Fashion

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The works of the shared Nordic exhibition give visitors the opportunity to broaden their view of Scandinavian design.
10/02/2012
The Vantaa Art Museum exhibition ‘6 Scenes of Beauty’ juxtaposes design and fine art in a new and intriguing way.
01/12/2011
We shall examine the importance of work uniforms for the employee as well as the customer. This Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto (HOK-Elanto) WDC Helsinki...
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The Helsinki Fashion Summit will place emphasis on how fashion is cross-disciplinary, and challenge us to think about Northern design from a business...
17/08/2012
An exhibition combining fashion, art, dance and music called Boutique will be taking over the Amos Anderson art museum in late summer. Curated by Annamari V...
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Performers are now being sought for Lasipalatsi Design Markets, which will fill Lasipalatsi square in August - apply now to be part of it!
Imagine a seashore city, a harbor city, a city of lapping water, a city of cawing seagulls, a city frozen in winter ice, bathed in summer currents, a city of...
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We have collected a range of successful classic and future products for the Design Capital. The designers of the products vary from promising talents to...
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During the Late Night Shopping events the basement shops in the Design District Helsinki will be open at least until 9 pm. In addition to special offers, the...
07/06/2012
We invite both visitors and those living in the city to acquaint themselves with the work of the entrepreneurs and designers of the design district and to...
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ÖÖ – was it a dream? is a programme of events that introduces the best of Nordic and Estonian design – and recreates the atmosphere of...
04/01/2012
The Design Gallery 12 series of exhibitions and events at the Design Museum Gallery highlights the current themes and phenomena of Finnish and international...
09/01/2012
The International Cultural Centre Caisa is a unit of the City of Helsinki Cultural Office. Its task is to promote good ethnic relations in Helsinki, support...
15/02/2012
The exhibition reveals the visual imagery of films shot in Helsinki between the 1930s and the 1960s.
10/01/2012
We generate design discussion. Design Forum Finland will organise a series of mini seminars which will discuss the relationship between service design and a...
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Turku Design Festival is packed full with interesting cultural events and design-related experiences, with everything from graffiti shows to a delicious...
22/03/2012
DesignMarch is Iceland’s most important annual design event.
06/09/2012
Mini world design exhibition at Suvilahti
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The Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing Design and the Department of Marketing bring together students from different disciplines for the first time at...
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Nopsa Fashion Library service allows customers to hire dazzling outfits against a reasonable monthly fee.  The concept has been a hit in Stockholm,...
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A new exhibition at Design Gallery 12 delves into the world of fashion illustration.
03/10/2011
The Fin Noir exhibition will present modern Finnish fashion trends in conjunction with the Paris Fashion Week in September 2011. The exhibition will...
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A major Finnish fashion show event, the Finnish Catwalk, will bring together fashion lovers and professionals on Friday, 27 January 2012 at the Old...
01/06/2012
We are livening up market trade and creating new conditions for finding Finnish products. Finnish Design Market is a special area to be opened at the...
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A festival of fashion and photography in the south of France saw young Finnish designers take a podium spot.
11/07/2012
Where is Nordic design heading to? International success spanning half a decade challenges and changes traditions.
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The new Gloria Design magazine enjoys a spot of lunch in Helsinki's hidden backrooms, examines the intricacies of design and captures the everyday lives...
01/09/2012
Gloria Fashion Show is a highly popular fashion show, to be organised for the ninth time. In 2012, the theme of the show will be design in its many forms.
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Helsinki City Planning Department’s gallery and information centre Laituri puts on display Spacial Design diploma projects from the University of Art...
19/01/2012
The design year of the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre consists of exhibitions and public seminars, which are open to everyone. The Hanasaari...
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Here are some of our events taking place this week.
17/10/2011
Hel Looks - Street Styles from Helsinki will present Helsinki fashion trends in the Belgian fashion capital of Antwerp. The exhibition and event package...
09/09/2011
The design capital is having a pre-party at Helsinki Design Week! To find out about the events, visit the event websites. To join the fun, attend the event!
