Imagining contemporary brands and products

About

Hey, I’m Santeri, a design lead and creative director in Helsinki. I work where brand meets product, and where big ideas meet the details that make them land.

I help companies find what makes them distinctive and turn it into identities, launches and digital products people remember. My work runs from high-level concepts and vision work to visual systems, interfaces, 3D and motion. I lead teams, but I’ve never quite let go of the tools. A great idea is only as good as its execution.

Selected Clients

Aalto University, Abloy, Audi, Botify, Carlsberg, The Coca-Cola Company, Distance Technologies, DNA, The Fabricant, Fazer, Finnair, The Finnish Road Safety Council, Flow Computing, Gomez Sim Industries, Helen, ICEYE, Instagrid, IQM, JCDecaux, Kalmar, Katko, Konecranes, LBK Entertainment, Linnanmäki, Marimekko, MTV3, Netflix, Nightingale Health, Nixu, OnePlus, OP Pohjola, Paulig, Polestar, Qt, SEAT, Simucube, Smartly, Spinnova, UPM, Valmet, Varjo, Veikkaus, Zama

Recognition

Cannes Lions, Effie, Eurobest, Grand One, Vuoden Huiput, FWA, ADCN

Work History

• 2024 – Design Director & Founder, Hi Shine
• 2022 – 2024 Design Director, Reaktor
• 2021 – 2022 Senior Designer, Reaktor
• 2018 – 2021 Art Director, SEK
• 2016 – 2018 Art Director, N2
• 2012 – 2016 Graphic Designer, N2

Work with me

Got a brand to build, a product to launch or a story to set in motion?