Wishbhone – Part One: The Accidental Beginning
In 2010, I was studying at Aalto University, working part-time as an assistant, and raising my first child. My life was full—sometimes overwhelmingly so. But when an opportunity came to join a product development project in collaboration with Nokia, I couldn’t resist. I’ve always been drawn to ideas, to solving small everyday problems, and to making things just to see where they might lead. At the time, I was full of curiosity and excitement. But let’s be honest—having a young family and work responsibilities came with its own set of doubts and limitations. I couldn’t burn the midnight oil endlessly like some of my friends. Time was tight. Priorities had to be juggled. Still, when you have the will, you find the energy. I made it work, though not without mistakes. Those years taught me a lot about balance—and how, in the long run it shaped to my core value:…
Feelings, Failure, and the Flood of Ideas
Sometimes I really love how my brain works. Other times, I wish it came with an off switch. There are moments when I feel like my mind is a whiteboard in a storm—ideas flying onto it from every direction, half-formed, overlapping, impossible to erase. It’s exciting. It’s energizing. It’s also… a bit overwhelming. I get inspired easily. Then I start shaping the inspiration into something more tangible. Then I start thinking how to actually make it real. And before I know it, I’m halfway through concepting a physical prototype in my head—when all I really did was take a walk, or have a conversation, or leave my computer at work to “take a break.” Spoiler: I didn’t take a break. Not in my head. A Thought That Didn’t Leave Me Alone Lately, I’ve been reflecting more—not just on ideas, but on feelings. I had a moment this week where I…
You’ll Never Get It Right the First Time (And That’s the Point)
In last post, I went on a walk that sparked a whole chain of ideas.The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and I stumbled across a dome-shaped playground structure that got me thinking about my summerhouse project. I wrote about it. I let it sit. Then I did the only thing that felt natural: I opened my laptop and didn’t design the thing. No, really—I could’ve just opened CAD, spent 15 minutes sketching a dome concept, and called it a day. But where’s the fun in that? Instead, I got an idea:What if I built a dome generator?Like… an actual tool that could generate the structure for me and export the necessary data points. That way, I could play with forms, scale, and proportions on the fly. And maybe even learn something along the way. And of course—obviously—I figured I’d nail it on the first try. I mean, how…