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Blogs - 925 A more open and fun world A requirement for openness has slipped into organisations and leadership culture. Old thinking where hidden information provided power has to give way to the...	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 - Helsinki Encounters Aalto Camp for Societal Innovation ACSI 07/08/2012 Aalto Camp for Societal Innovation ACSI brings together field experts, researchers, entrepreneurs, students and artists from all over the world to co-create...	News - Espoo Event Aalto University gala showcasing future products This year's Product Design Gala will focus on user-driven and sustainable design.	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...	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.	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.
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 Transforming the city Cityshops 01/01/2012 We promote the operational preconditions of city shops. The aim is to develop and ensure that diverse shopping options and commercial services remain in the...	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...
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...	News - Economy and Industry Design Into Profit Tekes and Design Foundation Finland have launched a Design Into Profit initiative to promote design and design expertise in Finnish SMEs. By focusing on...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Design into profit - Promotion of design know-how 01/09/2011 We promote the competitiveness of SMEs by encouraging them to use design skills in the development of their business operations.	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Design Thinking Pilots 01/09/2011 We examine future service models and what they will be like. Design Thinking Pilots looks for solutions which increase companies’ levels of innovation...	Programme - Lahti Rethinking design Designers’ Village 01/09/2011 We are promoting wood construction and wood architecture. Designers’ Village is an innovation park and a testing ground for wood construction. Its...
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...	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Designing for New Realities -seminar 06/03/2012 A world that is becoming ever more unpredictable touches us all. Things happening on the other side of the globe affect our everyday life. At the same...	News - Web Economy and Industry Enabling the business world to recognise the importance of design Design ROI, a joint project of Finnish design agencies, is developing a model for measuring the benefits of design to businesses. The Finnish Design Business...	News - Espoo Architecture Environmentally friendly wooden construction progresses In Nuuksio, Espoo, the Nature Centre Haltia is currently under construction. It represents a new kind of ecological and economical use of wood.	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.
Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Helsinki Design Lab 01/01/2012 States, the public sector and large organisations encounter a world in which it is increasingly hard to work in a sustainable manner. Problems tend to be...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions HI Design 2012 08/06/2012 Displaying the multi-faceted nature of design. A number of Finnish companies within the technological industry make extensive use of design in product...	News - Helsinki Event HI Design 2012 to take over Helsinki's Cable Factory this summer This summer an unprecedented exhibition on the industrial design of Finnish companies will be on display in the Merikaapelihalli in Helsinki's Cable...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Home 12/10/2012 The Home exhibition explores ideals related to home during different eras, and examples from Finland and abroad highlight how the homely milieu has been...	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 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...	Columns - Mikko Heikkinen More design. Oh no! The French architect couple Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal were asked to make improvements to a small piazza in the working class quarters of Bordeaux...	News - Lahti Urban planning Economy and Industry Muotohuoltamo Centre is a new meeting place in Lahti Helsinki is World Design Capital 2012 together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti. The central meeting place of the WDC Helsinki 2012...	Programme - Lahti Year of events OLO.MUOTO 14/11/2012 The special international design industry event OLO.MUOTO will be organised for the third time from 14 to 16 November 2012. The event will focus on young...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Open Forum 27/01/2012 Our aim is to promote the creation and growth of new business activities. The intense breakfast seminars will bring together active players in the Helsinki...
Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions People Made: Design Exhibition by Nokia 08/06/2012 ‘People Made’, an exhibition on Nokia design, looks across more than 20 years of Nokia product making and explores how Nokia Design has been...	International events - Education Arts and Sciences Event PICNIC 2011 14/09/2011 The PICNIC Festival is an annual 3-day event that breaks down the barriers between creativity, science, technology and business and explores new, creative...	Programme - Espoo Encounters Product Design Gala 27/04/2012 Final results of the interdisciplinary Product Development Project course are featured to the public. The Product Design Gala is the annual event celebrating...	Programme - Lahti Rethinking design Ready Steady GO! Finland 01/01/2012 We’re colliding design with exercise. Ready Steady Go! Finland creates an activity model that aims at improving competitiveness and promoting co-...	Programme - Espoo Exhibitions Responsible design – Series of Exhibitions and Events 01/02/2012 How can design improve the world? Finnish design professionals have created innovative operating models to support the activities of local organisations in...
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 - Other City Encounters Road Show of Design 01/01/2012 We will challenge industrial companies and Finland’s leading design agencies into a discussion on how companies could create competitive edge by...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Single Contact Point for Business Services 18/08/2009 We are developing public services in order to make them more customer-friendly. Single Contact Point for Business Services will combine and develop ‘...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Social Enterprise Living Lab 01/10/2011 Social enterprises taking social, financial and ecological responsibility will participate in solving the major challenges of our time through the means of...	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.
Programme - Other City Rethinking design SYMBIO Living Lab – Young creative entrepreneurs 01/09/2009 We bring dispersed players together, promote innovation, and offer young people experience in entrepreneurship. SYMBIO Living Lab is an open development...	Blogs - 925 The era of confrontation is over! I am not writing about the Presidential election now, or about any other elections, not even about politics.	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 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 - Lahti Economy and Industry Product Design The Lahti Muotohuoltamo Centre TRACK exhibition introduces local design The Lahti region is one of the most significant design centres in Finland. The TRACK to Industrial Design exhibition series will introduce the...
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.	Programme - Lahti Exhibitions TRACK to Industrial Design 01/02/2012 We showcase local design skills. Industrial companies in Lahti are implementing internationally awarded and competitive industrial design. The TRACK to...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Transformation: Towards a sustainable future 06/06/2012 The home you choose may be the most important ecological decision you ever make. The built environment has been calculated as accounting for up to 60%...	News - Helsinki Public administration Wanted: a designer for Finnish wellbeing The City of Helsinki and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra are looking for a strategic designer to fill a position to be established in the city’s...	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...
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...	Columns - Pekka Timonen World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 looking for permanent changes The functionality of the society can be greatly impacted through design, but the available options have not yet been used sufficiently.	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...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters World Student Capital 2012 01/11/2011 The objective of World Student Capital (WSC) is to create the metropolitan area into a truly attractive metropolis of students, where students together with...	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...