Pavilion
The Heart of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012
The Pavilion invites all those who love design, architecture and urban culture! Eat well, listen to the sounds of summer Helsinki on a pier, during a rainy day gather your friends to the living room or during a sunny day enjoy a picnic. Work in the library corner and let your hair down in the traditional Finnish open air dance (lavatanssit). Above all participate, debate, question and be merry.
Be part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 and help us to make this city an even better place to live.
The Pavilion is located at Ullanlinnankatu 2-4.
Why and what?
The Pavilion is an open-to-all space between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum where you can experience the WDC Helsinki 2012 year. The Pavilion, designed at Aalto University's Wood Program, is a showcase of Finnish sustainable wood architecture. The architecture is based on the winning design of Pyry-Pekka Kantonen selected in the spring of 2011. The Pavilion is realised by WDC Helsinki 2012 in collaboration with Aalto University, the Museum of Finnish Architeture, the Design Museum and UPM. The programme is coordinated by Demos Helsinki.
When
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16 / 09 / 12
Open
11 - 21
Pavilion's programme
17.7.-22.7.24.7.-29.7.31.7.-5.8.7.8.-12.8.14.8.-19.8.21.8.-26.8.28.8.-2.9.4.9.-9.9.11.9.-16.9.
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During the opening weekend, the Pavilion will be transformed into a place Helsinki residents can feel their own by painting in the final touches! A variety of activities are in store!
DJ Otto Talvio plays from 11am to 2pm and 3-6pm.
Fold an origami flower for your mother!
Representatives of the Aalto University’s Wood Studio explain the design and construction of the Pavilion.
The organisers of the Pavilion’s summer will participate in the Pecha Kucha event.
Compagnie Mat will serve a Mother’s Day brunch. Johanna Juhola Trio will perform as the musical guest.
Fold an origami flower for your mother!
Representatives of the Aalto University’s Wood Studio explain the design and construction of the Pavilion.
DJ Otto Talvio plays music.
The “Turn up the functionalism, Reino!” exhibition at the Helsinki City Museum displays design in Helsinki as represented by cinema from 1930s to 1960s. Now, the National Audiovisual Archive will screen the most popular film in the series.
Directed by Matti Kassila, starring Tauno Palo.
Kick off the summer of urban utopias!
The Reality Research Centre’s UrbanUtopia continues the tradition of creating utopian visions related to the city together with local residents. The ideas will be recorded and their feasibility for realisation examined!
More information:
Saara Hannula
+358 41 5058470
saarahan@gmail.com
www.todellisuus.fi
Students from OK Do’s Critical Studio course at the Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture present their course publication ‘Critically Lost/Found’.
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The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
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This event pits the city planners who are expanding the Helsinki region east and west and critics against each other. The exciting match includes contestants from Östersundom, Sibbesborg, Finnoo-Kaitaa and Kirkkonummi. The audience can freely take part in the discussion.
More information:
Architect Panu Lehtovuori
+358 9 3487 0501
panu@livady.fi
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
+358 50 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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Shorelines development in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Helsinki. Lectures and panel discussion with architects Sergei Tchoban (Berlin), Sergei Kuznetsov (SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov, Moscow) and Pekka Helin (Helsinki), moderated by Editor-in-chief Vladimir Frolov / Project Baltia magazine. Free discussion and questions from audience welcome. The event is held in English.
Information:
Architect Panu Lehtovuori
+358 9 3487 0501
panu@livady.fi
At the end of the week, Demos Helsinki’s mini seminar will explore the future of cities. What means will the residents of mega-sized municipalities have to take other action besides protesting? After the discussion, the evening will continue in a leisurely fashion with good music, food and drink.
After work mini seminar
15:00–18:00
The workings of an open source city where the residents can leave their mark
DJ Mokk-A-Fella (Get Your Love / Demos Helsinki) and friends
18:00–21:00
More information:
Researcher Tommi Laitio
+358 50 563 4950
tommi.laitio@demos.fi
A unique opportunity to familiarise yourself with new culture and design from Turku in the centre of Helsinki. The emphasis of the design market, featuring companies such as KLO Design, Polkka Jam, Punainen Norsu, Roots Cultural Movement and Saana ja Olli, is on local production, recycling and quality.
The programme includes short films, a street fashion show, a graffiti workshop, an outfit exhibition and music courtesy of the Sheikkisheikki DJs. The café bicycle prepared for the Restaurant Day provides local food.
The wonderful spring trip culminates in a live show by the rap group Ronskibiitti.
More information:
Tiina Salmia
Chairperson, Aura Street Market ry
+358 40 566 6134
aurastreetmarket1@gmail.com
www.aurastreetmarket.com
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The year-old Restaurant Day has mobilised hundreds of amateur cooks and thousands of food enthusiasts.
On the day following the commemorative Restaurant Day (Sat., 19 May), the Pavilion holds a post-Restaurant Day event where all those who participated in the event or are interested in it are welcome.
- Restaurant Day’s recipe bank: share your own recipes
- Photos: bring your best shots to the photo bank on a memory stick
- Stories: share the events of your Restaurant Day
- Work up the courage: information on setting up your own Restaurant Day restaurant in Finnish and English
- Agent training: international agents who are planning on starting up Restaurant Day activities in their own country will be present at the event
- Good time: food, drink and music!
The updated programme will be posted on the Restaurant Day’s website (www.ravintolapaiva.com) in May
More information:
Kirsti Tuominen
kirsti.e.tuominen@gmail.com
www.restaurantday.org
The Finnish premiere of the award-winning documentary on the economic effects of the global and the local. The evening is hosted by the Degrowth Finland network, which provides holds relevant discussions at the Pavilion in addition to showing the hour-long documentary.