06/09/2012
Helsinki Design Week 2012 brings together the international design community and local artists.
24/05/2012
We will gather together influential people from the fashion industry, media representatives, designers and experts from the Nordic countries and elsewhere....
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The Hel Looks – street fashion from Helsinki – exhibition is on display at the Designcenter De Winkelhaak in Antwerp, Belgium from 14 October to...
26/10/2011
This year Hirameki Design X Finland introduces stories of Love Communication told by Finnish designers, together with Isetan, one of the most remarkable...
In the beginning of December I joined the Finnish delegation that was heading towards Seoul.
01/08/2012
The Lasipalatsi Design Markets & Fashion Film Festival is to be organised in August at the Lasipalatsi Square and the Bio Rex cinema.
15/12/2011
In cooperation with the Milli Reasürans gallery and Istanbul Technical University’s Department of Industrial Product Design, the Finnish Embassy...
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In cooperation with the Milli Reasürans gallery and Istanbul Technical University’s Department of Industrial Product Design, the Finnish Embassy...
31/01/2012
Marimekko Village which is illustrated at different venues around Helsinki will focus on the emotional quality of life. In 1962, Ms Armi Ratia defined her...
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What could be a better time for realizing the plans of a Finnish design visionary than the year of the World Design Capital?
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Song, dance and gorgeous national costumes at a park picnic.
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Next spring will see the publication of a new magazine, Gloria Design, which will widely broach design issues not only in its content but also in its own...
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Designing of work uniforms poses its own challenges: heavy-duty use requires much from the materials to be used, the many different body shapes and diverse...
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Held on Friday 26 August as part of the Helsinki Festival, the Night of the Arts offers free activities all over the city – also including design. 
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Dresses and toys, corsets and home textiles, garters and divans – on the first of April, the Cable Factory will be converted into a real treasure trove...
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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...
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Helsinki Design Week’s Director Kari Korkman reflects on the week, which offered new insight into design under the theme Do Touch!
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Many people are in sweat in the weeks before Christmas over what to buy for the family and friends. Personal, ecological and fun design gifts are available...
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Fashion Brunch, which will be held on 8-9 October 2011 in the downtown area of the Design Capital, is an opportunity to enjoy great food and fashion shows....
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The Cellar to Catwalk recycled fashion show will present repurposed clothes and accessories at the Climateinfo point of the World Design Capital.
30/01/2012
Welcome to Saint-Étienne, the official Unesco City of Design! Institut français de Finlande and Saint-Étienne’s Cité du...
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.
01/04/2012
SSAW is a fashion magazine that introduces the best of Finnish fashion in an international context.
My favourite cities are Helsinki, Reykjavik and Tokyo. These cities have the best street styles: the most personal dressers, the most colourful clothes, the...
07/04/2012
The Essence of Finnish Design and Culture exhibition will tour five selected Japanese museums during WDC Helsinki 2012, presenting a broad spectrum of...
15/06/2012
How does Karelian culture transfer its national visual language to future generations? We will introduce Karelian culture’s influences on modern design...
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The Helsinki Fashion Summit gathers together fashion gurus and enthusiasts. The final touch to the seminar will be a fashion show of upcoming Nordic brands.
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High quality Finnish fashion worn by City of Helsinki Tourist & Convention Bureau and Event Office workers attracts attention.
03/09/2011
We are learning to discover new ways of using trash and rejected items. Pimping s means learning sustainable development and new design concepts: a single...
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Forum Shopping Centre in central Helsinki will hold its first Turku Design Fair from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 November 2011. It will be an extensive...
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The best way to see city sights in the summer is on foot. Helsinki has catered to design enthusiasts for several years now by arranging the Helsinki Design...
24/01/2012
World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 will participate in the Helsinki EU Office event in the European Union’s capital, Brussels.
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...
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Finnish design is a world-renowned concept, which is above all based on the products and objets d'art of past Finnish designers. But what happens when a...
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Thanks to Teema's back-to-back airings of up to three design-related quality programmes, those interested in design can now top off their weekends by...