Venture Architect & Optimist • CEO at Springvest Plc • Serial Entrepreneur, eg. Naava • Startup Scientist • Writes for Forbes & Hosts #Cofounderi Podcast • Board, angel, advisor
It was an early morning in Beijing five years ago. I decided to get up for an early morning run to relieve the possible jet lag. I tied my running shoes and headed toward the nearby park. I managed to run 20 minutes before I got a nasty sting in my lungs. Every breath made it worse, so I stopped running. The morning traffic air pollution was irritating my lungs. I leaned on my knees and looked up. I thought if I could now breathe familiar Nordic forest air by walking into a clean air cafe or those Lamborghini and Luis Vuitton showrooms on the other side of the road, I definitely would. First aid air of some kind. This thought - having the opportunity to choose a safe place to breathe within the concrete city jungle - was one of the inspirations to set up a Naava Store. A future-proof, Apple Store-like, healthy, and #sustainable space designed to help us go with #nature, not against it. A place where people would be in a species-specific environment, breathing forest-grade air, as we were meant to. This space would be a modern example of how to seamlessly combine nature, #technology, #design, and biology-first thinking. Outcome: Healthier, happier, more inspired people. Next week we will open a WELL-certified #Naava Flagship #Showroom / #Office in the heart of #Helsinki City center at Mannerheimintie 4, right at the end of Esplanadi Park. Welcome to experience the power of nature indoors by visiting us during the Design Helsinki, 24-25 August. The new showroom presents its visitors with the future of #biophilicdesign and #interiordesign, focusing on promoting and improving #health, well-being, and safety. Registration link in the comments. Thanks to our workplace design and solution partners Vitra, Sparkle Nordics, Taiga Concept, Signify, #bewtr, Artome, Delos, and International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). And thanks to Sponda Ltd and Blackstone for pioneering with us.
You missed an opportunity to make this super dramatic! Proper LinkedIn influencer would have milked every ounce of feeling out of this. Amazing news on the store though!
Best indoor air in Helsinki? Definitely worth visiting… and experience also Artome M10😎
Super exciting Aki Soudunsaari ! You need to meet my friend Tolullah Oni who is running all over the world to promote the need for clean air & an ecosystem for us to truly thrive in. Thank you both for your leadership 🙏🏻🚀
Super cool 👏👏👏
Looks good
Awesome! Need to check it out.
Congrats Aki! 🌳🌳🌳
Venture Architect & Optimist • CEO at Springvest Plc • Serial Entrepreneur, eg. Naava • Startup Scientist • Writes for Forbes & Hosts #Cofounderi Podcast • Board, angel, advisor
1yRegistration https://www.naava.io/news/showroom