Estonia is a small nation of 1,3 million people and although a birthplace for many talented people, especially musicians, there are not many Estonians who are well-known around the world. In fact, there are only very few – and they are usually only known in their specific field, such as Arvo Pärt by classical music […]
Eight internationally notable people you didn’t know had Estonian roots Read More »
About 4,300 miles (7,000 km) separate Lakewood, New Jersey, from Tallinn, Estonia. But on Friday nights the distance is closer to zero. Not literally, of course. No matter the day of the week, Lakewood is still located along the Atlantic seaboard in the United States while Tallinn faces the Gulf of Finland in northern Europe.
On the map – Lakewood Estonian House Read More »
Breaking into the fashion industry is extremely difficult, especially for young designers. Two young entrepreneurial minds, Viktoria Naumenko and Marianna Molchanova, were brought together by a popup project in “The Village”, the luxury fashion and lifestyle department of one of the largest urban shopping centres in Europe – Westfield London. They launched the Amaka Seasonal Boutique,
Estonian-Russian innovators bring young worldwide fashion designers to London Read More »
Children’s fashion photographer Katrina Tang divides her work between New York, London and Estonia. Her commercial portfolio – boasting brands like Oeuf, MilK, Pale Cloud, Babesta, Xenia Joost and French Connection – will make you want to have kids and spend a considerable part of your salary on their couture. Katrina also finds the time
Katrina Tang on instincts, vision and mistakes in photography Read More »
Estonian-born, New York-based artist Jaanika Peerna has had her work exhibited in Italy for the first time. For the exhibition in Ravenna, Peerna transformed the three large gallery spaces into an all-encompassing site-specific installation using large-scale graphite drawings on mylar and video projections. The theme of the exhibition is “advances and retreats” (“avanzare e arretrare”
New York-based Estonian artist Jaanika Peerna exhibits in Italy for the first time Read More »
Under our “Global Estonians” feature we talk to diverse people in different cities, countries, continents. Anna-Liisa Sutt is a senior speech pathologist at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Anna-Liisa, what made you leave Estonia and how did you end up in Australia? New Year’s Eve 1998 my dad received a letter from Australia. The
“Global Estonians” – senior speech pathologist Anna-Liisa Sutt (Brisbane, Australia) Read More »
A team of Estonian expats set up a radio station in Finland, called Finest FM. In the last ten years, Estonia has experienced a massive exodus of people to a richer and bigger neighbour – it is estimated that 35,000 Estonians now live permanently in Finland, which is culturally and linguistically the closest country to
Estonians set up their own radio station in Finland Read More »
As a manager overseeing online and mobile services at a leading bank in Estonia, Tom Lindma had a challenging side project. He was applying for MBA programs at the best business schools on the planet. Several years and application rounds later, he was in and now he is happy to share the experience. Kris Lillemets,
Estonian student Tom Lindma at MIT: It takes years to get in, but it’s well worth it Read More »
For the “Global Estonians” feature, we have usually interviewed people who have left Estonia in the last 10-15 years, after the country regained independence and the “iron curtain” was lifted. Katrin Laur is an exception – she’s among the relatively few who managed to leave the then-Soviet Estonia in 1982. Katrin is a filmmaker and
Global Estonians: filmmaker Katrin Laur (Cologne, Germany) Read More »
An Irish band gets inspired by an “Estonian diesel man” who helped them out in a bitter cold winter night in the UK – and dedicates a song to him in return. In a bitter cold winter night, a UK-based Irish band, consisting of brothers Jamie and Edward Connors and Rob Ryan, was travelling by van back
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