Antto Melasniemi

Food concept for MM6 Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2022 collection presentation at La Belle Aurore.

Spatial concept for HAM Helsinki Art Museum together with artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. In collaboration with Artek.

PARATIISIN SAALIS, 2020 – ongoing

Operating at the Baltic Sea Paratiisin Saalis explores new ways to use bycatch and underutilized fish such as Baltic herring, European smelt and burbot and supplies fresh fish for select restaurants.

Gin bottled by monks at the Valamo Monastery in Carelia, founded together with designer Klaus Haapaniemi. Awarded as The Best Gin of the Nordic Countries in 2020.

Advisor for the launch of the hotel’s restaurant and bar services.

Cooking seafood chowder at the Hester Street Fair Food Festival hosted by Vice.

Role as himself for the Finnish adaptation of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover directed by Riiko Satsi.

Food concept for an installation together with artist Rirkrit Tiravanija and architechts Nikolaus Hirsch and Michel Müller.

Collection of dinners hosted at the St. John Hotel together with designer Klaus Haapaniemi.

Food concept for a temporary restaurant together with designer Sebastian Wrong.

Food concept for the Nordic Music Festival in collaboration with musician Emiliana Torrini.

Cooking a series of dinners at Palazzo Flangini with Rose Chalalai Singh and Rirkrit Tiravanija and Tobias Rehberger.

A traveling bar performance in collaboration with designer Martí Guixé.

Restaurant and communal space at the old meatpacking district in Helsinki. The main venue for food-related events during the Helsinki World Design Capital year in 2012.

A traveling solar cooking restaurant and performance together with designer Martí Guixé. Launched at Milan Design Week the restaurant toured in Finland, Sweden, Japan, Alaska and Israel.

Communal dining experience and installation space featuring Finnish food, design, music and art. Curated together with designers Klaus Haapaniemi and Mia Wallenius. Later held at Kellohalli in Helsinki (2011) and Stockholm Furniture Fair (2012).

Development and direction for the festival's restaurant services.

Sound installation. Also Peter Kubelka’s assistant for The Edible Metaphor: Cooking, the Mother of Religion, Art and Science performance.

A collection of texts, photo essays, and recipes together with artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. Commissioned by FCINY.

APARTAMENTO COOKBOOK #2: WINTER SOUPS, 2017

Feature with a burbot soup recipe.

Recipes developed for the eponymous installation at Art Basel.

BEYOND THE WILDERNESS, BERLIN, 2022

Dinner for Klaus Haapaniemi’s Beyond The Wilderness exhibition opening at the Finnish Design Embassy in Berlin event.

Dinner celebrating the opening of Art Basel Hong Kong and the release of Bastard Cookbook together with Rirkrit Tiravanija. Partnered with The Standard Hotel.

Together with artist Rirkrit Tiravanija.

Together with artist Rirkrit Tiravanija.