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Janne Kyttanen was born 1974 in Hameenlinna, Finland. He started his industrial design studies at the Escola De Disseny, Elisave in Barcelona 1996. He then moved to The Netherlands and graduated from The Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam 2000, where he also currently lives. During his studies Janne envisioned a future where products would turn into computer data and their distribution would be as easy as downloading music from the internet. By doing so people could interact with them virtually and produce them at their homes by using 3D printing technologies. 1999-2000 Janne created the first experiments based on this concept. Products were designed by using 3D software, uploaded into Augmented Reality environments for consumer interaction and then produced by using Laser Sintering (a type of 3D printing process). These first experiments laid the foundation for the Freedom Of Creation company, which Janne founded in Helsinki, Finland 2000.

Right after his graduation Janne took the concept to Materialise, a Belgian company specialized in 3D printing and 3D software development, who also sponsored the project during Janne’s studies. 2002 Materialise decided to invest into an experiment and Freedom Of Creation CV was founded in Amsterdam in collaboration between Jiri Evenhuis, Janne Kyttanen and Materialise NV. This collaboration lead into the foundation of Materialise-MGX, which Janne visioned could become a new department at Materialise focusing on the creation of 3D printed consumer products. 2004 the collaboration ended and Freedom Of Creation BV was founded in Amsterdam with Janne Kyttanen, Michiel Dekkers and Han Oey 2006.

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) acquired Freedom Of Creation BV in May 2011. Acquisition of Freedom Of Creation gave 3D Systems a leading role in the market for creating 3D printable high end consumer design content. Freedom Of Creation on the other hand gained access to the development of the technology and access into the biggest 3D printing production hub in the world.

3D Systems, founded by Chuck Hall 1986, was the first company to commercialize a 3D printing machine in 1989 (Stereolithography), thus they are considered the founding fathers of the entire 3D printing industry. Freedom Of Creation is considered the founders for creating consumer content with 3D printing machines, thus the merger gave both companies the best outlook for the future of creating markets with 3D printed consumer products..

AWARDS Janne has been presented with numerous design awards including, Best New Corner Award 100% Design 2003, Red Dot Design Award 2005, Best New Exhibitor Award 100% Design 2005 and Interior Innovation Award Cologne 2006. Janne was also selected as the Young Designer of the Year by the Design Forum Finland 2007.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS Janne’s work has been extensively exhibited around the world and his work has been purchased for numerous permanent design collections around the world such as the MOMA, FIT, MAD, Holon and Vitra Design Museum.

PUBLICATIONS Janne’s work has been published around the world in all kind of design and business media; from printed publications on Wallpaper, Financial times, Time magazine and Wired to TV appearances on CNN and beyond.

CLIENTS Janne has been involved with numerous design projects from interior and graphic to product design. Clients include companies such as Hyundai, Asics, Autodesk, Havana Club, Nivea, NIKE, Rabobank, Philips and L’Oreal.

IMAGE DOWNLOAD Please follow this link for any high resolution images: www.freedomofcreation.com/press PRESS For any publications inquiries, please contact Melisa Lasell press@freedomofcreation.com