Helena Ahonen Design

All started in Berlin...

... or that's not completely true. In the 90ties I worked in different theaters in Stockholm and Gothenbourg (Sweden), making costumes. I wanted to learn more about hat making, so I went to the millinary education at Tillskärarakademin in Gothenbourg in 1996-97. Right after, I moved to Berlin (Germany), where I soon started selling my creations at fashion markets usually located in clubs during daytime. In 2000 I got my own studio, in 2002 me and a friend who made bags, opened a small showroom in Berlin Friedrichshain. At that time it was still a neighbourhood with few fashion shops but that soon changed, at least a bit. The party scene is still what's characterizes Friedrichshain.

In 2006 I decided I wanted a bigger space on my own, so I moved to Berlin Mitte, where I produced hats and caps in my studio in the back and had my showroom in the front.