Janne Kyttänen

Janne Kyttänen started his industrial design studies at the Escola De Disseny, Elisave in Barcelond in 1996. He then moved to the Netherlands and graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 2000.

Right after his graduation he was offered a position as a designer and 3D visualize at one of the leading industrial design bureau in Netherlands, Sinot Design Associates. During his 2 year stay at SDA, he worked with clients in the banking, public transport, aviation, consumer electronics and cosmetic industries.

During his studies, Janne proved the potential that RP techniques can be used as manufacturing tools. He introduced a line of Augmented Reality and Rapid Manufactured based products as his thesis for graduation. This project laid the foundation for Freedom of Creation and Janne founded the company in Helsinki, Finland, in 2000.

Janne's work has been presented with numerous design awards including, Best New Comer Award 100% Design 2003, Red Dot Design Award 2005 and Interior Innovation Award IMM Cologne 2006. At Freedom of Creation, Janne functions as a Designer and Creative Director.