International

News - International Competition Innovative design to aid aging population sought through European Design Award 2011 competition The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has launched a design competition, EESC Design Eleven – 2011 European Design Award For A Sustainable...	News - Helsinki Arts and Crafts Event "Nordic Masters" exhibition at the Nordic Culture Point The works of the shared Nordic exhibition give visitors the opportunity to broaden their view of Scandinavian design.	Programme - Helsinki Encounters 2012 IFME World Congress on Municipal Engineering 04/06/2012 We will be discussing ang developing sustainability in the cities. IFME World Congress brings every three years together the global community of municipal...	Blogs - Off to Milan! A well-designed journey from Travemünde to Milan A well-constructed road network and well-maintained roads mean it is possible to get quite far in Europe during a weekend.	Programme - International Rethinking design AH-DEsign Accessible and Sustainable Design 01/09/2011 Are you interested in design incorporating the principles of sustainable development, dialogue between different generations or public involvement in a...
Columns - Andreas Schmidl Alvar Aalto and Hans Arp – Two men and their manifest of the naive form It may not appear as huge surprise that both men were continuously experimenting with form and composition.	Blogs - Off to Milan! An electric vibe By Tuesday, downtown Milan is brimming with energy and crowds, with design shops and showrooms drawing people in from the swarming streets.	News - Helsinki Fashion Event An ode to fashion The Helsinki Fashion Summit will place emphasis on how fashion is cross-disciplinary, and challenge us to think about Northern design from a business...	News - International Competition Architect! Join us in choosing the building of the year The architectural publication ArchDaily extends an invitation to choose the best building of 2011 to professionals in the industry.	Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions Artport Gallery 16/02/2012 We are bringing WDC Helsinki 2012 to the airport, as well. During 2012, Helsinki Airport will host several different galleries that form the Artport Gallery.
Programme - International Rethinking design Base of the Pyramid (BoP) 01/09/2010 We promote the onset of sustainable and user-oriented innovations suitable for emerging markets. BoP, “Base of the Pyramid”, as a concept...	News - Helsinki Architecture Event Berlin-based architect to open discussion on self-initiated building What will city life be like in 2020? Kristien Ring, a specialist in self-initiated building, will be challenging residents to consider alternative modes of...	News - Helsinki Education Arts and Sciences Partnership Better living through design Aalto University combines its skills in the fields of art, economy and technology to create better living environments.	Blogs - Off to Milan! Bye-bye Helsinki! We’ve got 27 hours to find out more about design traditions on freight ships while sailing with Finnlines.	News - International Graphic design Economy and Industry Chilean design students win 2011 World Industrial Design Day poster competition The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), which is behind the nomination of Helsinki as World Design Capital, is proud to announce...
Programme - Helsinki Encounters Cities for All Helsinki conference 24/05/2012 Accessibility is a matter of design. The international expert conference provides an opportunity for the distribution and dissemination of examples related...	News - International Competition City of Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014 Cape Town will be World Design Capital in 2014. The appointment was announced on Wednesday 26 October 2011 at the International Design Alliance Congress,...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Art City of Helsinki receives the concept and development study for a potential Guggenheim museum in Helsinki Report Proposes Location, Purpose, Financing and Governance of a Museum and Recommends Moving Forward with an Architectural Competition.	News - Helsinki Urban planning City planners from Berlin and Helsinki meet Helsinki made a splash in Berlin in spring 2008 through the HelsinkKissBerlin programme of events. One of the events was a city planning seminar between...	Programme - International Rethinking design Club of Helsinki 01/09/2011 We are developing a more sustainable world. Club of Helsinki offers possibilities to expand the lifespan of products in accordance with the principles of...
