Pentagon Design

Arni Aromaa and Sauli Suomela founded Pentagon Design in 1996 while still pursuing their MA in Industrial Design at Helsinki’s University of Art and Design. Today, they lead a diverse team of 15 professionals, including industrial, graphic, and interior designers, engineers, and economists. Their portfolio spans from packaging for a Finnish confectionery company to designing the interior of a new library. Influenced by the Bauhaus ideology, their education instilled in them a preference for restraint and precision. Hailing from Finland, they have a deep-rooted appreciation for glass as a fundamental material. "The Finnish glass heritage is so strong," they note. "Just as every interior architect must design at least one chair, every Finnish designer must work with glass."