Intro & film 19:00–20:00
Discussion 20:00–21:00
More information:
Timo Järvensivu
timo.jarvensivu@aalto.fi
050 383 2483
www.degrowthfinland.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
What is your favourite thing in the archipelago surrounding the Metropolitan Area? Do you know interesting facts regarding the archipelago or perhaps locations everyone should visit? What is the jewel of the archipelago? Share your secret with us and hear the secrets of other at the Shorelines: The Helsinki Archipelago event held by the Museum of Finnish Architecture. In addition, speakers have been invited to the event to talk about the best aspects of the archipelago from the perspectives of tourism and living, for example.
The Shorelines exhibition will be open at the Museum of Finnish Architecture until 23 May.
More information:
Information Officer Hanna Galtat, Museum of Finnish Architecture
hanna.galtat@mfa.fi
www.mfa.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Too many products end up as waste. Instead of dumping or destruction, there is now an alternative way to ‘up’ the value of those products and bring them as redesigned back into the market.
Co-founder and director of Droog, Renny Ramakers was featured as one of ‘150 women who shake the world’ by the Newsweek magazine in March 2012. She will present the innovative project called UP by Droog, followed by a Q&A from the audience.
Information:
Droog Design
Hanne Österberg, Programme leader
+31 6 1529 3674
hanne@droog.com
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A variety of imaginative designers, cultural institutions, artists and city decision-makers will meet at the Pavilion. We welcome you to discuss local and alternative realities together with international guests and passers-by.
More information:
Anni Puolakka / OK Do
+358 50 527 3123
Jenna Sutela / OK Do
+358 40 574 3434
hello@ok-do.eu
www.ok-do.eu
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
+358 50 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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The Aalto University’s interdisciplinary IDBM (International Design Business Management) training programme presents the most interesting student projects completed in co-operation with companies. The main language for the event is English.
Are your photograph nostalgic snapshots that enable you to examine the past in the future? Or are you perhaps opening windows into the future when taking photos? The aim of this workshop is to try how photographers can make time show in the pictures. You do not need to be a professional photographer to participate! However, please bring your own digital camera. A regular pocket camera will do!
The workshop is free but requires advance registration: riia.romppanen@aalto.fi
More information:
Katri Winqvist, Masters of Aalto '12
katri.winqvist.@aalto.fi
http://moa.aalto.fi/2012
The creative agency Kokoro & Moi hosts a special event that ends the workweek. The afternoon / early evening is devoted to the most important themes that shape our existence as human beings working in the creative field. The objective is to explore and enrich relationships between everyday life and creative work.
5–7pm Talk & drinks. Only with pre-registration (moikkamoi@kokoromoi.com)
7–9pm Music & drinks
Lisätietoja:
Anneli Peltokangas
+358 41 5488741
anneli@kokoromoi.com
Teemu Suviala
+ 358 400 677917
teemu@kokoromoi.com
www.kokoromoi.com
Tables full of art & design for the entire weekend! At the heart of the weekend are the products and pieces created by the students and alumni of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Visitors have an excellent opportunity to meet seasoned professionals and the new generation. The programme also includes discussions about art and design.
More information:
Pirita Posti
Service Manager/Alumni Relations Manager
050 3646381
pirita.posti@aalto.fi
living.aalto.fi
The weekend ends with a film night featuring works by the current students of the ELO Helsinki Film School.
More information:
Saara Toivanen
050 331 7754
saara.toivanen@aalto.fi
elo.aalto.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Come and build a fun Helsinki with Venetian architects and designers. The design workshops are intended for people of all ages and for groups and individuals alike. The event is part of the cultural exchange between Helsinki and Venice.
Venetian architects inspire the participants to build an urban garden from recyclable materials. Bring an item that is important to you: an old cup, school bag, metal box, sweater or any item that seems suitable for this experimental planting venture.
More information:
Co-ordinator, Visual Artist
Salla Järvinen
+358 400 616428
sallakukka@gmail.com
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
The centre of Helsinki opens up to the sea at the South Harbour. Lectures and discussions shed light on the actively ongoing planning of the area, including the Guggenheim Helsinki project and the international South Harbour competition. The point of comparison is the island Giudecca in Venice.
The Shorelines exhibition will be open at the Museum of Finnish Architecture until 23 May.
More information:
Information Officer Hanna Galtat, Museum of Finnish Architecture
hanna.galtat@mfa.fi
www.mfa.fi
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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Come and build a fun Helsinki with Venetian architects and designers. The design workshops are intended for people of all ages and for groups and individuals alike. The event is part of the cultural exchange between Helsinki and Venice.
The Venetian designers Raffaella Brunzin, Paola Bonardo and Cecilia Foresi guide participants of all ages to work together in the recycled textile workshop.
More information:
Co-ordinator, Visual Artist
Salla Järvinen
+358 400 616428
sallakukka@gmail.com
The Minipolis weekend organised by the environmental organisation Dodo is focused on envisioning cities of the future and creating a foundation for sustainable, active and fun citizenship. The Minipolis event is a continuation of the Megapolis festival, which has established its status as an easily-approachable and inspiring environmental event.
Discussion event
11:00–13:00
The types of environmental discussion in the media
Wasted space workshop
13:30–15:00
How can underutilised spaces be used more effectively?
Urban cultivation workshop
15:00–17:00
Building a rack for growing plants on the balcony; cultivation tips
Music and film
17:00– 21:00
The Cities on Speed series (2 and 3 June at 19:00) examines four rapidly-growing, non-Western metropolises from four different perspectives: crime, traffic, space and waste. The example cities are Bogotá, Mumbai, Shanghai and Cairo.
The Minipolis weekend organised by the environmental organisation Dodo is focused on envisioning cities of the future and creating a foundation for sustainable, active and fun citizenship. The Minipolis event is a continuation of the Megapolis festival, which has established its status as an easily-approachable and inspiring environmental event.
Discussion event
12:00–13:30
Engaging the city residents.
