Art

News - Helsinki Product Design Finnish Design Unwrapped opens a series of 12 exhibitions at Design Gallery The exhibition entitled Finnish Design Unwrapped showcases the most interesting Finnish design of the moment through selected design objects and photos by...	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 - Vantaa Exhibitions 6 Scenes of Beauty 10/02/2012 The Vantaa Art Museum exhibition ‘6 Scenes of Beauty’ juxtaposes design and fine art in a new and intriguing way.	News - Helsinki Graphic design Visitor A Spanish design guru’s sketches and notes on display at Caisa Manuel Estrada, one of Spain’s most famous graphic designers, will open his exhibition A Juggler’s Notebooks on 9 January 2012 at 18:00 at the...	News - Web Product Design Active bidding for design treasures and child welfare support at Valio design auction In January 2012, Valio organised a unique design auction, inspired by milk cartoons. The entire profit of the event, over EUR 6,500, was donated without...
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.	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 - Helsinki Event Annantalo Arts Centre celebrates 60 years of Little Golden Books An exhibition opening in the Children’s Book Café, one of the venues for World Design Capital 2012 events, revives memories of much-loved...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Annantalo's Children's Book Café 23/01/2012 Both the décor and functions of Annantalo Café will be transformed into Finland’s first Book Café designed by children.	News - Helsinki Event Art goes Kapakka, the world’s best bar festival! Let the arts get under your skin! Helsinki’s best pubs, bars and restaurants will be buzzing as performers of all shapes and sizes take to the stage across...
News - Espoo Event Art handicraft is everyday design The Table is Set 2012 exhibition at the Hanasaari Cultural Centre displays Swedish utility ceramics.	News - Helsinki Event Art taking over City Hall lavatories Lavatories have, through the ages, inspired artistic creativity in people. To continue this fine tradition, seven Finnish contemporary artists are taking to...	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 - Helsinki Encounters At the same table 01/10/2012 We promote interaction between designers and artists. ’At the same table’ is an event promoting interaction between arts and design...	International events - Product Design Beijing Design Week 28/09/2011 Beijing Design Week is an international design event that promotes the development of the creative industry in Beijing. The aim is to use design to...
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.	Programme - Espoo Exhibitions BMW Art Cars 01/09/2012 Since 1975, BMW has been producing unique art cars known as BMW Art Cars. Designers of the new paintwork of the 17 cars in the BMW Art Car Collection include...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Bookies 03/04/2012 We will be examining the changing role of printed publications, which occupy the transitional space between art and design.	News - Helsinki Event Bookies investigates the changing roles of printed publications Bookies is a series of exhibitions and seminar discussions which contemplate the change and opportunities of printed publications that occupy the...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Boutique – Where Art Meets Fashion 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...
International events - Arts and Crafts Bringing arts and crafts together 04/05/2012 Finnish designers will be highly visible at this year's Eunique arts & crafts event.	News - Helsinki Art Bringing campus art to the public The University of Helsinki art collection, accumulated over the years, can now be seen at the University Museum Arppeanum.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Camouflage 15/06/2012 The interaction between contemporary art and design and the blurring of the lines between these fields is an integral part of the Camouflage exhibition.	International events - Art Arts and Crafts Cheongju International Craft Biennale 21/09/2011 The Cheongju International Craft Biennale is one of the largest events for fine crafts in the world. The biennale will be held in September-October this year...	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 Art City of stories in illustrations Opening in the Napa Gallery today, the Yellow City exhibition dives into the depths of the art of illustration.	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city City Sets – Discover the Design 01/04/2011 We will explore the multi-faceted city and its building blocks. City Sets - Discover the Design looks at the city as a stage where the settings are created...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Clay and Wood in the City 02/01/2012 We are looking for a more beautiful city. Clay and Wood in the City will turn the eyesores of the cityscape into pleasant locations. It will be a joint...	News - Helsinki Event Come work as an extra in a short film! Extras are now being sought for the shooting of the Underground short film, which is part of the WDC Helsinki programme. Send your application by 31 March to...	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban culture Construction of the City’s Living Room Progresses at Speed The builders’ dayglo safety vests glimmered in the spring sunshine as the roof of the Pavilion was put in place on its site between Design Museum...
