Maikku and Hammi Mettinen — sisters, designers, makers and inventors. Not young, not new — bringing over 30 years of expertise from fashion and interiors to jewelry. Known for their famous three-dimensional eye and designs with strong aesthetics — functional, fun and built to last.
"Ideas stem from our own preferences and the ability lies in seeing things differently. I didn't want any more earrings to pull down. I wanted jewelry that adds, not takes away." — Maikku Mettinen
In 2021, Maikku walked into the studio with an idea. Two years and 53 prototypes later — fitted on children, adults, men and women — EARBIT was born. Weightless, piercing-free ear cuffs that sit higher, shifting the visual focus back to eye level. Not one design. A collection. A system. A new way to dress up.
EARBIT is a family business based in Lohja, 58 km south of Helsinki — run by Maikku, Hammi and Mila, Maikku's daughter and Hammi's goddaughter, who has been part of the sisters' workdays since early childhood. Every order passes through their hands, packed and shipped from their studio. And when you reach out, one of us will always answer.
"We used to dress people and spaces — now we dress ears. Together, we solved the eternal problem of heavy earrings. EARBIT was born — and it's something that had never existed before." — Hammi Mettinen
BEFORE EARRINGS:
LUSTWEAR — 2000–2012
The sisters' own, internationally recognized fashion brand — known for fun, functional solutions, perfectly fitted garments and products built to withstand both time and heavy use. Known for its innovative in-house printing technique, LUSTWEAR stood out in the market and collaborated with Iittala, Finlayson and Lisn — with Lisn they had two exhibitions in Japan alongside other Finnish designers. Their Pocket Bag Long Jacket received the CODE09 Nordic Selected award in Copenhagen — best Nordic design within the last decade.
"People have always said we were ahead of our time."
The clothes are still in daily use and the sisters' daughters and their friends still hunt for LUSTWEAR pieces in vintage stores. Almost every garment seen in EARBIT's images is from the Lustwear archive. This we call everlasting design. The brand was founded and run by the designers themselves.
SPATIAL DESIGN WITH ILMIÖ
Precision-designed ILMIÖ rugs and multi-piece carpet systems, measured to the millimeter, engineered to stay perfectly in place, conceal everyday dirt and withstand real life. Space-tailored and purposeful — appearing exactly where needed, disappearing where they aren't. The kind of problem-solving that makes design exciting.
