Karhu x Erik Bruun “Champion Bear” Video Karhu met with Mr. Bruun at his beloved house on the small islands of Suomenlinna, situated in front of Helsinki’s harbour. Together we created a video, showing Erik Bruun at his favourite place in the house, his workroom. Here he talks about his design inspiration and how this stunning image came to life.YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/P7Y8E0jPlTQVideo by @mauritshelfensteijnKarhu x Erik Bruun “Champion Bear” tote bag and posterTo take Erik Bruun’s “Champion Bear” around the world, we have created a sturdy tote bag. Since Mr. Bruun loves to see his art on posters, the project would not have been the same without creating a poster featuring his beautiful artwork. Both the special edition tote bag and the poster (240 grams o set printed on natural paper A3 format) are exclusively available at the Karhu Store in Helsinki. As an extra, the poster will be gifted when purchasing Karhu products while supplies last.Launch info Karhu x Erik Bruun “Champion Bear”Poster: available from Saturday, the 14th of July, exclusively at the Karhu Store Helsinki.Tote bag: available from Saturday, the 14th of July, exclusively at the Karhu Store Helsinki.Karhu Store Helsinki Location: Google MapAbout Erik BruunErik Bruun is a Finnish graphic designer born in Viipuri April 7th 1926. Bruun spent his childhood in Säiniö, outside Viipuri, since 1944 part of Russia. During the war the family moved to Helsinki where Bruun started to study graphic design at the University of Art and Design. He graduated as a graphic designer in 1950. In 1953 he founded his graphics company.Erik Bruun has designed numerous amounts of logotypes, brand guidelines, posters, books, annual reports for Forest Industry companies, stamps and even Finnish banknotes. His latest e ort is the joint project of designing textiles with Vallila Interiors. His posters, postcards and stamps mainly describe Finland’s beautiful nature. He has designed the symbol for The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, a pro bono-act that describes his deep love for nature and his concern about its sustainability.In 2007, Bruun was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal. The Art’s Council of Finland granted him the title Professor, a tribute to Erik Bruun’s long-term work in the arts.