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...	News - Vantaa Urban planning Event Culture and urban planning in Vantaa Hurry up, there’s still time to catch the action-packed Vantaa Urban Festival!	Columns - Peter MacKeith Dear Helsinki World Design Capital Visitor, 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...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Design Capital's market blocks fill with music on Saturday Music will be taking over the blocks near Senate Square on Saturday 24 September at the Soiva Kortteli (Musical Block) event jointly arranged by We Love...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Design Contest Builders of The Future 01/09/2011 We are building a creative future. In cooperation with Grafia, the Association of Professional Graphic Designers in Finland, and Ornamo, Finnish Association...
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 Your Own City and Urban Stage 11/11/2011 We will create a new look in areas surrounding youth houses, on fences in building sites, rug washing jetties, and in other locations where young people tend...	Programme - Year of events Designer`s street Lahti 03/09/2011 Our aim is to introduce designers’ work and activities.	Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions Designwindow 01/01/2012 In Vantaa, we meet at the Designwindow. Even a random visitor can quickly find the space located near the railroad station, with the WDC 2012 theme colours...	News - Helsinki Art Docpoint opening powered by coffee and outdoor films Cinematic experiences in unusual places will characterise the opening of the documentary festival.
News - Lahti Art Environment Ekolandia at Lahti Art Museum looks into the future through spaces The Ekolandia exhibition showcases Finnish design and fine art through spatial entities.	News - Helsinki Event Fashion illustrated A new exhibition at Design Gallery 12 delves into the world of fashion illustration.	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.	News - Helsinki Art Event Finnish Pavilions explore the building project of a nation with the help of waste material At the Kunsthalle Helsinki Studio, a large number of architectural pavilion models await the visitor. The Finnish Pavilions installation consisting of...	Programme - Other City Year of events Fiskars Design Village 2012 05/02/2012 Fiskars Design Village 2012 (FDV 2012) is the name given to a series of events organised throughout 2012, some in Fiskars Village and some in Helsinki.
News - Art Freedom, the world of dreams and design to meet in Hämeenlinna The Dreaming of Light exhibition will showcase Jukka Korpihete’s diverse production.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Galerie Forsblom 12/05/2012 Oiva Toikka: This time, 12 May – 3 June 2012	Programme - Helsinki Communications Genius loci. School of Economics: its architecture, design and art 16/01/2012 Aalto University School of Economics main building in Töölö, Helsinki, is an architectural marvel from the post-war reconstruction period.	News - Media and Communication Gloria Design showcases diverse design with style 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...	News - Helsinki Event Graduate Students Envision Future Helsinki Helsinki City Planning Department’s gallery and information centre Laituri puts on display Spacial Design diploma projects from the University of Art...
Programme - Espoo Exhibitions Hanasaari Designyear 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...	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 12 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 13 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 15 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 16 Here are some of our events taking place this week.
News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 17 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 19 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 20 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 21 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	Programme - Helsinki Communications Helsinki Beyond Dreams 15/04/2012 We explore how local cultures and creative use of urban space can make a difference.
News - Helsinki Urban culture Helsinki Beyond Dreams tells of a thriving city The right of public access is strongly applicable to urban spaces. The Helsinki Beyond Dreams book acts as a guide to the rebirth of the city culture.	International events - Urban culture Helsinki Days in St. Petersburg 05/10/2011 In October, the culture of Helsinki and Finland will be prominently displayed in St. Petersburg, which is the site of the annual Helsinki Days. Residents of...	News - Other City Media and Communication Helsinki residents get creative on television MTV3 channel and World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 recently organized a workshop where residents could design and create break bumpers for the TV station....	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city HELSINKI UNDERGROUND 01/11/2012 Dive under the surface of Helsinki's cityscape. Hel Underground maps, illustrates and listens to the spaces in underground Helsinki, its sewers, service...	News - Helsinki Event Helsinki-Vantaa to be an art and design airport The airport will become an art port through the opening of art and design presentation galleries for the benefit of its passengers. The exhibitions invite...
