Knit artist Juha Vehmaanperä’s first large-scale solo exhibition will open in February 2026 at the Architecture and Design Museum’s Gallery.
Juha Vehmaanperä is a knit artist based in Helsinki. Vehmaanperä’s work focuses on slow fashion, queer theory, and craftsmanship. They create projects that combine traditional handicraft techniques with modern approaches and technologies.
Vehmaanperä’s practice is characterized by a sense of community, the promotion of DIY culture, and the renewal of traditions.
Vehmaanperä holds a Master of Arts degree from Aalto University’s Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design program, and has worked as a teacher in several art and design schools, including Aalto University, Teho-Opisto, and the Helsinki Workers’ Institute.
Vehmaanperä’s work has gained wide international recognition: their pieces have been exhibited at the Hyères Fashion Festival in France, Dutch Design Week, Pitti Filati in Italy, New York Textile Month, and several other major design and art exhibitions across Europe. In addition, Vehmaanperä has worked as an intern in the knitwear team at Acne Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.
In November 2025, Vehmaanperä was awarded the Taito Finlandia Prize of the Year.
The exhibition presented at the Museum of Architecture and Design in 2026 is Vehmaanperä’s first large-scale solo exhibition. This immersive show brings together key works from recent years, material experiments, descriptions of working processes, and participatory community projects. The exhibition will open at the Architecture & Design Museum on 20 February 2026.
Photo: Mortti Saarnia