Heikki Salonen

Designer name: Heikki Salonen

Origin: Finland

Career highlight: “The Fashion East shows.”

Design background: Heikki studied at the Royal College of Art from 2006-2008. He worked with Erdem before setting up his own label.

Design signatures: “Sophistication with a dirty, rugged edge. We play with the classics, re-evaluating their essence and shifting the garment's destiny.”

How would you describe the Heikki Salonen woman? “Anyone who appreciates our garments so much that they wear them to bits like an old teddy bear.”

Name three things that are inspiring you for spring/summer 2011: “Skateboarding in the 80s and 90s, portraits of old American Indians and a shoe destroyed by our dog, James.”