The illustration from the pen of Teemu Järvi seems to adapt to the seasons: In autumn the placemat creates an autumnal mood, in Advent it goes well with Christmas wreath & co, but it can be used just as well in spring and summer. Lapuan Kankurit uses linen yarn from the best European long fiber flax (with the Masters of Linen® seal). The proportion of cotton (40%) provides the soft touch. With an average basis weight of 300 g/sqm, it is quite robust and durable. The jacquard woven illustration is shown on the reverse side in the opposite color. A matching table runner and a tea towel with this motif can also be found in our range.

The Lapuan Kankurit x Teemu Järvi collection is the result of cooperation between the Lapuan Kankurit jacquard weaving mill in Lapua, western Finland, and the Finnish illustrator Teemu Järvi. Both are united by the joy of tradition and nature, aesthetics and natural materials. Lapuan Kankurit uses only natural raw materials and produces in an environmentally friendly and responsible manner. In manufacturing, traditional and newly developed processes intertwine, coupled with the experience of over 100 years in their own weaving mill. Since 1917, all stages of production, from spinning to setting up the looms and warping to weaving, have taken place at the company's headquarters in Lapua in Ostrobothnia. Most of the garments are made up in the company's own sewing shop in Lithuania, with a small part also being made up in Lapua.

Teemu Järvi not only finds his motifs in nature, his drawing tools also consist of traditional, natural materials: black ink and self-made drawing pens, which he cuts from reed (not bamboo, as is usually the case). For him, this is also an expression of his deep connection with Finnish nature, which has been both a creative cosmos and a haven of peace for Järvi since childhood. He draws animals and plants as he perceives them himself in what is usually only a brief moment of encounter, detaching them entirely from their surroundings. From this purely subjective perception emerges an equally subjective rendering with a character all its own. Since 2017, Teemu Järvi has been designing illustrations especially for the Lapuan Kankurit x Teemu Järvi collection.