Helsinki Design Week: Full Program Out Now

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Helsinki Design Week has published its 2016 programme!

The largest design festival in the Nordic countries breaks its record in scope by offering more than 250 events from 1 to 11 September under the theme Paremmin/Better.

Unforeseen main events include the new market place New Market, the playful embassy event Design Diplomacy and the series of discussions Sauna Talks, which throws some steam at five socially intriguing topics.  See the full programme here.

Watch our campaign’s a making of video, where design professionals share what doing better means to them.

We are also looking for volunteers to join our team, complete the application by 19 August.

After the holidays, the design publication Helsinki Design Weekly visits designer Linda Bergroth’s studio and shares the highlights of the Alvar Aalto design seminar.

And do you already know who the first Chief Design Officer of Helsinki is?

Weekly Studio: Linda Bergroth

Weekly Studio presents interesting studios and their owners. This month, we with multi-disciplinary designer Linda Bergroth to discuss the balancing act between creative and commercial work, and the benefits of not having a website.

The first Chief Design Officer of Helsinki is Anne Stenros

D.Sc. (Tech.), architect Anne Stenros has been selected as the first Chief Design Officer of the City of Helsinki among more than 50 applicants.

Alvar Aalto design seminar addresses minimalism and maximalism

Eighth Alvar Aalto design seminar focuses on the future of design, on 27 and 28 August 2016. Key notes highlight ecology, local craft, and the challenges set by global manufacture.

Helsinki Design Week
Old Customs Warehouse
Katajanokanlaituri 5
00160 Helsinki
Finland

+358 9 315 77658

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