Programme - Helsinki Year of events HEL_FWRD/ Fashion Village 04/08/2012 We are showcasing Finnish fashion in a new, modern, fresh and inviting surrounding. HEL_FWRD/ Fashion Village gathers together the top Finnish fashion...	News - Helsinki Event HPB12 Festival celebrates the art of photography Helsinki Photography Biennial, HPB12, is a colourful festival of photography, which from the beginning of March will spread around the World Design Capital....	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.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Ice Cellar 01/01/2012 Our aim is to promote the visibility of and cooperation between actors in the creative sector. In the Ice Cellar, which will be opened in Helsinki’s...	News - Helsinki Art Event Illustrators of change Illustrators are at a junction with art and design. The wide gamut of the domain presents itself at the Helsinki Illustration Festival this weekend.
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...	News - Helsinki Event Introducing modern Turkish design This spring, the International Cultural Centre Caisa will be showcasing the works of contemporary Turkish designers.	News - Kauniainen Urban culture Art Kauniainen residents construct their own environmental artwork Next weekend, a community environmental artwork, Rhythm, will be planted in the garden city of Kauniainen. It will consist of more than 20,000 white and...	International events - Event La Biennale di Venezia 04/06/2011 Held for more than a century, the Venice Biennale has become one of the world’s most important showcases for contemporary art. This year Finland will...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Laboratory – Art Space for Now 10/02/2012 Laboratory is a gallery located in the creative heart of Helsinki. Run and curated with love by the Finnish photo agency Viewmasters, Laboratory offers...
News - Lahti Art Lahti's colour chart An exhibition at Muotohuoltamo is presenting the graphic interpretation of Lahti's colour chart by the city residents.	News - Other City Food Learn about the design of food at the Fiskars Granary The "Taste & Form" exhibition will display objects and spaces related to food culture.	Programme - Vantaa Transforming the city Leinelä roundabout's "Locals" 01/06/2012 We study the role of art in town planning and building. The roundabouts which are significant in Leinelä’s new residential area, located along the...	News - Helsinki Art Light to permeate wintry Helsinki The Season of Light city event, from December 31, 2010 through January 9, 2011, will liven up the darkest time of the year in Helsinki, as light art...	News - Helsinki Event Product Design MoA’12 – designing the future Opening today, in Jätkäsaari's Rantamakasiini L3 building, Masters of Aalto (MoA’12) is an exhibition showcasing the theses, diploma...
News - Lahti Urban culture Muotohuoltamo Centre seeks exhibitors Lahti Muotohuoltamo Centre (previously Design Station), the Design Capital 2012 meeting place in Lahti, is taking in applications for potential exhibitions...	Programme - Kauniainen Transforming the city MY WORDS - Dynamic facade illumination of Kauniainen City Hall 01/01/2012 We plan to make our cities brighter. The communal art illumination of Kauniainen City Hall and its park will be initiated in 2012. The aim is to create...	News - Web Architecture New Helsinki Architecture in Virka Virtual Gallery The photo exhibition by Jussi Tiainen consists of 75 photos of buildings in Helsinki that represent new architecture. The photos cover a span of about ten...	News - Helsinki Art Event New York artist Ghost to exhibit in Suvilahti MAKE YOUR MARK gallery will be hosting the iconic street artist known as “Ghost”.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Art Night of the Arts fills the city with togetherness and inspiration 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.
News - Helsinki Event Organisers Wrapped Up Design Week Upbeat Helsinki Design Week’s Director Kari Korkman reflects on the week, which offered new insight into design under the theme Do Touch!	News - Helsinki Art Event Photograph Laboratory opens its doors in Helsinki On Friday in the centre of Helsinki, right next to Design Forum Finland, a temporary exhibition facility called Laboratory is opening.	News - Helsinki Art Playing with glass One of the legends of Finnish glass, Oiva Toikka is still driven by a genuine passion for exploring new techniques. Toikka's new glassworks can be seen...	Programme - Lahti Exhibitions PYHÄNIEMI 2012 29/06/2012 We will explore the fields of design and visual arts as well as what lies between the two. An exhibition will be set up in the grounds of Pyhäniemi...	News - Espoo Event Resilient Finns in the WeeGee lobby An exhibition opening in Espoo on National Veterans' Day documents life on the home and war fronts.
