Yatofu Creatives

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Suomi
Helsinki
Yatofu Creatives

A Helsinki based creative studio, specializing in a multi-faceted design approach. Yatofu covers a wide array of expertise, from interiors to branding.

What is Yatofu? Is it a food trend? A new form of Yoga? Some kind of animal? Well, not quite. Yatofu Creatives is a Helsinki based creative studio, formed on the belief that great design not only meets visual and functional requirements, but also creates meaningful experiences and a lasting resonance.

12/08/2026

Over three years ago, a young and ambitious furniture design and research team 间则jianze jianze.research approached us with the idea of opening their first physical space. 🪑

Together, we came up with the Garden Terrace idea — inviting nature, people, and the neighborhood in. We turned a former cold concrete box into a fresh, simple, yet bold living room for the neighborhood.

Today, the Garden Terrace is coming to a close as Jianze prepares for its next move. We’re truly proud to have been part of this exciting journey, and hope the next chapter will be just as bright!☘️

🤍We can’t wait to see what’s next for Jianze! Bea

📸 Wen Studio Photography

17/07/2026

A few glimpses of what we’ve been up to lately, some nearly finished, others still taking shape:

📸 New team portraits — Yihan 奕翰 Angela Lindahl and Sheen Tao together in our Shanghai studio!
🏠 Putting the finishing touches on a home for a young family in Shanghai
🍵 Developing a new teahouse for Teepolku in Helsinki, set to open after the summer
👃🏼Exploring materials for a new store for a much-loved luxury fragrance and wellness brand
🇩🇰 Working on the curation and design of an exhibition for two iconic Danish design houses, coming to Shanghai this autumn
📱Shaping a new gathering point in Changsha for our longtime friend PopSockets
✨Developing a new retail concept for a fashion boutique
🪑 And finally, watching our own furniture collection slowly come to life

From homes and teahouses to retail spaces, exhibitions and furniture—many different stories, scales and collaborations are unfolding across Helsinki, Shanghai and beyond.

There’s still plenty happening behind the scenes, but we wanted to share a little of the journey. More soon!

01/06/2026

Food reflects culture, memories, and the people who gather around it.

For nearly 20 years, a beloved Singaporean wok restaurant occupied this corner, becoming part of many people’s memories. As moved in, we wanted to honour that history while creating a new chapter for the space.

Inspired by the vivid atmosphere of Asian night food alleyways, we brought familiar elements into the restaurant — neon signs, hanging street lamps, the bustle of the kitchen, and the iconic red stools.🀄️

We hope Noodle Story will continue creating memorable moments for many years to come.🥢

Interior design
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28/05/2026

🍒Since the first we designed, warmth and togetherness have always been key concepts in our design process.
Inspired by the atmosphere of cozy yet vivid Asian alleyways, we created the newest Noodle Story restaurant in Kamppi, Helsinki — a space centered around an over-2-meter-long communal table, with bespoke seating designed by us placed throughout the space, inviting people to gather, share, and slow down together.🫖

Construction
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26/05/2026

Always great to see our projects doing well and holding up beautifully years after completion. Teahouse is still thriving after five years, and it’s rewarding to see how the materials have developed a natural patina over time, with plants slowly climbing along the brick walls. 🌱

Today, we revisited the project and had the pleasure of showcasing it to the from Belgium during their architecture and design trip, while sharing some cold brew tea together🍵. Warm greetings from Helsinki!

24/04/2026

A 6-page conversation with Interni Magazine - a pleasure to share how we work, and our thoughts on retail experiences today and what might be next.

Working across cultures and contexts allows us to constantly step back - to reconstruct perspectives and question the familiar, while staying closely engaged in local dialogue, reconnecting each project to its people, place, and time. 🌼🩵

Featured projects &Photographers:
Popsockets, Aitashop
Kalevala flagship
Portrait

18/04/2026

In Garden Gallery Residence, we bravely yet thoughtfully transformed the apartment into a living space fulfilled with art that blends together with daily life.

It's a pleasure to work with many talented artists and artisans closely during the process. In order to memorize it, we made this short film, hope you feel the time and passion all of us put into this project.

Thank you all! ✨✨✨

Ceramic Vessels Collection – YATOFU x Joseph Algieri
Mixed-media Wall art – YATOFU x Moofoo .tw
Living Room Photography Print – YATOFU x Aleksi Tikkala & Piia Emilia
Garden Landscaping:
Video Cinematography: JH.wang
Video Editing: Mark Vicuña

😇 Full-width video on YATOFU website.

18/04/2026

Looking back at YATOFU & FRIENDS, the event we organized earlier in Shanghai.

Unpacking works, adjusting details, figuring out how everything sits together. Quietly shaping the space into something we could share.

The idea was simply to bring together designers and artists from Finland / Finland-based, and open up a conversation around cross-cultural design and locality.

Thank you to everyone who shared your work with us, .engels .marotti
and to those who came by, stayed, and talked .official .research .design

Let’s get back to the works piled up on our desks. Until next time. 🌻

13/04/2026

On the cover of
Thank you for the always insightful article and the fresh perspective on our work. 👓📚

Interior photography

10/04/2026

Work with again on its Chengdu spot 🎋making the brand’s first gathering place in Southwest China. 🍋

📍Taikoo-li, Chengdu, China
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Osoite

KorkeavuorenKatu 7
Helsinki
00150

Puhelin

+358403203775

Nettisivu

http://www.yatofu.com/

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