What Johannas is?
The name has stuck with me for a long time, even my goddaughter asked me as a child, “where is Johannas?”. The name also works for a more international audience when needed. Crafts have always gone with me. When I was a little girl I used to sit under my grandmother’s loom, filling the cones with rug weft, while she emptied them between the warps. She also taught me to knit.
Worldcon was held in Helsinki in 2017. I was attracted the world of 3D printing. The arrival of the Prusa i3 MK3S quickly boosted the hobby, and after a basic course at JAMK, my own design work has also taken off.
COVID-19 and the final assignment of the JAMK course made me think about what can be done with this device, which was chosen as the “useless device of the year” in Finland few years back. I found a 3D printing community that was thinking about the same thing, including the possibility of making and donating splash guards. From this starting point, I created my first own file and printed product, your face mask model, based on a joint pattern from the Women’s Preparedness League, the Martha’s Union and the Craft Teachers’ Union. I have already printed and sent hundreds of copies of the template around the world.
Why?
I want to make useful and personal products from ecological materials. I value short supply chains and not forcing customers to make unnecessary purchases. For this reason, there is no minimum purchase limit in the shop. The main raw material for printed products is plant-based biodegradable plastic, usually made from sugar cane or corn. The material manufacturers are European players who are able to supply high quality material and thus contribute to ensuring that there are no waste prints and that the material is fully used in the products. I am also trying to find good filaments that come in cardboard spools, instead of plastic spools.
Filament material development is ongoing and I try to follow the industry and choose materials that match my own values and thus those of my customers.
I applied for a Key Flag for the shop in late spring 2021. I mainly design the products myself and print all products on my own home printer. The domestic content of the products is close to 90%.
You can also take a look at the blog post on MFG 4.0: https: //mfg40.fi/3d-tulostus-tarjoaa-mahdollisuuksia-myos-kasityomarkkinoille/
I welcome ideas on what kind of products there is a need for and interest in. You can contact me via the form below. Thank you!
Johannas shop and its products have been granted the Key Flag label 8.6.2021. I gave up of the Key Flag licence in 29.11.2024, but there isn’t any changes in designing, printing or the material. The products are designed and printed in Finland, and the materials used in the products are purchased from European manufacturers.
I also do custom design, product modelling and printing. I use a Prusa i3 MK3s printer.
Customer experience of a seamless face mask pattern: ‘The 3D-printed mask templates also surprised with their convenience when using a fabric cutter: the hard scraper piece holds the fabric in place better than paper and allows for quite fast cutting’ – Diletantti