoor rugs by Tomi Leppänen

English / FInnish below New joyful things released! Designs by Tomi Leppänen bring joy to Mum's summer 2021. Use these rugs outdoors or indoors a...

Mum'sin uusi kotisovituspalvelu aloittaa Turun seudulla

Mum'sin uusi kotisovituspalvelu aloittaa Turun seudulla

Tuomme mallikappaleita kotiisi ja käymme noutamassa takaisin, jos asut Turun alueella. Saat fiilistellä kotona ihan rauhassa. &n...

Rahtipäivityksiä / COVID. Situation now 9/ 2022

Rahtipäivityksiä / COVID. Situation now 9/ 2022

Suomeksi / In English below Päivitys 1.9.2022 Kaikki yksittäiset matot painoluokassa 7-15kg toimitetaan nyt Fedexilla tai Upsilla, eli pikarahtina Suomeen....

Fashion Revolution during covid, 2021

Fashion Revolution during covid, 2021

Letter by mum of Mum's Outi. 22.4.2021, Ilmarinen Finland. English / Finnish I have been thinking if I should tell you this or not. As you know ”ma...

Plant based natural colours for 2021

Plant based natural colours for 2021

Naturally dyed wool will almost always have variations that are called abrash. The subtle changes in shade are the imperfections that give nat...

Glassbeads with a lot of LOVE!

Glassbeads with a lot of LOVE!

Our decorations are handmade by skilled Indian women, who earn their living making beautiful glass beaded items. You find tiny sweet keyrings and decoration...

Heath Nash helps artisans. Let's help Heath Nash!

Heath Nash helps artisans. Let's help Heath Nash!

Our turn. Heath Nash and his team needs help. South Africa is also badly affected by covid. Let's place orders for Heath and his team. We give -15% discount ...

PIPANA & PULINA collection design Jenni Rope

PIPANA & PULINA collection design Jenni Rope

FIN/ ENG Outona varmasti muistamme vuoden 2020. Vaikka maailma rikki, niin ihmisillä usko parempaan. Pipana on Jenni Ropen suunnittelema sarja mattoja ja tyy...

Koronavirus ja Mum's

Koronavirus ja Mum's

Seuraavat Mum'sin tilaukset saapuvat Suomeen syys/loka/marraskuussa. Kiitämme kaikkia asiakkaitamme suuresta kärsivällisyydestä ja ymmärryksestä, empatiasta ...

Yours, Mum.

Yours, Mum.

Outi is a mum of four kids, one dog named Rose and Mum's. They all live in Finland in a small house build of recycled materials, just a short stroll to the f...

MUM'S ART COLLECTION

MUM'S ART COLLECTION

Year 2020 has brought us to where we began. We launched our Art Collection in Stockholm in February, and will have an art exhibition at Hyväskylä Art Museum ...

Dear Stockholm, Mum's B01:01, Furniture & Light Fair 2020

Dear Stockholm, Mum's B01:01, Furniture & Light Fair 2020

We present Mum's latest new collection as pieces of art at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2020, Booth B01:01. Combining designs of our collaboration de...

Dear Stockholm, Giada Ganassin's Thinker's made for You.

Dear Stockholm, Giada Ganassin's Thinker's made for You.

We are pleased and happy to present a new ecodesign collection by Parisian artist, designer and illustrator Giada Ganassin. Giada is a woman...

Money does not rule the world. Trees do.

Money does not rule the world. Trees do.

Trees are beautiful, so is forest. Every single tree works as a carbon sink, every tree matters, every planted tree matters. Parents in the world are all th...

Nostalgia collection

Nostalgia collection

Sometimes it is good to long for the past, back to "The good old days". Bright sunny days filled with fresly baked buns, and rasberry pies made by mum. &nbs...

Feet up on good!

Feet up on good!

At the end of a long day, put up your feet and let them rest on a forest. Or just place your cup of hot tea on the top of this ottoman. Forest otto...

Mum'sin Metsän osakeanti / Mum's share issue 16.-31.7.2019

Mum'sin Metsän osakeanti / Mum's share issue 16.-31.7.2019

FI/ EN Osta pala Mum'sin Metsää. Istutamme jokaisesta heinäkuun aikana ennakkoon tilatusta Metsä-matosta puun. Puu istutetaan Varsinais-Suomeen Liedon Ilmar...

Bear needed a home.

Bear needed a home.

