Kide is built in collaboration with Kuhmo's city council. Kuhmo is a city in central-east Finland known for its musical festivals in summer and strong wood industry. It is the home of Woodpolis, a hub for local timber companies to work together with research institutes to innovate sustainable wood technologies. Through previous collaboration between Aalto University and Woodpolis, the idea was born to combine the worlds of music and timber in the form of Kide.

The main challenge posed by the site is the 600km distance to our workshop in Espoo. After prefabricating the components in our workshop at Aalto University, we will be on-site in Kuhmo at the end of May to bring Kide to life.