Workshop
14:00–16:00
Solving the concrete environmental challenge
Detailed programme:
http://dodo.org/
More information:
Petra Jyrkäs,
Dodo ry
+358 50 516 8223
petra.jyrkas@gmail.com
Documentaries concerning Third World metropolises
The Cities on Speed series (2 and 3 June at 19:00) examines four rapidly-growing, non-Western metropolises from four different perspectives: crime, traffic, space and waste. The example cities are Bogotá, Mumbai, Shanghai and Cairo.
Experience a glimpse of day-to-day life at the Fiskars Village! The two-day workshop and picnic event provides an opportunity to socialise and work with artists and designers representing a variety of fields and gain inspiration for your own everyday solutions. To see more pieces and products created by the artisans, designers and artists of the Fiskars Design Village, visit the Onoma pop up shop.
You can also visit the Fiskars Design Village – New & Classics exhibition at the Design Museum’s Design Gallery 12.
Art workshop
11:00–21:00
Art workshop held by the South African designer Heath Nash (www.heathnash.com) and the Fiskars designer/artist Erika Kelter. In the workshop, the participants will create a collaborative work that will be displayed through the summer in the Fiskars exhibition Oasis and Floating Gardens.
Workshops
17:00–20:00
Customise your own picnic basket and Wood workshop
More information:
Catherine Aiha
+358 40 5667578
c.aiha@kopper.fi
www.onoma.org
Tuuli Kaskinen
Demos Helsinki
+358 50 5149752
tuuli.kaskinen@demos.fi
www.kotifiskarsista.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Experience a glimpse of day-to-day life at the Fiskars Village! The two-day workshop and picnic event provides an opportunity to socialise and work with artists and designers representing a variety of fields and gain inspiration for your own everyday solutions. To see more pieces and products created by the artisans, designers and artists of the Fiskars Design Village, visit the Onoma shop.
You can also visit the Fiskars Design Village – New & Classics exhibition at the Design Museum’s Design Gallery 12.
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
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The Fiskars Village is for artistic work and design but also living. The village radio, an array of solar panels, a shop selling local food, and other innovations support sustainable day-to-day life in Fiskars. How would car pooling work in Fiskars? Who do you need in order to establish a remote work station or Hub Fiskars?
Come and discuss sustainable solutions that are just as suitable for a village of 1,000 residents as they are for a city district or larger urban area.
More information:
Catherine Aiha
+358 40 566 7578
c.aiha@kopper.fi
www.onoma.org
Tuuli Kaskinen
Demos Helsinki
+358 50 5149752
tuuli.kaskinen@demos.fi
www.kotifiskarsista.fi
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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What do designers think of Finnish architecture from 2010 and 2011? At the event, representatives of the professional audience will evaluate the last two years in Finnish architecture and state their opinion of various buildings and locations. Join in and share your own stories and observations regarding architecture.
The Finnish Architecture 2010–2011 exhibition is open at the Museum of Finnish Architecture from 6 June to 22 July.
A hundred design experts will gather at the Pavilion to discuss how international design co-operation can be developed in this age of networks. In the keynote lecture of the day, the founder of the Dutch Waag Society, Marleen Stikker, will speak about the effects of social-political changes on design, and the Managing Director of the Norwegian Design Council, Jan R. Stavik, will explain how co-operation with the state made the Council one of the most important design organisations in the world. Finnish and foreign experts will comment on the presentations in discussion panels.
Director Marleen Stikker, Waag Society
Discussion with Managing Director Halla Helgadóttir (Iceland Design Centre), Lecturer, Fashion Designer Tuomas Laitinen (Aalto University Department of Design), Director Marleen Stikker (Waag Society) and Design Director Anne Stenros (Kone).
Managing Director Jan R. Stavik, Norwegian Design Council
Discussion with Museum Director Ted Hesselbom (Röhsska Museet), Professor Yrjö Sotamaa, Managing Director Jan R. Stavik (Norwegian Design Council) and CEO Päivi Tahkokallio (Tahkokallio Design+)
Open Design Now examines the drivers of openness, new business models, issues of copyright, sustainability and social critique. Case studies show how projects ranging from the RepRap self-replicating 3D-printer to $50 prosthetic legs are changing the world.
Discover what the Pavilion has to offer and meet members of the Design District!
This event for the whole family is an excellent opportunity to purchase unique gifts for a friend or to treat yourself to something special.
The jumble sale held on this summery Saturday will feature a wide range of local specialty shops. The items on offer include design, jewellery, books, antiques, art and fashion. Surprise activities and performances as well as wonderful jazz music are in store for participants! The We Love Helsinki DJs finish off the event.
Sunday’s programme features a brunch, music and other activities and performances. Be creative and try your hand at a variety of crafts at the creation workshop! After brunch is the perfect time for gallery and museum tours.
The detailed programme is available at www.designdistrict.fi as of 7 May.
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
What is exciting and wonderful in Helsinki right now? How did Helsinki become what it is, and what will the city be like in the near future? Authors of recent books on Helsinki meet at 18:00. The participating authors include Kirsi Piha and Hella Hernberg, for example.
The event is organised by Demos Helsinki.
More information:
Tommi Laitio
+358 50 563 4950
tommi.laitio@demos.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
The visually stunning award ceremony for the Millennium Technology Prize will be broadcast live from the main stage of the National Opera on a screen in the Pavilion. For the first time in the ten-year history of the prize, everyone can experience the event, which culminates in the announcement of the latest recipient of the prize and the first performance of a new choir arrangement complemented with a spectacular dance choreography.
Get yourself photographed as the winner of the Millennium Technology Prize.
Experience the wildly popular Science Slam event where scientists compete for popularity among the audience. Who will be able to present their research in the most interesting manner? All means are allowed from music to dance and other performances.
More information: www.scienceslam.fi
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082 laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
Come design a device that utilises renewable energy. The Ihmeliikkuja (Incredible Machine) workshop of the Teknokas Technology Education Centre introduces participants to producing energy with solar panels, storing energy in capacitors and releasing it with electric motors. This workshop requires no prior experience in electronics. A set of nimble fingers and the right attitude will suffice!
