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
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
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
Design is everything that combines usability, form and idea.
Text Simo Vassinen
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20X0 – A Journey into the Future
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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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