Santtu Mustonen

Animation, Ceramics, Illustration, Installation, Painting, Sculpture

Glenfiddich

A new life for an icon, the Glenfiddich stag reinterpreted through the textures and spirit of the Scottish boglands.

Iittala

Across exhibitions, sculptures, and production glassware for Iittala, Santtu Mustonen explored the intersection of organic materiality and technological precision.

New York City Ballet

Where ballet and art meet, a monumental commission for New York City Ballet's Art Series rooted in architecture, movement, and the spirit of gathering.

Selfridges

Artwork rooted in the sensory world of organic wine, made for Selfridges.

Skelton Sprouls

Abstract compositions that descend to the cellular level, made to represent the intersection of science and imagination.

Santtu Mustonen is a Finland-based artist working across sculpture, painting, and movement. His work explores themes of suspense, excitement, distortion, and the surreal, drawing inspiration from organic patterns and moving images. Santtu combines handcrafted and analog textures with digital processes, creating visually rich work that lives fluidly between physical and digital space.

He animates select paintings and visual elements using a range of tools to alter spatial perception and enhance a sense of motion within his work. This approach allows his imagery to translate seamlessly across formats, from motion based projects to spatial and experiential applications. Currently, Santtu is developing new methods and expanding his practice into tangible sculptural forms, working with materials such as ceramics and glass.

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