Programme - Rethinking design Co-design with PROUD 28/06/2011 Through design, we seek new innovations, competitiveness and sustainable solutions. In Co-design with PROUD (People, Researchers and Organisations Using...	News - International Competition Community Cooker cleans rubbish-filled streets and produces energy A Kenyan invention which was awarded the first World Impact Prize will ensure cleaner streets, hot water and an important meeting place for the residents of...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Competition Competition period for the Bullhorn - Cembrit Design Competition to end soon The participation period for the Bullhorn Design Competition focusing on the improvement of comfort and convenience of everyday travel will end on 15 January...	News - Helsinki Architecture Contemporary Finnish architecture far away from home – the exhibition begins! The Museum of Finnish Architecture exhibition Seven Connections takes a look at Finnish architecture around the world beginning on 11 January. A video...	Blogs - Off to Milan! Cucina Povera the Finnish way Wednesday, our big day, started with rain. At 9pm, the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 media and stakeholder event dubbed “Cucina Povera” was...
Programme - Helsinki Encounters Cumulus Helsinki Conference – Northern World Mandate 23/05/2012 The Cumulus conference, hosted by the Aalto university School of Arts, Design and Architecture, brings together the art universities of the world. The...	News - Helsinki Graphic design Design a stamp for the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012! Future City is the theme of the stamp design competition organized by Itella Posti Oy/the Itella Philatelic Center. The competition is part of the World...	News - International Design Capital prominent this week in New York World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 is getting ready for next year through promotional events in New York 21-28 October 2011.	News - International Urban planning Technology Design capital statistics made understandable in Amsterdam The PICNIC Festival being held in Amsterdam in September is built around the urban future, and explores that theme from the angles of sustainable development...	News - Helsinki Event Design dreams and night-time fun ÖÖ – was it a dream? is a programme of events that introduces the best of Nordic and Estonian design – and recreates the atmosphere of...
Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Design led Innovations for active ageing 01/01/2012 We are seeking solutions to support the active life and independent housing of the aged in Helsinki and other European cities.	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Design Round Table 2012 - Meeting for Design Experts 08/06/2012 We are gathering design experts, movers and shakers from Finland, the Nordic countries and Estonia for a day’s discussions around the same table. The...	News - International Graphic design Designer Awards ´08 Association of professional graphic designers Grafia and Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo award annually six distinguished designers. The criteria...	News - Helsinki Economy and Industry Designing a good life A design leadership conference organised on 25–26 April at Wanha Satama in Helsinki will bring together top experts in the design industry to discuss...	News - International Urban planning DMY Festival deadline extended The dealine for applications fo the DMY Festival in Berlin has been extended. The theme country for the festival is...
Blogs - Imu Elina and Krista take Dublin Last weekend Krista and I travelled to Dublin on official World Design Capital business.	Programme - Helsinki Encounters EPISIS Conference 04/06/2012 The EPISIS project promotes the development of service innovations with pan-European cooperation. Partners from England, Sweden, Germany and Denmark are...	News - International Education Arts and Sciences Fashion and Marketing Meet at Aalto The Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing Design and the Department of Marketing bring together students from different disciplines for the first time at...	News - International Architecture Finnish architecture for China! The largest architectural event in China, ‘Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale for Urbanism and Architecture’ is now being organised for the 7th...	News - International Event Finnish design on display in Dutch Design Week Ten internationally successful Finnish illustrators are taking part in one of Holland’s largest design events in Eindhoven from 22 to 30 October 2011....
News - International Education Arts and Sciences Finnish design presented extensively at DMY festival in Berlin June 1-5, 2011 Finland is the theme country of the largest design event in Germany, DMY International Design Festival, held in Berlin in June 2011.	News - International Event Finnish design showcased in Japan Finnish design has been on display at the International Ceramics Festival ’11 in Mino, Japan from 16 September to 23 October. The event lasting more...	News - Other City Competition Fashion Finnish fashion wins in Hyères, France A festival of fashion and photography in the south of France saw young Finnish designers take a podium spot.	Programme - International Communications Future City 03/02/2011 The Future City depicts our living environment as it could possibly be in the future. Stamps made from the winners of the Future City stamp design...	News - International Graphic design Future City stamp design competition continues to invite contributions A stamp design competition organized by Itella Posti Oy/Itella Philatelic Center, and part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 programme, has received...