More information:
Riina Vänttinen, information officer
+358 400 420922
riina.vanttinen@technologyacademy.fi
www.technologyacademy.fi
www.millenniumprize.fi
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Starting at 11:00, members of the audience will be introduced to the ten-year history of the Millennium Technology Prize, after which they can test their skills and take part in a lottery.
The Arkadia International Bookshop located in the Töölö district is a classic. The strength of its vast and diverse clientele can be best experienced in in-store events, which hinge on open discussion, exchange of opinions and interaction between people. Now, an equally intimate but even more open city space will be created in the Pavilion! Technology Academy Finland will include scientific experts in the evening’s discussions.
A concert will be held after the discussion conducted in English.
Arkadia International Bookshop:
Ian Bourgeot
040 5327296
ian.bourgeot@arkadiabookshop.fi
www.arkadiabookshop.fi
What would you like the Central Library to be? The library of the future materialises at the Pavilion during the weekend! The Central Library is a place for city residents, which will be completed by the Töölönlahti Bay in 2017. The planning of the library’s operations and services has already been initiated in co-operation with its future users: the central library lives and breathes through its users and they create its content.
What kind of city space and culture would you like to see by the Töölönlahti Bay? Leave your mark, dream your dream and have your say in the various Central Library workshops held by professionals.
More information:
Virve Miettinen
Interaction Designer
+358 40 168 5748
virve.miettinen@hel.fi
www.keskustakirjasto.fi
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Finnish documentary classics on the big screen! The Doc Lounge Goes Classic events show the most often-requested Finnish documentary classics on the big screen. The programme also includes interviews and discussions with filmmakers.
This sunday we will see Suckers (Pölynimurikauppiaat, 1993). Director John Webster will join the discussion.
The event is organised by Doc Lounge Helsinki.
More information:
Katri Myllyniemi
Producer
katri@mouka.fi
040 9692872
doclounge.fi
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The British CLEAR VILLAGE organisation brings its engaging design methods to Helsinki, and the event organisers of Demos Helsinki and the Pavilion add their spice to the mix. Make Helsinki defines the open Helsinki of the future. The aim is to create spaces and concepts that maintain the results of the Pavilion’s summer 2012 for the future.
The first Make Helsinki workshop maps out locations in Helsinki that are underutilised or require renovation.
Moe information:
www.demos.fi/makehelsinki
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
What place in the city do you feel is closest to you on a personal level? What location bears special significance for you? What goes on in the city of your dreams?
This workshop is linked to the broader international AH-Design project, which considers the elements of satisfying day-to-day life and urban living in Finland, Italy and France. The core of the project is good everyday life, and its goal is to make the voice and wishes of the city residents heard and to create new types of encounters between residents and planners.
The event will be organised by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
More information:
Henna Harri
+358 50 3641938
henna.harri@aalto.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
How to design a more open and friendly Helsinki? The OK Talk events aim to make experimental design and art activities a permanent part of the city. A variety of imaginative designers, cultural institutions, artists and city decision-makers will meet at the Pavilion. We welcome you to discuss local and alternative realities together with international guests and passers-by!
More information:
Anni Puolakka / OK Do
+358 50 527 3123
Jenna Sutela / OK Do
+358 40 574 3434
hello@ok-do.eu
www.ok-do.eu
Facebook
Twitter
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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Come design a smoke-free Metropolitan Area! The war against smoking has been waged for a long time. Now it is time to harness design-centric methods to realise a smoke-free environment. The event reviews the solutions generated by the project, follows up on their results and creates incentives for smoke-free and healthy living through workshop activities. The workshop is connected to the Aalto Wellbeing 365 project promoting smoke-free life.
We welcome smokers and non-smokers alike!
More information:
Thjien Liao
046-575 0571
tjhien.liao@aalto.fi
365wellbeing.aalto.fi
Have a great midsummer! The Pavilion is closed.
Have a great midsummer! The Pavilion is closed.
Have a great midsummer – the Pavilion is closed.
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Are you alone? Have you been without a partner from some time now? Is your love tooth aching? Never fear, KAKSITVÅ is here! In the Homokymppi gay relationship game show held in the Pavilion during the Helsinki Pride week, willing guys and gals get to pick suitable partners by quizzing the available contestants. The evening will be hosted by KAKSITVÅ’s Marjorie of LOVE & her “partner in crime” Piia in their reliably tactless style. The music will be provided by Indian Summer Vintage Store’s DJ Kaitsu.
Registrations for the game show begin at 17.00.
More information:
Marjo Kuusinen
KAKSITVÅ Desginer
040 5086856
marjo@kaksitva.com
www.kaksitva.com
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
What is your relationship with architecture? The event provides users of architectures with the opportunity to express their view on urban environments and particularly Finnish architecture from 2010 and 2011. Join in and share your own stories and observations regarding architecture.
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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The Pavilion celebrates the World Industrial Design Day with Industrial Designers Finland, which is a member organisation of the Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo. The theme of the day is “What is design”, which will be approached through discussions and the new “Ajatuksia muotoilusta” (Thoughts on Design) pamphlet published by Industrial Designers Finland. The new honorary members of the organisation will also be announced at the event.
More information:
Teollisuustaiteen Liitto Ornamo
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
+358 9 6877 740
info@ornamo.fi
www.ornamo.fi
LGBT Film Festival Vinokino presents the closing film of the Helsinki Pride week. Vinokino features new and less-known films with themes concerning sexual minorities. It provides a wealth of everyday excitement and surprises! The event will be organised by Turun seudun Seta ry, which is the local LGBT NGO in Turku.
