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About me

I am an artist-designer, facilitator and planner working in the are of public spaces, service design and placemaking. As an artist my interests are installations, site-speficic works and ceramics.

I studied for Ba Hons degree in Design and Public Art in Chelsea College of Art and Design in London specializing in large scale ceramics in public context. My final work was a particitopary art project in collaboration with young homeless people in London. I recveived a grant by the Westminster Arts Council.

I completed my MA studies in Applied Art and Design in the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2009. My work focused in particitopary design in the urban setting and designer´s role in the process of placemaking. The work was awarded by SATO company.

Current projects include work with Helsingin Energia, Kaapelitehdas and Nuorisoasiainkeskus.

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For artistic group projects see: RAIVIO & KULJU projects.

Valoista hetkissä 2011, public art work for Oon kaupungissa -exhibition. Pasila, Helsinki

Urban farming garden in Pasila, Helsinki

Päivi is part of a multiprofessional team (Kirmo Kivelä, Jaska Lehtonen and Joseph Mulcahy) of Dodo activists designing an open urban farming garden to Helsinki for the World Design Capital year 2012. Plans include a greenhouse, cafe and event venue in addition to the main thing - growing some vegetables!

Image: Joseph Mulcahy, Dadadotank

LAITAKAUPUNGIN VÄRIT / COLOURS OF THE SUBURBIA

Entry to the Designkatu-competition with Robin Ellis and Ilkka Törmä. The proposal focused on re-designing space to encourage new forms of space use, collaboration between local businesses and operators and new users to the area. Illustrations by Robin Ellis.

WORKSHOP FACILITATING: Future of Suvilahti / In collaboration with British Council, Dodo and Kaapelitehdas.

Issues: Artist collaboration in space use / Interactive spaces / Multifunctional spaces

Photo: Marina Ekroos

EMIT THE LIGHT INSTALLATION/ VALON VOIMAT/FORCES OF LIGHT FESTIVAL 2009

Päivi Raivio & Mari Isopahkala

PIHAPALAPELI

Master thesis in particitopary design

PART OF MOA09 exhibition

PIHAPALAPELI -  a concept for particitopary design in public space

Pihapalapeli is a concept for particitopary design in the urban setting. The concept is based on the idea that design procesess in public spaces should include user participation in order to be sustainable.

Pihapalapeli is a series of pieces of prototype furniture, which can be used to develop a common yard in cooperation with residents and to start the process of developing the space. This interactive intervention helps to brings different individuals' viewpoints regarding the common space into open discussion. It also functions as a design tool, which helps
in the practical design of the yard - through it we can come to understand the space and its different uses.

The site of the project are the empty, unused yards - spaces in between - which are valuable and potentially meaningfull spaces within the city. My thesis suggests that the yards could be developed into a common and interactive environment that acts as an extension of the home-space. My thesis states that a good yard can add to the value of living in a city.

My thesis is also about extending the role of the designer beyond product-centered design to public space and common experience. It is a model of process-based design, where the designers´r role is of an organizer and director. The result of the process is immaterial; a new model for action or thinking, instead of a new product.

 The thesis project was awarded by the company SATO in MOA exhibition. Read more...

 CUT OUT STORIES

SOLO EXHIBITION in NAPA Gallery & Shop 2008

DESIGN WORKSHOP

INNOVATION BY NATURE, NOMADIC ACADEMY, HANNOVER

Everyday Patterns, concept for home environment. Group work

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IMPERFECT HOME INSTALLATION

Informer Smart Lounge, IMM Cologne, 2006, Group work with University of Art and Design Helsinki

Heigths room and Sofamix lounge designed with Noa Bembibre and Niko Venäläinen.

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SAUNABUS IN MEMORIAM

Installation in CableFactory yard, Helsinki Design Week, 2006

Group work with: Niko Venäläinen, Mari Isopahkala, Halldor Ulfarsson and Veera Kulju. Photos: Niko Venäläinen.