“The color of music is now quite white, and new artists and albums are flowing out of the indie rock-folk-electro field, maybe even too much”, says Tuomas Kallio, musician and artistic director of Flow Festival and Pori Jazz.
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Photos Verna Kovanen
“Working in Paris has never been a real big choice for neither of us. We simply love being here. Our characteristic thing is combining different styles in a way that’s always elegant, but in some way surprising.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
Combining Finnish design and Chinese traditions, Elinno is slowly but surely making their way into the dining rooms of the world.
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Photos Juuso Noronkoski
The space-inspired Copenhagen Fashion Summit-winning collection of will act as a start for Saara Lepokorpi’s own commercial signature collection.
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Photos Liisa Valonen
The GILLES ET DADA collection, designed by Jasmin Mishima and Federico Cabrera, is a state of mind, a platform for ideas, an art project and a statement.
Photos Federico Cabrera
“I Know Why No is going for aesthetic, beautiful decadence. I love making and designing knitwear, because the elasticity of knit garments makes them just experimental enough,” says fashion designer Aino Vainio.
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Photos Kaarle Hurtig
“I see myself as a material-based designer,” says Pisto’s designer Annika Rantala. “Even when I get an idea, I don’t get enthusiastic until I see the perfect material.”
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Photos Elina Simonen
Laitinen’s spring and summer 2010 collection’s materials are mostly digitally printed silk and cotton. Sweaters contain special Japanese thread that combines silk with stainless steel, for example.
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Photos Chris Vidal
The best-known works of fine art photographer Susanna Majuri are her vibrant and colorful depictions of the different forms of water.
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Tikau’s products may appear in interior design magazines, but the company’s mission is to employ people in India.
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Photos Kaarle Hurtig
Helsinki-based communications and marketing agency M4ID plans and executes campaigns for international development organizations. Their tool: social media.
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Photos Vuokko Salo
Fashion designer Antti Asplund finds inspiration within himself. His next step is Paris.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
Accessory and jewelry boutique Mustahöyhen exudes femininity, sensuality, poetry, and the passionate attitude of the grand divas of the past.
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Photo Mia Koskinen
The Newly Drawn exhibition in Helsinki Design Week and the book of the same name take a closer look at the new wave of Finnish architectural firms founded by 1970s-born designers. They are the ones planning the surroundings of our future.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
”The cake is often the star of the party,” says designer Lauri Johansson. During Helsinki Design Week, these stars get makeovers from a group of designers.
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Photos Mikko Sinervo
Take a selection of the best of Thai kitchen. Add a sprinkle of Michelin-starred chef skills and a healthy handful of laid-back attitude. Simmer in the inspiring atmosphere of Kunsthalle Helsinki – and you’ve got some Farang.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
In 2009, molecular gastronomy with all its froth and unique gourmet experiences is a thing of the past. Now, food is all about safety, security and simplicity, as more and more people take their time to stew a flank of beef and get to know retro flavors and cooking methods.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
The motto of Marc Mulard, the French owner of Frambois patisserie and bistro? “Strive for excellence.” What a treat!
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
Le Corps Mince Françoise dig the blue Leonardo Di Caprio from the end of Titanic. This Helsinki-based electro-pop trio has a British manager, pr-agency and booking agent, and their tour calendar features gigs in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands as well as back home in Finland.
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Photos LCMDF
Taking a dip in the icy sea water in the middle of Helsinki is pretty much as cool as it gets. More and more of the new winter swimming enthusiasts in Helsinki are in their twenties and thirties.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
Tuomas Vimma, a Helsinki-based author who explores the world of gourmet cooking in his third book, refuses to attend an after party if there’s no proper food available.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
The Helsinki Design Week event Design Market brings affordable design to everyone’s reach. It’s every man and woman for themselves at this warehouse sale as design buffs are likely to go bonkers with all the treats.
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What do the fashion designer Daniel Palillo and the architecture company NOW Office have in common? Palillo and NOW Office founder Tuomas Toivonen tell us about each other.
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Photos Kai Kuusisto
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20X0 – A Journey into the Future
8. October 2011
Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre
Yellow City – Illustrated Stories from Helsinki
16. January 2012
All around the city
20. January 2012
Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art
Outi Heiskanen – Primordial Sea
11. February 2012
Didrichsen Museum
15. February 2012
City Museum Helsinki
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