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JAANA REINIKAINEN IS A TEXTILE DESIGNER FROM FINLAND BUT SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE NEAR THE MEDITERRANEAN (MONTPELLIER). HER HOME CITY IS TAMPERE, WHICH USED TO BE THE CENTRE OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN FINLAND – SO IT’S NO WONDER THAT SHE HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN TEXTILES SINCE HER CHILDHOOD! JAANA HAS STUDIED TEXTILE DESIGN IN FINLAND, SWEDEN AND FRANCE IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND A VIEW OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN EUROPE. NOWADAYS JAANA DESIGNS FABRICS, TEXTILE PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS FASHION FABRICS AS INTERIOR TEXTILES AND SHE WORKS AS A FREELANCE DESIGNER. SHE HAS WORKED WITH MANY EUROPEAN COMPANIES SUCH AS MISSONI, FIORUCCI, FINLAYSON, IKEA, LOUIS FERAUD AND GALERIES LAFAYETTE. HER STYLE IS QUITE SCANDINAVIAN; HER DESIGNS ARE SIMPLIFIED AND CLEAN, OFTEN QUITE COLOURFUL WITH A TOUCH OF PURE WHITE. SHE HAS BECOME RENOWNED FOR HER TEXTILES FOR CHILDREN. JAANA HAS RECEIVED MANY PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND PRIZES, FOR INSTANCE IN 1999 “HABITARE PRIZE” IN HELSINKI, FINLAND. SHE HAS TAKEN PART IN SEVERAL DESIGN COMPETITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, AS WELL AS MANY INTERIOR & FURNITURE TRADE FAIRS. SHE WORKS ALSO AS A FREELANCE JOURNALIST FOR FINNISH FASHION AND TEXTILE MAGAZINES, IN ORDER TO ANALYZE NEW TRENDS AND LIFESTYLE ATTITUDES. SHE HAS TAUGHT TEXTILE DESIGN IN FRANCE, FINLAND, TAIWAN AND HONGKONG. INTERNATONAL TEXTILE DESIGNER JAANA REINIKAINEN TEL. +33 61864 1678 JAANA.REINIKAINEN@CLUB-INTERNET.FR