Recently a group of Guggenheim Museum staff from New York visited Helsinki. They were wondering why the internationally renowned design city doesn’t have up-to-date and appropriate spaces for displaying design. Exactly. Maybe it’s a “shoemaker’s children have no shoes” phenomenon.
Text Aila Svenskberg
Photo Juuso Noronkoski
Helsinki will be the World Design Capital for 2012. In order to make Finland visible before the World Design Capital year, the city and Finnish design are already being displayed abroad.
Text Ida Kukkapuro
Photos Bernhard Ludewig, Perttu Saksa
Public peeing is part of a bigger stream that adds up to over 13 million euros annually. Every euro spent on maintenance could be transformed into other activities. How could we turn Helsinki from a pissoar into a cozy hobby space?
Text Antti Vassinen and Simo Vassinen
Photos Kaarle Hurtig
A small paper shop in Kruununhaka is offering Christmas shoppers papery dreams from all over the world.
Text Laura Friman
Photos Kaarle Hurtig
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
By Suvi Saloniemi
“I claim that Helsinki is one of the best places to play in the world. Helsinkians are at the same time the best audience and the best hosts. But why? We aren’t as suave, bold and numerous as many Central European audiences.”
Photos Osma Harvilahti
DJ and club host Tatu Vuolteenaho is back in Helsinki after touring clubs in London and New York. He likes to challenge prevailing beauty ideals by spinning records dressed in complete drag.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Aino Huovio
Ping pong, ballroom dancing, bicycle-fixing, spoken word poetry, stand up comedy, politics… What more could you wish for in Helsinki’s nightlife?
Text Teemu Fiilin
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20X0 – A Journey into the Future
8. October 2011
Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre
Seven Connections – Finnish Architecture Abroad
11. January 2012
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Yellow City – Illustrated Stories from Helsinki
16. January 2012
All around the city
20. January 2012
Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art
DesignWorld – Designing the New World
27. January 2012
Design Museum
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