No Shame: Ironing Day
No Shame has put together a number of powerful tracks that combine their basic elements: rageful old-school punk, catchy choruses, melancholy melodies and socially aware lyrics.
Text Teemu Fiilin
I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper: Strange Lights
IWATSW’s electronica is joined by early 90’s dreampop chords, modern indie and analogue industrial sounds. Most of the tracks were recorded with a live drummer using old synths and samplers.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Zebra and Snake: The Colours (single)
Zebra and Snake’s single combines Joy Division’s iconic new wave sounds with trendy synth pop.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Tuomo: My Own Private Sunday
The sound space is familiar and retroesque, but this time the do-it-all of Finnish soul has mainly abandoned the sinfonic brass and string arrangements that were present on his previous albums.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Towards WDC 2012: More than an Aalto vase
Design is everything that combines usability, form and idea.
Text Simo Vassinen
Portfolio: Susanna Majuri
The best-known works of fine art photographer Susanna Majuri are her vibrant and colorful depictions of the different forms of water.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Electric da Vinci
Architects Ville Haimala and Martti Kalliala are setting up house all over the world with music project Renaissance Man.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Juliana Harkki
DJ by the grace of music
Besides spinning at Helsinki clubs for seventeen years, DJ Anonymous is known for running a record store, hosting radio shows and countless club nights, publishing a blog, planning festivals and touring the world playing records. What next?
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Miika Saksi & Kai Kuusisto
Better city by biking
A city with happy bicyclists and pedestrians often equals a happy city. According to Marek Salermo, former racing cyclist and current City of Helsinki bicycle traffic planner, riding a bike could be a year-round occurrence in Helsinki.
Text Anni Puolakka & Jenna Sutela
Photos Paavo Lehtonen
The essence of well-being
By Prof. Rolf Nordström
I’m delighted that the late Pope John Paul II already in 2000 held a congress to research how aesthetic plastic surgery could improve the quality of life.
Inari in Helsinki
In the heart of punavuori lies Sushibar, a restaurant combining Japanese cold foods and the very best of Finnish design. The restaurant brings a welcome addition to the food selection of Helsinki Design District.
Text Pauliina Lindsberg
Photos Kari Sarkkinen
Rug goes ethical
Tikau’s products may appear in interior design magazines, but the company’s mission is to employ people in India.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Kaarle Hurtig
Activism in a digital era
Helsinki-based communications and marketing agency M4ID plans and executes campaigns for international development organizations. Their tool: social media.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Vuokko Salo
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