In Spring 2019 Teresa Moorhouse designed a BEAR rug for MUM's. Bear is all natural and fair, highest quality wool. Bear needed a home, so Teresa's plan was t...

Mum's. This is how we do it. ( video)

Mum's. This is how we do it. ( video)

This is how we do it. This is how they live through it <3 I visited Mum's artisans in February in Northern India with a filming Crew, and they ...

Mum's bags made of fine recycled material.

Mum's bags made of fine recycled material.

New bags arrive before end of April. We are happy to inform you that MUM's LONGJUMP-collection is available at Designmuseum Shop in Helsinki in he end of Apr...

Meet designer Teresa Moorhouse from Helsinki

Meet designer Teresa Moorhouse from Helsinki

Interview by Hanna Suominen, Mum's. What is your first memory of design that you remember had affected you? I don’t recall any first memory, more...

Mum's silkbamboo rug is environmentally sustainable.

Mum's silkbamboo rug is environmentally sustainable.

Mum's highest quality rug material is a mix of silk and bamboo fibres. Bamboo silk fibre is all natural and biodegradable. Fibres are extremely soft...

Meet Mum's Wet Dog Rug quality

Meet Mum's Wet Dog Rug quality

We are sincerely dedicated to sustainable design and home decor- specializing in several qualities, always natural, pure wool, natural dyes, eco-friendly des...

Visiting Mum's team in India

Visiting Mum's team in India

One of the best days of my life was visiting our artisans and their homes. Uttar Pradesh in India welcomed us with warmth. We traveled to Varanasi through De...

SEA PEARLS in new stunning colors

SEA PEARLS in new stunning colors

MUM's lovely sea pearl rug is probably the sweetest thing you can have on your floor. Can you resist these delicious colors?

MUM's pin workshop

MUM's pin workshop

Your chance to make your own KOALA pin with MUM's <3 Design by Jenni Tuominen. This Saturday and Sunday on 8.9.-9.9.2018 at 11-16, Kaapelitehdas, Helsin...

Mum'sin matot voi vesipestä / How to wash a rug?

Mum'sin matot voi vesipestä / How to wash a rug?

FI/ EN Matto kaunistaa kodin kodiksi. Vaan aina joskus, kun kodissa eletään tipahtelee lattialle herkkuja ja herkuista herkullisia jälkiä. Niille matot voiva...

MUM's in Helsinki Design Week

MUM's in Helsinki Design Week

Helsinki Design Week is a massive festival, where all different aspects of design come together with fashion, architecture, street culture and sustainable pr...

Jenni Tuominen – a designer behind the Koala collection of MUM’s

Jenni Tuominen – a designer behind the Koala collection of MUM’s

Our new lovely Koala collection has been seen in our earlier posts, but now we want to introduce the designer behind them – award-winning and from personal s...

MUM’s now at PUF Design Market

MUM’s now at PUF Design Market

MUM’s products are now available at PUF Design Market in Turku Finland.

MUM's Outlet 12.5.2018 in Turku Finland.

MUM's Outlet 12.5.2018 in Turku Finland.

Mum's findings with special price one day only at Logomo, Turku, Finland. Welcome!

We all should have our own Koala

We all should have our own Koala

Because of our new collection we want to introduce some of our new products and designers behind them. At first let’s meet the collection of lovely Koalas, d...

SOFT WALK by Stefan Nilsson – A collection of fair design wool rugs

SOFT WALK by Stefan Nilsson – A collection of fair design wool rugs

May we proudly present something special. A stunning new collection of rugs is launched at Designgalleriet’s exhibiton in Stockholm March 14-28, 2018. A col...

Wall hanging design is coming back

Wall hanging design is coming back

Scandinavian style took off stateside in 1950 and enjoyed enormous popularity through the ‘60s. Today, the clean lines and cool simple tones are back. We can...

The tiger who came home to stay

The tiger who came home to stay

This story is about a little 9 year old boy, who fell in love with MUM's Tiger rug, designed by Paavo Halonen.

MUM’s 3 Birgitta-näyttely ja shop avautuu 2.12.2017 Helsingissä

MUM’s 3 Birgitta-näyttely ja shop avautuu 2.12.2017 Helsingissä

MUM’sin Shop ja näyttely avoinna joka joulukuun lauantai kello 12-15 Cafe Birgitassa Hernesaaressa. MUM'sin työpajat aloittaa Penttala Floral Designin Minna ...