Programme - Kauniainen Transforming the city Rhythm 30/09/2011 Environmental art is one of the ways of improving our towns and cities. In spring 2012, the garden city of Kauniainen will bloom with the environmental...	Programme - Year of events Rocking Chair Get-Together 30/06/2012 We introduce people to rocking chairs’ many forms. This series of events organised by Miia Liesegang consists of a design competition, an event open to...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Shapeshift 29/04/2012 Shapeshift is a three-part thematic whole, commissioned by Sinne.	Programme - Kauniainen Transforming the city SNOW PARKS 2012 15/12/2011 We are creating open, innovative, practical design in accordance with sustainable development - from snow. SNOW PARKS 2012 is there to be utilised and fully...	News - Helsinki Event Strong head, throbbing heart Virka Gallery is holding an exhibition to celebrate Helsinki's 200-year anniversary as the capital of Finland.
International events - Art Event Tapio Wirkkala - Sculptor 18/02/2012 Tapio Wirkkala (1915 – 1985) is one of the internationally best-known Finns. Through his prolitic production of sculptures and design objects, Wirkkala...	News - Helsinki Urban culture The book Hooray for Helsinki! Our Very Own City launched during a tram journey Hooray for Helsinki! Our Very Own city is a fully illustrated, colourful and extensive picture book produced to celebrate the commencement of WDC...	International events - Art Event The Essence of Finnish Design and Culture 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...	News - Helsinki Event The latest in Köln im Studio's exhibition series ‘Liminal’ illustrating the maze of a design process ‘Punctuation mark’ is an exhibition that showcases the ceramic and crystal works of two acclaimed Finnish designers, Sami Ruotsalainen and Mari...	News - Helsinki Art The Night of the Arts on 21 August This is the night when Helsinki never sleeps. The August night on Friday, 21 August, will be filled with events and experiences of all shapes and sizes...
News - Helsinki Urban culture The Pavilion has opened! This weekend we celebrate the opening of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012's new living room – come and party with us!	Programme - Helsinki Year of events The Secret Lightgardens 23/11/2012 We introduce ideas and dreams for the role urban spaces and architecture play in urban everyday life. The experience-based illuminating event, the Secret...	Programme - Espoo Exhibitions The WeeGee Exhibition Centre 2012 02/01/2012 Exhibition Centre WeeGee is located in Tapiola, Espoo. Our programme includes several projects by Exhibition Centre WeeGee and its museums: Design Espoo!,...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Tomás Saraceno 18/08/2012 Tomás Saraceno, today’s hottest name in the international art world, weaves with an open-mind influences from technology, space research and...	News - Helsinki Fashion Top fashion and new abilities come together 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.
News - Vantaa Art Touchscreen Access to Beauty The Vantaa Art Museum has extended its exhibition “6 Scenes of Beauty” to Helsinki Airport and the Tikkurila Design Window.	News - Vantaa Art Event Vantaa Art Museum offers 6 stories about beauty The 6 Scenes of Beauty exhibition opening at the Vantaa Art Museum on Friday 10 February is one of the main exhibitions of Vantaa during WDC Helsinki 2012....	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Virka Gallery 25/01/2012 Virka Gallery, which is open to all city residents and tourists, puts on exhibitions, events and films at Helsinki City Hall. The exhibitions focus on...	Programme - Lahti Rethinking design Visual Surroundings in Elder Peoples Care Homes and Hospitals 01/11/2011 The project will develop environments that improve the quality of life and increase stimuli in care homes and hospitals for the elderly in Lahti....	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Welcome to the Pavilion! Completed on the plot between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum, the Pavilion will be welcoming everyone throughout the summer from...
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.	News - Helsinki Urban culture World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion offers open programme for everyone for 105 summer days The World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion opening in the centre of Helsinki for the summer months will be a meeting place open to everyone.	News - Other City Product Design Yle Teema treats viewers to a design marathon aired on Sunday evenings 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...