More information:
Thea Tarvainen
Festival Co-ordinator
+358 50 380 2928
thea@vinokino.fi
www.vinokino.fi
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The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
Learn how practical design work can be used to find solutions to concrete day-to-day challenges! The Whose Issues workshop will solve everyday challenges through the spring and summer from the perspectives of design, well-being and sustainable development. Aalto University’s students of Creative Sustainability will present collected challenges and develop solutions for them with the workshop participants. The group will meet back at the Pavilion multiple times over the course of the summer to discuss the effects of the solutions.
More information:
Olli Poutanen
+358 50 3702693
olli.poutanen@gmail.com
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
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Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
This poetry recital workshop held by Helsinki Poetry Connection is intended for city residents of all ages who are interested in poetry and reciting it. It is particularly intended for enthusiasts who do not have a wealth of experience in performing poetry. In the workshop, everyone who so desires can perform their poems publicly in an encouraging environment. During the evening, the participants will view the “Vapauta sana” documentary on Finnish poetry performance culture and discuss performing poetry.
For advance registrations, please contact hkipoetryconnection@gmail.com.
More information:
Harri Hertell
Event Producer, Poet
+358 40 5063668
hkipoetryconnection@gmail.com
http://hkipoetryconnection.blogspot.com/
Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
Active members of Helsinki Poetry Connection perform poetry, rap lyrics and spoken word to commemorate the Eino Leino Day. Helsinki Poetry Connection, which is known for its popular poetry events, is a poetry collective established in 2008.
More information:
Harri Hertell
Event Producer, Poet
+358 40 5063668
hkipoetryconnection@gmail.com
http://hkipoetryconnection.blogspot.com/
For once there’s something for the young people; and others are welcome, as well!
Oranssi sets up shop at the Pavilion for the weekend. The diverse programme includes acoustic music, workshops and films, among other things.
The organiser of the event, Oranssi ry, is a Helsinkin-based NGO for young people. The organisation maintains and arranges housing and cultural activities for young people.
More information:
Juho Minerva
Cultural Director
klubi@oranssi.net
www.oranssi.net
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The hidden face of Helsinki in short films. The Kino Euphoria film night features 12 to 15 short films, which were created by the participants of the international film workshop over the preceding 60 hours. The five to ten-minute short films represent various genres and present new perspectives to the capital of Finland.
More information:
Hannaleena Hauru
Producer
+358 50 374 0655
hhauru@gmail.com
www.euphoriaborealis.net/kinoeuphoria
Vimeo
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The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
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Ph.L. archivist Elina Standertskjöld: There’s been talk about towers since who knows when! – Skyscraper romanticism from the 1920s.
Lecture and discussion.
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
Make your own architecture-themed canvas bag on a factory production line!
The colourful Kaksitvå factory made from cardboard takes over the Pavilion. The factory managers Marjo and Piia instruct the workers on how to create their own canvas bag on the production line. The visual theme is buildings. The tools and methods used will include decals, marker pens, printing and sewing.
More information:
info@kaksitva.com
www.kaksitva.com
Tel. +358 41 522 2090 or +358 40 560 8856
Ask about architecture!
The Museum of Finnish Architecture’s information point at the Pavilions provides its services during the first two weeks from Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.
Are you interested in the story of a particular building? Are you looking for an interesting route for taking a walk? Do you have questions about the history of architecture in Helsinki? The free and open-to-all information point and the library staff of the Museum of Finnish Architecture give you the information you need!
More information:
Museum of Finnish Architecture
www.mfa.fi
Lokal Forum shows that art and social debate can be entertaining and serious and the same time! The aim here is to marry rhythmic music, analytic discussion and space. The common theme for the separate events is contemplation concerning satisfying day-to-day life and the individual’s responsibility within a community.
The tunes for the evening are provided by the musicians of the Lost In Jazz pop up club with a guest artist. Can music be good and politically conscious at the same time? The second of the two Lokal Forum events will be held on Friday, 10 August.
More information:
Jenna Lähdemäki
+358 50 343 6827
jenna.lahdemaki@helsinki.fi
The screening is provided by the Helsinki Short Film Festival.
The “Maker Movement” represents new ways to organize consumption and production. The day will feature a seminar and making workshops. Special expert presenters and panelists will offer various viewpoints on Maker Culture and where “distributed production” is heading.
More information:
Cindy Kohtala
Doctoral student
050 564 0400
cindy.kohtala@aalto.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
Come and learn how to be a teacher! Demos Helsinki helps you to formulate any knowledge or skill you have into a short lesson. Are you good at lace-making, urban cultivation, gutting fish or logical thinking? The 10-5-1 method makes imparting your wisdom and skills to others a cinch.
More information:
Roope Mokka
Researcher
Demos Helsinki
+358 44 040 0413
roope.mokka@demos.fi
The Arkadia International Bookshop located in the Töölö district is a classic. The strength of its vast and diverse clientele can be best experienced at in-store events, which hinge on open discussion, exchange of opinions and interaction between people. The aim is to create an equally intimate but even more open city space that will be created in the Pavilion!
Arkadia International Bookshop visits the Pavilion four times over the summer. A concert will be held in addition to the discussion conducted in English.
More information:
Ian Bourgeot
Arkadia Bookshop
040 5327296
ian.bourgeot@arkadiabookshop.fi
www.arkadiabookshop.fi
Finnish documentary classics on the big screen: Gracious Curves.
A documentary about living in a womans body: about developing to be a woman, flourishing, getting older, dying.
Director Kiti Luostarinen will be interviewed after the movie.
The event will be organised by Doc Lounge Helsinki.
More information:
Katri Myllyniemi
Producer
katri@mouka.fi
+358 40 969 2872
doclounge.fi
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The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Creative urban office Pidgin Perfect from Glasgow hosts two workshops at the Pavilion as a part of the Wastelands gathering at Suvilahti. In the summer of 2012 up to 500 young, emerging architects and artists from over 50 countries will gather up in Helsinki to take part in a 2-week festival of workshops, lectures and social interaction.
The events are in English.
