Nathalie Lautenbacher: Rules of Play, 2023. Photo: HAM/Sonja Hyytiäinen. Rules of Play Artist Nathalie Lautenbacher Sompasaari daycare centre, Priki Johannan kuja 4, 00540 Helsinki Indoor Sculpture Limited access: the work is available to view for the users of the premises only. Natalie Lautenbacher’s multi-part work, Rules of Play, is a composition of ceramic tiles. The tiles refer to Sompasaari’s history as a freight transport hub and as a neighbourhood with brick buildings and other brick structures as well as the daycare centre’s core activity: play. The work displays the various phases of play: organising the set for play, the delight of building something new, a possible row and, finally, reconciliation and peace. Nathalie Lautenbacher (b. 1974) is a Finnish–French ceramic artist and designer. Her output includes handmade tableware collections and commissioned items for Arabia and Iittala. She has also contributed to the Japanese ceramics industry, and her works and tableware are enjoyed in restaurants and museums all over the world. Having received a number of international awards, Lautenbacher won the Finnish Young Designer of the Year prize in 2008. Lautenbacher is lecturer in design at Aalto University. The work belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM. At map
