Kirsi Ihalainen
Kirsi Ihalainen is the founder and CEO of TUNTU, a Finnish innovative company creating immersive, multisensory environments that combine sound, nature, light, image and technology.
With a background in sound, design and creative technology, Kirsi has developed TUNTU around the idea that spaces should not only be seen, but felt. Her work explores how multisensory environments can influence how people feel, behave and experience a space, with applications ranging from hospitality and wellness to healthcare, education and commercial environments.
Under Kirsi’s leadership, TUNTU has developed innovative solutions where sound can be experienced through physical surfaces, combined with carefully designed visual, natural and sensory elements. TUNTU’s concepts have already been implemented in real environments in Finland, with particularly strong results in healthcare and special education.
Kirsi is now leading TUNTU’s international expansion, bringing the Finnish company’s approach to multisensory design to new markets and creating a new way of thinking about the spaces around us.
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