Information:
http://www.wastelands.fi/
http://www.pidginperfect.com/
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
The OK Talk events aim to make experimental design and art activities a permanent part of the city. A variety of imaginative designers, cultural institutions, artists and city decision-makers will meet at the Pavilion. We welcome you to discuss local and alternative realities together with international guests and passers-by.
More information:
Anni Puolakka /OK Do, 050 527 3123
Jenna Sutela /OK Do, 040 574 3434
hello@ok-do.eu
www.ok-do.eu
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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Creative urban office Pidgin Perfect from Glasgow hosts two workshops at the Pavilion as a part of the Wastelands gathering at Suvilahti. In the summer of 2012 up to 500 young, emerging architects and artists from over 50 countries will gather up in Helsinki to take part in a 2-week festival of workshops, lectures and social interaction.
The event is held in English.
Information:
http://www.wastelands.fi/
http://www.pidginperfect.com/
Juggler Jay Gilligan and violinist Pekka Kuusisto fiddle around with Steve Reich’s music. The second number is John Adam’s ecstatic Shaker Loops performed by Our Orchestra.
The provider of the Pavilion’s fixtures, Trash Design, will host a weekend for seeing and creating surprising ideas, aesthetic experiences and innovations. The Trash Design Workshop provides participants with a variety of opportunities from crafting a tin can lamp to performances. Inspiration and experiences are also available on screen.
The weekend is orchestrated by the trash designers Henrik Enbom and Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom.
More information:
www.trashdesign.fi
Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom
producer
040 500 5202
isa@dodo.fi
Henrik Enbom
trashdesigner
040 500 2557
henrik@dodo.fi
Duncan Jones: Moon
Moon is one of the most insightful sci-fi films to come out in recent years. It is a low-budget philosophical thriller, which the Finnish audience has only been able see on the big screen at the Espoo Ciné festival.
More information:
Mickael Suominen
050 570 4287
mickael. suominen@espoocine.fi
www.espoocine.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
The Pavilion celebrates the opening of the grand exhibition of the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Transformation: Towards a Sustainable Future (1 August–30 September) is an exhibition about the change in our climate, life and environment. The opening night will feature topical speeches and entertainment at the Pavilion.
More information:
Information Officer Hanna Galtat, Museum of Finnish Architecture
hanna.galtat@mfa.fi
www.mfa.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Peloton Innovation Camps brought together ideas and people to create energy-efficient and intelligent startup companies. At this event, we will hear how the winning teams are doing. For example, how are the car sharing service Weego and housing development company Hukkatila faring today?
More information:
Juha Leppänen
Researcher, Demos Helsinki
+358 40 700 6585
juha.leppanen@demos.fi
The Arkadia International Bookshop located in the Töölö district is a classic. The strength of its vast and diverse clientele can be best experienced in in-store events, which hinge on open discussion, exchange of opinions and interaction between people. The aim is to create an equally intimate but even more open city space will be created in the Pavilion!
A concert will be held in addition to a discussion conducted in English.
More information:
Ian Bourgeot
Owner of Arkadia Bookshop
040 5327296
ian.bourgeot@arkadiabookshop.fi
www.arkadiabookshop.fi
This weekend event will first present the Festival des Architecture Vives event held in Montpellier, in which young architects construct temporary environmental art pieces for the public city space.
The weekend ends with the AID workshop, which helps participants to understand the use of architecture and design in the city space and create related ideas and concepts. The workshop will involve designing and creating a temporary architectural piece in the Pavilion or near it.
More information
www.festivaldesarchitecturesvives.com
Elodie Nourrigat
architect
+33 46792 5117
elo@nbarchi.com (in French or English)
Jaana Reinikainen
designer
+33 61864 1678
jaana.reinikainen@club-internet.fr
Fatih Akin: Soul Kitchen (unconfirmed)
Fatih Akin, who is known for directing serious films concerning immigrants, has found a new soulful groove in this feel-good comedy about a young man seeking to establish a restaurant.
More information:
Mickael Suominen
050 570 4287
mickael. suominen@espoocine.fi
www.espoocine.fi
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The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
What kinds of products help us make our way of life more sustainable? This event will highlight the best sustainable innovations from the selections of the Design District shops. Product ideas will be collected via the Low Carbon Clubin Facebook group before the event.
More information:
Tuuli Kaskinen
Researcher, Demos Helsinki
Tel. +358 50 514 9752
tuuli.kaskinen@demos.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
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The programme will be detailed later.
More information:
Information Officer Hanna Galtat, Museum of Finnish Architecture
hanna.galtat@mfa.fi
www.mfa.fi
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
Facebook
Demos Helsinki will help you to formulate any knowledge or skill you have into a short lesson. Are you good at lace-making, urban cultivation, gutting fish or logical thinking? The 10-5-1 method makes imparting your wisdom and skills to others a cinch.
More information:
Roope Mokka
Researcher, Demos Helsinki
+358 44 040 0413
roope.mokka@demos.fi
Art and social debate can be entertaining and serious at the same time. Two experts will be present to share their views on the theme of the evening. In the debate section, they will pit their views against each other. The tunes for the evening will be provided by the musicians of the Lost In Jazz pop up club with a guest artist.
More information:
Jenna Lähdemäki
+358 50 343 6827
jenna.lahdemaki@helsinki.fi
Lisa Langseth: Till det som är vackert (Pure) (not confirmed)
Alicia Vikander rocketed to top of the Nordic acting scene thanks to her role in this award-winning Swedish drama in which a young girl, who finds herself in the world of classical music, meets the man of her dreams with catastrophic results.
More information:
Mickael Suominen
050 570 4287
mickael. suominen@espoocine.fi
http://www.espoocine.fi
Facebook
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Energy efficiency is at the core of sustainable building. In Finland, buildings consume 40% of the energy and cause 30% of the CO2 emissions. In the future, buildings will produce much of the energy they consume through the use of renewable energy sources. The event will feature discussion on renewable energy sources and how they can be integrated into the architecture of buildings.
