«New ideas are born where trades meet»
Helsinki Design Week (HDW) is the largest design and architecture festival in Scandinavia. It will take place from September 6th to 15th in the Finnish capital. The festival's main venue will be the old bank hall at Paasivuorenkatu 3. HDW Programme Director Anni Korkman said the main stage of festival:
“The building is perfectly suited to our annual theme Underneath, which invites you to get to know our designed environment beyond the ordinary. <…> This year, we will therefore focus on planning and implementing a high-quality Talks programme. Instead of a big main exhibition, we will bring interesting speakers from different design fields to this year’s main venue, evening parties drawing on various phenomena of urban culture”.
Paasivuorenkatu 3 offers free, accessible entry. Discussions on current design topics will be held there. On September 13th interior designer Yuki Abe will take park in the discussions. The participation is free and does not require registration. Abe works in Mottowasabi Oy founded by him. He is also a partner and a design director at Luomoa Oy. He has mainly designed furniture for the Finnish furniture company Vivero, which is known for its highquality Finnish furniture for public spaces, although he has also designed tables for Selka-line and acoustic partitions for Barrisol.
АDDRESSPaasivuorenkatu 3, Kallio, Central District, Helsinki, Uusimaa
DATE
FRI 13.9.2024
16:00–22:00
From September 7th to 8th, festival attendees can visit the Design Market at the Cable Factory. It will feature work by renowned designers and studios, including Kokori, COMMON, Modeo, Yrjö Kukkapuro, háló, Katri Niskanen, Klaus Haapaniemi, and many others. Design Market has been a part of Helsinki Design Week for nineteen years. As in previous years, the focus will be on goods made from recycled and organic materials. Sustainable development is a key theme. Admission is free and registration is not required.
АDDRESSKaapeliaukio 3, 00180, Helsinki
DATE
SAT-SUN 7.9.2024 - 8.9.2024
11:00–18:00
The "Designs for a Cooler Planet" exhibition, showcasing innovative solutions in future materials, textiles, health technologies, and solutions supporting biodiversity, will be presented at the new Aalto University building from September 6 to 15. The Designs for a Cooler Planet festival is one of the three main events of Helsinki Design Week. The festival celebrates innovative and collaborative designs aimed at addressing the impossible sustainability challenges humanity faces. The event is free and open to the public.
АDDRESSOtakaari 2, Marsio, Espoo
DATE
FRI-THU 6.9.2024 - 15.9.2024
11:00–18:00
Open Studios invites citizens, partners, customers, students and everyone interested in the creative fields to explore the world of design studios, offices, processes, creators and creative work in a laid-back, inspiring atmosphere. The event is to reveal how and where creative work is done. A registration form and a suggested route will be published later.
DATEFRI 06.09.2024
АDDRESS
The districts of Eira, Punavuori, Ullanlinna and Kamppi
DATE
FRI 13.09.2024
АDDRESS
The districts of Hakaniemi, Kallio, Sörnäinen, Vallila and East Helsinki
From September 11th to 13th, an unusual tournament called "Design Diplomacy" will take place at embassies. Designers and diplomats from Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Belgium, Spain, Uruguay, Ireland, the UK, and Estonia will play a card game, and participants of festival can watch their play and hear their discussions. You can register for the event on the website, as well as find out the venue and times of the games.
Helsinki Design Week was founded in 2005. The international program includes approximately 130 events annually for professionals and the general public. The founders of HDW said:
«New ideas are born where trades meet, and we have time after time proved what professionals inspired by each others’ specialties are able to come up with and co-create».
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