Design Week Advisory Board: Behind the Scenes
The international advisory board has been put together in the background of Helsinki Design Week and its purpose is to develop HDW and its events for 2012.
Text Heini Lehtinen
World Design Weeks: Through thick and thin
The World Design Weeks project which will be launched at Helsinki Design Week aims to create and strengthen the cooperation and synergies between different countries’ design weeks. Helsinki Design Week will be the engine of the project together with the London Design Festival, Dutch Design Week and a couple other design weeks.
Text Heini Lehtinen
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
Design-A-Cake
”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.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Mikko Sinervo
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