The Transformation: Towards a Sustainable Future exhibition is open between 1 August and 30 September at the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
More information:
Information Officer Hanna Galtat, Museum of Finnish Architecture
hanna.galtat@mfa.fi
www.mfa.fi
The British CLEAR VILLAGE brings its engaging design methods to Helsinki and the event organisers of Demos Helsinki and the Pavilion add their spice to the mix. Make Helsinki defines the open Helsinki of the future. The aim is to create spaces and concepts that retain the results of the Pavilion’s summer 2012 for the future.
The second Make Helsinki workshop will select a group of locations in Helsinki that are underutilised or require rethinking. The participants will bicycle to the locations to document the necessary information and return to the Pavilion to prepare summaries.
More information:
www.demos.fi/makehelsinki
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
The OK Talk events aim to make experimental design and art activities a permanent part of the city. A variety of imaginative designers, cultural institutions, artists and city decision-makers will meet at the Pavilion. We welcome you to discuss local and alternative realities together with international guests and passers-by.
More information:
Anni Puolakka /OK Do
050 527 3123
Jenna Sutela /OK Do
040 574 3434
hello@ok-do.eu
www.ok-do.eu
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
Facebook
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo will visit the Pavilion on five Fridays during the summer. The end of the week will feature design discussions and good music.
More information:
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
+358 9 6877 740
toimisto@ornamo.fi
www.ornamo.fi
School of Activism is an urban workshop that will be available at the Pavilion through the weekend. We will distribute information, create new ideas and take action. The workshop will be guided by mentors. The creative work will be conducted by selected local activists. Representative of different social classes, organisations, the new economy and the public sector will be invited to participate.
More information:
School of Activism ry
Arto Sivonen
Creative Designer
+358 50 389 4644
arto@mandag.fi
Heta Kuchka
Artist
+358 45 856 0469
heta.kuchka@gmail.com
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The series of films will focus on the leading names in architecture and design and provide visions of modern-day metropolises. We might even see dreams and hopes of what future cities and living environments should be and nightmares about where we are heading.
More information:
Pekka Lanerva
Festival Director
+358 40 532 6204
pekka.lanerva@hiff.fi
www.hiff.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
The Builders of the Future summer exhibition of the Design Museum will spread over to the Pavilion for a period of two days. On Tuesday, workshops will be held for professionals and other visitors.
The Builders of the Future exhibition focuses on the phenomena of Finnish history between 1947 and 1967. How did Finland rise from the economic plight following the war into an internationally significant design country? The seminar will explore and explain the exhibition’s themes.
More information:
www.designmuseum.fi
Jukka Savolainen
Director, Design Museum
+358 9 6220 5419
jukka.savolainen@designmuseum.fi
Hanna Kapanen
Educational Curator, Design Museum
+358 9 6220 5412
hanna.kapanen@designmuseum.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
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The Builders of the Future summer exhibition of the Design Museum will spread over to the Pavilion for a period of two days. Wednesday’s programme will feature an international seminar that sheds light on the themes of the exhibition and considers the significance of design in today’s Finnish society. The Builders of the Future exhibition focuses on the phenomena of Finnish history between 1947 and 1967. How did Finland rise from the economic plight following the war into an internationally significant design country? The seminar will explore and explain the exhibition’s themes.
More information:
www.designmuseum.fi
Jukka Savolainen
Director, Design Museum
+358 9 6220 5419
jukka.savolainen@designmuseum.fi
Hanna Kapanen
Educational Curator, Design Museum
+358 9 6220 5412
hanna.kapanen@designmuseum.fi
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
Facebook
Special programme for the Night of the Arts at the Pavilion. The programme will be confirmed at a later date.
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo will visit the Pavilion on five Fridays during the summer. The end of the week will feature design discussions and good music.
More information:
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
+358 9 6877 740
toimisto@ornamo.fi
www.ornamo.fi
The series of films will focus on the leading names in architecture and design and provide visions of modern-day metropolises. We might even see dreams and hopes of what future cities and living environments should be and nightmares about where we are heading.
More information:
Pekka Lanerva
Festival Director
+358 40 532 6204
pekka.lanerva@hiff.fi
www.hiff.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
Seat covers take over the city! In this project, children, young people and adults will take over public spaces with seat covers designed and produced in various learning groups. Passengers will also be provided with games created by student groups that suggest new types of activities for public spaces in order to positively affect passenger comfort.
The exhibition is open at the Design Museum from 29 August to 2 September 2012.
More information:
www.designmuseum.fi
Hanna Kapanen
Educational Curator, Design Museum
+358 9 6220 5412
hanna.kapanen@designmuseum.fi
Aila Svenskberg
Press Officer, Design Museum
+358 9 6220 5420
aila.svenskberg@designmuseum.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
Facebook
The Arkadia International Bookshop located in the Töölö district is a classic. The strength of its vast and diverse clientele can be best experienced at in-store events, which hinge on open discussion, exchange of opinions and interaction between people. The aim is to create an equally intimate but even more open city space will be created in the Pavilion! A concert will be held in addition to the discussion conducted in English.
More information:
Ian Bourgeot
Owner of Arkadia Bookshop
+358 40 532 7296
ian.bourgeot@arkadiabookshop.fi
www.arkadiabookshop.fi
Safety, health and the ability to perform day-to-day functions have a significant effect on the quality of life of senior citizens and how well they can handle living at home. The event will provide information on how to maintain and support these factors and aspects.
Well-being design refers to finding new everyday solutions and services to facilitate and enrich day-to-day life. At the event you will be able to test your abilities, take part in aerobics classes and workshops, listen to expert panels and familiarise yourself with solutions that facilitate living at home and improve safety.
More information:
Pia Kiviharju
Lecturer
+358 400816612
pia.kiviharju@laurea.fi
www.laurea.fi/wdc
The series of films will focus on the leading names in architecture and design and provide visions of modern-day metropolises. We might even see dreams and hopes of what future cities and living environments should be and nightmares about where we are heading.