Programme - International Rethinking design Grapho Learning Initiative (GLI) 01/01/2012 We will design learning environments, make learning to read easier and help make the world a more equal place to live in. Grapho Learning Initiative (GLI)...	News - Helsinki Competition Visitor Helsinki South Harbour – Open International Ideas Competition exhibition to end at Laituri There is still time to visit the Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri to view and comment on the Helsinki South Harbour exhibition put together by using...	News - International Event Helsinki street fashion on display in Belgium The Hel Looks – street fashion from Helsinki – exhibition is on display at the Designcenter De Winkelhaak in Antwerp, Belgium from 14 October to...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Helsinki Summer School 22/06/2012 Helsinki Summer School celebrates the World Design Capital 2012 by offering high quality academics on design combined with a wide range of cultural and...	News - Helsinki Art Human meets animal at Laboratory Photographer-artist Perttu Saksa is examining the boundaries between culture and nature at Erottajankatu's Laboratory Gallery.
Columns - Laura Sarvilinna In search of Korean design. In the beginning of December I joined the Finnish delegation that was heading towards Seoul.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions INDEX: Award Exhibition 10/05/2012 Today, a widening field of designers and manufacturers is turning inspiration, skills and industrial capabilities to issues of improving life – both in...	News - Helsinki Event Product Design INDEX: Award Exhibition – an open-air exhibition highlighting significant design Danish design organisation INDEX: is taking to the street on Keskuskatu, Helsinki, with design that has the capacity to improve people's lives all across...	Programme - International Exhibitions INDEX: Design to Improve Life 28/03/2011 The City of Helsinki has launched a partnership with the Danish organisation INDEX: to improve quality of life through design. INDEX: is a non-profit...	News - International Environment Influencing our environment through design In October, we publicised several WDC 2012 projects on the topic of the environment as part of our programme. Most of these are located in the region of the...
Programme - Helsinki Year of events KONE People Flow Day 01/10/2012 Our travel requires planning. The 3rd KONE People Flow Day event is to be organised in October 2012, with design as its theme.	Programme - Lahti Encounters Lahti: Feeling for Wood 04/09/2012 We offer a perspective on wood architecture. Lahti: Feeling for Wood is an international forum for wood architecture and design in wood, and is to be...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Lapin Kulta Events 01/01/2012 We are combining design, food, drink and nature into a new, even surprising, experience. The unique Lapin Kulta Events are part of Lapin Kulta's Design...	Programme - International Rethinking design M/S Viking Grace 28/09/2011 We are designing new means of transport. The new passenger ship of our main partner Viking Line is currently being built in Turku at the STX Finland OY...	News - International Fashion Event Marimekko exhibition on show in Istanbul In cooperation with the Milli Reasürans gallery and Istanbul Technical University’s Department of Industrial Product Design, the Finnish Embassy...
News - International Interior and furniture design Martela announces winner of Inspiring Office competition The Inspiring Office competition, part of Martela’s Design Awards 2011, sought a novel, creative and inspiring work space. The competition was open...	Programme - International Year of events Martela Inspiring Spaces Design Award 31/08/2010 The Inspiring Spaces competition, part of Martela’s Design Awards 2011, sought ideas for a novel, creative and inspiring workspace. The competition was...	News - Helsinki Competition Martela launches competition for inspiring office Finnish furniture and interior solutions company Martela seeks concepts for a new type of creative and inspiring office in a new Inspiring Spaces competition...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design NatureGate 01/10/2011 We are making nature more visible and comprehensible, and this way increasing the appreciation of nature. Through the NatureGate online service, users can...	News - International Interior and furniture design Product Design New Finnish design showcased in New York Starting on Thursday, May 12, new designs by a select group of young Finnish designers will be on display in New York’s trendy Meatpacking District in...
