All interior architects and designers at one point of their careers at least find themselves designing a chair. Many of the most famed designers may even be recognized for designing one specific model of a chair. This is one reason also behind the campaign launched this year by the Alternative World Design Capital challenging designers [...]
The eighth international ice sculpture competition Art Meets Ice 2012 will take place at the Helsinki Zoo on February, 4-5 and 11-12. The ice is being transported from Lapland and the competitors are heading to Helsinki from all the corners of the world. It is once again time to see who is who in the world of Art meets Ice.
While January is traditionally thought as merely a part of the blini season, restaurant Savu offers some counter balance to that with its fondue pots! The feel of winter is at its best on an island surrounded by the frozen sea in a red storehouse where the scent of tar is always present. Restaurant Savu, [...]
You may have paid attention to a trendy tea & coffee set combining ceramics and wood in a shop or in a magazine? The company behind these modern shapes is Finnish Tonfisk Design, established already in 2000 by two at the time recent graduates of the University of Art and Design Helsinki. One of the founders, [...]
Since December 19th of last year, there’s been a New Yorker newcomer in town; a cozy 14-seat-café in the middle of the Design District Helsinki owned by two sisters that have created a café out of love for coffee, cake and chocolate! As you enter the café, you cannot help but feel the warmth of [...]
The Helsinkian, as well as the Finnish in general, food culture is seasonal and thanks to this fact Finnish restaurants always offer varying fresh and clean ingredients! In addition to vegetables, mushrooms, berries and fish, Finnish food is typified by simplicity and purity of taste. Helsinki’s own cuisine also features influences from both the East [...]
During the World Design Capital 2012 year we will introduce you to a series of most interesting Finnish designers, products, labels and other design phenomena, starting with the talented, young illustrator Sanna Annukka. Sanna Annukka is a half Finnish, half British illustrator & printmaker, whose designs have been making waves in the design world. With [...]
Throughout the year 2012 Design Museum will showcase a wide range of exhibitions and events, all related to the design capital activities. Finnish Design Unwrapped opens the “Design Gallery 12″ series of exhibitions presenting the most interesting recent works of contemporary Finnish design. Photographs by Jani Kaila take center stage in the first exhibition of [...]
On Helsinki’s food scene year 2011 stood for many things. It’s good to start the newly began year 2012 with first making a summary of last year’s interesting food phenomenon. Helsinki’s portion of Finland’s licensed restaurant total sale increased last year and was equivalent to a third. This statistic alone shows the importance of Helsinki [...]