More information:
Pekka Lanerva
Festival Director
+358 40 532 6204
pekka.lanerva@hiff.fi
www.hiff.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
What kinds of products help us make our way of life more sustainable? This event will highlight the best sustainable innovations from the selections of the Design District shops.
Product ideas will be collected via the Low Carbon Clubin Facebook group before the event and designers will be invited to participate.
More information:
Tuuli Kaskinen
Researcher, Demos Helsinki
Tel. +358 50 514 9752
tuuli.kaskinen@demos.fi
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo will visit the Pavilion on five Fridays during the summer. The end of the week will feature design discussions and good music.
More information:
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
+358 9 6877 740
toimisto@ornamo.fi
www.ornamo.fi
Tuunaamo will teach you how to repair old items, customise something boring into something wonderful and recycle materials for further use. At Tuunaamo you can sew, knit and weave as well as repair and refurbish old furniture, bicycles and home appliances. The aim is to support sustainable consumption by providing easy alternatives for the disposable culture.
More information:
Katja Hintikainen
Information Officer
+3588 44 335 3750
katja.hintikainen@dodo.org
dodo.org/sivut/tuunaamo
Serger Rally / Töölö Fashion Institute:
http://liisajokinen.com/toolo-fashion-institute/
The series of films will focus on the leading names in architecture and design and provide visions of modern-day metropolises. We might even see dreams and hopes of what future cities and living environments should be and nightmares about where we are heading.
More information:
Pekka Lanerva
Festival Director
+358 40 532 6204
pekka.lanerva@hiff.fi
www.hiff.fi
The reading groups that are held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in the reading corner of the Pavilion introduce you to a wide variety of subjects from topical publications to treasures from the archives of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
The workshops offer small projects for people of all ages, from young people to the young at heart.
On alternating weeks we practice origami with colourful paper and complete easy sewing projects such as purses, summer bags and accessories from fabric we decorate ourselves. The workshop projects take anywhere from five minutes to half an hour. The supervisors help with the work and you can take your creations home with you for free.
HEL/LO – Let’s Talk is a series of four events organised by The Finnish Institute in London and the British design and architecture publication Blueprint. Three of the events will be held in London and one in Helsinki. This dialogue between Helsinki and London will focus on openness and active agency in the cities and the directions design can take.
A more detailed programme will be published on 30 June at http://www.helloletstalk.fi.
More information:
Animaya Grant
Head of PR
The Finnish Institute in London
+44 20 7404 3309
animaya.grant@finnish-institute.org.uk
Lunch yoga! The Yoga Goes Pavilion sessions held each Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 introduce participants to various forms of yoga. The diverse offering includes side-splitting laughter yoga, dynamic flow yoga, cleansing detox yoga, and relaxing yin yoga. No prior experience is required.
More information:
Laura Janger-Laitio
050 3540082
laura@himajooga.com
http://himajooga.com/
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The British CLEAR VILLAGE brings its engaging design methods to Helsinki and the event organisers of Demos Helsinki and the Pavilion add their spices to the mix. Make Helsinki defines the open Helsinki of the future. The aim is to create spaces and concepts that retain the results of the Pavilion’s summer 2012 for the future.
In the third Make Helsinki workshop, the participants launch a cultural strike into an underutilised location in Helsinki. After the strike, the participants will return to the Pavilion to present their results and meet other people involved in the summer events.
More information:
www.demos.fi/makehelsinki
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo will visit the Pavilion on five Fridays during the summer. The end of the week will feature design discussions and good music.
More information:
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
+358 9 6877 740
toimisto@ornamo.fi
www.ornamo.fi
The series of films will focus on the leading names in architecture and design and provide visions of modern-day metropolises. We might even see dreams and hopes of what future cities and living environments should be and nightmares about where we are heading.
More information:
Pekka Lanerva
Festival Director
+358 40 532 6204
pekka.lanerva@hiff.fi
www.hiff.fi
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The Pavilion tastes like summer!
The Pavilion café follows the rhythm of the seasons. The café promises to deliver pure flavours out of the best ingredients of the given season – with respect and responsibility towards nature. The backyard of the Pavilion will host a little kitchen garden and all the wild herbs will be gathered from their natural growing spots. When the weather allows it one should ask the Pavilion cafe for a picnic basket and aim for the pier.
From the Pavilion push cart shop one can purchase World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 products.
In cooperation with
The Pavilion is realised by WDC Helsinki 2012 in collaboration with Aalto University, the Museum of Finnish Architeture, the Design Museum and UPM.
The Pavilion has been designed at Aalto University's Wood Program by Pyry-Pekka Kantonen & Markus Heinonen, Marko Hämäläinen, Janne Kivelä, Wilhelmiina Kosonen and Inka Saini, instructed by Pekka Heikkinen, Hannu Hirsi, Risto Huttunen, Mikko Paakkanen and Karola Sahi, project manager Ransu Helenius.
The terrace benches made from UPM ProFI in front of the Pavilion have been designed by Philip Tidwell from Aalto University.
All wood materials are by UPM and the following products have been used: UPM Strong, UPM WISA Twin, UPM WISA Birch, UPM Lamwood, UPM ProFi.
Pavilion's partners
The programme triangle's chair is Kuru, designed by Antti Kotilainen for Martela. The café serves freshly ground coffee by Paulig and soft drinks by Hartwall. The tableware is by Iittala.
The construction of the Pavilion and the manufacturing of the wood components is by STARA. Environmental management is by Lassila & Tikanoja.
The Pavilion's roof material is by VINK Finland, the paints by Tikkurila and the fire protection from Amcom Finland.
Sound and light by Eastway Sound & Lighting.
Café is run by Compagnie Mat. The E2 furniture manufactured from recycled elements in the café and reading corner are produced by Trash Design.
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