Programme - Lahti Encounters Nordic Architecture and Design Workshop 05/09/2012 The Nordic Architecture and Design Workshop in Lahti will examine the land areas located centrally in the city and vacated following the cessation of...	News - Helsinki Product Design Northern Line Northern Line, a review of eight designers born in Finland but working abroad. Common to all are the cultural differences they have encountered during the...	News - Helsinki Event Product Design Open Studios: Window to Helsinki’s Design Culture Open Studios is one of the core programmes of Helsinki Design Week. Designers open their studios to the public for a glimpse of the creative processes...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Food Pop Up Your Own Dream Restaurant On a sunny Saturday last May the streets of Helsinki were filled with wandering, curious and smiling people. Their eyes were turned upward towards windows,...	News - Helsinki Food Event Restaurant Day is here again! The city will once again be filled by pop-up restaurants tomorrow, on Saturday, as the popular Restaurant Day is celebrating its first anniversary.
Blogs - Off to Milan! Returning from one design city to another: Milan – Helsinki After our own World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 media and stakeholder event on Wednesday evening, it's time to return home via Travemunde on a freighter...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Snøhetta: architecture – landscape – interior 10/10/2012 Renowned for its innovative, eco-conscious work, the award-winning Oslo- and New York-based architectural firm Snøhetta is featured in a multi-faceted...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters spACE 16/09/2012 Promoting the utilisation of design and the growth of design ideas. spACE is especially designed for Aalto University students and start up companies.	Columns - Liisa Jokinen Style capital My favourite cities are Helsinki, Reykjavik and Tokyo. These cities have the best street styles: the most personal dressers, the most colourful clothes, the...	Programme - Vantaa Encounters Suburban Design – Future of post-war neighbourhoods 12/09/2012 We’re focusing on the development of the suburbs. The multiprofessional planning seminar Suburban Design approaches the functional development of...
News - Vantaa Competition The best European airport for connections is in Finland! The British lifestyle magazine Monocle assessed the good connections at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to be the best in Europe.	News - Helsinki Event The French-Finnish Chamber of Commerce and Industry's seminar encouraging businesses to get inspired by design The upcoming Business Forum, an event that challenges business people to find new ways of doing and seeing things, will be focusing on the importance of...	News - International Graphic design The new logo of IDA Congress merges continents The new visual identity of the International Design Alliance (IDA) reflects international presence and cooperation.	News - Lahti Event The World Design Capital gala to be organised on Thursday evening in Lahti Our most important international event for the start of the year, the World Design Capital gala, will be organised on Thursday evening 2 February at Sibelius...	Programme - Web Communications WDC 2012 Mobile App 04/01/2012 We are bringing design to smartphones and to take with you. When you want to know what is going on in WDC Helsinki 2012 and where the different forms of...
News - Helsinki Art Event Where are you heading, print? The Bookies seminar debates the outlook of independent printed art publication, and declares the love of books.	Columns - Tyyne Pennanen Why become successful? In the picture that goes with this column I am wearing a Samuji dress. Samuji is a few years old Finnish fashion brand designed by Samu-Jussi Koski who...	News - Other City Event Environment Wonderwater illustrates the water footprint of food For Finns, limited access to drinking water seems like an unfamiliar and distant problem. However, on a global scale only 1% of water is drinkable and...	News - International Competition World Design Capital 2014 Shortlisted Cities Announced Following deliberations on 9 June 2011, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) has the pleasure to announce on behalf of the...	Programme - Lahti Encounters World Design Capital Gala 02/02/2012 World Design Capital Gala brings together three important design and architecture prizes: the World Design Impact Prize, to be awarded for the first time by...
News - International Event World Design Capital presents Finnish design at the Milan Design Week The World Design Capital is heavily involved in the Milan Design Week, and at the same time, promotes the visibility of the field of Finnish design. The...	News - Helsinki Product Design Young Finnish design takes over the stands This year, you can support the Finnish ice hockey Lions with design products.