Helsinki, Finland

Articles

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  Live From Helsinki: EcoDesign

  At the entrance of Habitare, Finland's largest furniture and interiors expo, designer Yrjö Kukkapuro has curated an exhibition of ecologically-minded chairs. One of Finland's elder statesmen…

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  Helsinki Rising

  Brian Keaney of TonfiskDesign may be Irish, but his Finnish is flawless; he guides us through icecold Helsinki’s hot spots.

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  Helsinki Ink

  Step inside Marimekko’s printing factory for a look at how its iconic textiles come to life.

Product

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  Mushroom Bowl by Kaj Franck

  One of Finland's most masterful 20th century industrial designers, Kaj Franck, created work that, like Finns themselves, is generally practical and unpretentious. This simple enamel bowl comes to…

Events

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  Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation

  This exhibition is a tribute to Saarinen’s short and brilliant career which was bookended in the Nation’s capital with two iconic buildings: the Smithsonian Gallery of Art, a museum of…

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  Invisible–The Origin of Product Identity

  The 2010 Alvar Aalto Design Seminar focuses on the design process—something that does not show in the final product. Some questions that will be explored include: what goes into the design of…

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  Tobias Rehberger's "Nothing Happens for a Reason"

  In collaboration with Artek, award-winning German artist Tobias Rehberger recently created a comprehensive art installation called “Nothing happens for a reason” at the Logomo…