Hanging in a Laboratory
Laboratory experiments surrounding ways to combine high-quality photographic art with corporate involvement, social questions and good parties.
Text Taru Torikka
Photos Martin Parr: Think of Finland
Towards WDC 2012: Change begins now
WDC and the City of Helsinki have promised to hold a great party when the traditional New Year’s party at Senate Square becomes the World Design Capital’s opening ceremony.
Text Petra Vuolanen
Illustration Jee Hei
Towards WDC 2012: 1–2–3 of a World Design Capital
Helsinki was appointed as the World Design Capital for 2012 in the fall of 2009. The city was only given two years to organize the giant project, which is less than half the time that Turku had to prepare for their year as European Capital of Culture.
Text Ida Kukkapuro
Images Tuomas Toivonen & Nene Tsuboi
Towards WDC 2012: Information for all
Statistics can also be sexy. Open data produced by the cities within the Helsinki Region will now be available to everybody through an online service that is part of the Helsinki Region Infoshare project launched in March.
Text Ida Kukkapuro
Photo Anna Kiuru
Towards WDC 2012: Design matters
The European Commission’s Design Secretariat, located in Finland, is doing its part to find new ways of thinking to back up design.
Text Sirje Niitepõld
Photos Anna Kiuru
Towards WDC 2012: The neural center
A yellow building at the corner of Senate Square is uncovering after a renovation. In a year, it will be the epicenter of Helsinki’s World Design Capital year.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Juuso Noronkoski
Towards WDC 2012: Global variations
The visual look of Helsinki’s World Design Capital year in 2012 will be designed by design consultancy Kokoro & Moi. The message is actionable: the theme of ”Open Helsinki” encourages you to play catch both figuratively and in practice.
Text Simo Vassinen
Photos Juuso Noronkoski
Towards WDC 2012: A piece of a new world
Hub Helsinki organized a World Design Capital 2012 brainstorming day in Helsinki at the end of May. During Helsinki Design Week, it is exploring urban gardens and communal construction. What Hub Helsinki?
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Tanja Korvenmaa
Towards WDC 2012: Idea of a city
What do Helsinkians want for their city? “A trash bag vending machine for dog poo. ” “Free soda, and more soda machines.” “Designer bird houses in parks, so you could hear birds singing in the winter.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
Towards WDC 2012: No talk, just design
Helsinki’s strategy for its year as World Design Capital could include a battle against zero-content terminology, says Helsinki-based designer-architect Bryan Boyer.
Text Simo Vassinen
Photos Kaarle Hurtig
Towards WDC 2012: Volunteer Design Anarchy
The theme for the Design Capital project makes you think about the use of public space, elitism in the creative field and doing things together like in the good old days.
Text Simo Vassinen
Photos Sasa Tkalcan
Towards WDC 2012: More than an Aalto vase
Design is everything that combines usability, form and idea.
Text Simo Vassinen
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