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Helsinki rewrites the rulebook on designing a public library

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Helsinki rewrites the rulebook on designing a public library

Oodi is a civic space that transforms the library into a technology-driven leisure hub for the local community.

Design : Culture : Placemaking

Digital society

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Digital society

Helsinki – A new exhibition examines the impact of digital technology on the world from a human-interest angle.

Digital Technology : Video Games : Neo-kinship

Mobility freedom

Big Ideas

Mobility freedom

Helsinki – Mobility app Whim lets users travel to a destination of choice via any mode of transport for a monthly fee.

Helsinki : Whim : Transport

Helsinki’s experiment

Big Ideas

Helsinki’s experiment

Finland – The city of Helsinki is searching for its first chief design officer (CDO).

Helsinki : Collaborative Cities : Placemaking

Dishing out data: Project uses food to represent information

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Dishing out data: Project uses food to represent information

Helsinki – The proof is literally in the pudding as collaboration brings data to life through food.

Data Cusine : Data Visualisation : Food Futures

Cracking work: Breaking new ground in glassmaking

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Cracking work: Breaking new ground in glassmaking

Miami – Designer Ilkka Suppanen’s delicate glass structures look as if they might break with one touch because his vessels are created from broken ...

Design : Future Primitive : Rough

Lucid dream: Tapestries explore the moments after waking

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Lucid dream: Tapestries explore the moments after waking

Helsinki – The latest exhibit from Finnish-born, Amsterdam-based graphic designer and artist Kustaa Saksi features woven jacquard textiles reflecti...

Craft : Woven Textile : Psychadelic

Nordic Market report

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Nordic Market report

The Nordic region’s prosperous countries are often held up as role models for the rest of the world. Their taxes may be high, but they are also cha...

Scandinavia : Norway : Sweden

Collaborative Consumption

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Collaborative Consumption

A new market is emerging for products that are better suited to being rented and shared than owned or bought. As space and resources become scarcer...

Collaborative Consumption : Hospitality : Boutique Hotels

The Luxury Matrix Stage Five: Intellectual and Poetic

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The Luxury Matrix Stage Five: Intellectual and Poetic

What we said: ‘This is a stage of passions, journeys, adventures and deep-rooted and meaningful experiences. It is not about brands, seldom about p...

New Sublimity : Stage Five : Introverts

Mining and dining: Pop down to eat in Finland

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Mining and dining: Pop down to eat in Finland

Mining and dining: Pop down to eat in Finland

Food Futures : Underground : Laboratory

Twheel makes Twitter a more rounded experience

Big Ideas

Twheel makes Twitter a more rounded experience

Twheel makes Twitter a more rounded experience

Helsinki : Twheel : Fluid Interaction

Table-turning: Dodo's revolutionary restaurant

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Table-turning: Dodo's revolutionary restaurant

Table-turning: Dodo’s revolutionary restaurant

Restaurant : Rurban Revolution : Finland

Kamppi Quiet Chapel

Design Directions

Kamppi Quiet Chapel

Everyone needs a little quiet time now and again. Smart brands and designers are giving people a break from the noise, and offering them the chance...

Architecture : Lutheran Church : Reflect

Quiet please: Chapel of Silence is a city haven

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Quiet please: Chapel of Silence is a city haven

Quiet please: Chapel of Silence is a city haven

Urban : Helsinki : Sublime Spaces

Kokoro & Moi: Creative agency

Design Directions

Kokoro & Moi: Creative agency

Kokoro & Moi: Creative agency

Branding : Posters : Helsinki

Musical chairs: Remote control design online

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Musical chairs: Remote control design online

Helsinki – To celebrate the city being named 2012 World Design Capital, a coffee shop installation called Kauko has opened in Helsinki’s Forum shop...

Interactive : Cofe : Capital

Hot recipe: Restaurant offers taste of the sun

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Hot recipe: Restaurant offers taste of the sun

Hot recipe: Restaurant offers taste of the sun

Beer : Hyper-seasonal : Sun's Heat

Look sharp: Knives are out in Finnish store

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Look sharp: Knives are out in Finnish store

Look sharp: Knives are out in Finnish store

Traditional : Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka : Teemu Nojonen

Stroke of genius: Nokia typeface is Pure craft

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Stroke of genius: Nokia typeface is Pure craft

Stroke of genius: Nokia typeface is Pure craft

Show Your Workings : Craftsmanship : Revival

Ride on: Nokia sets snowboard challenge

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Ride on: Nokia sets snowboard challenge

Ride on: Nokia sets snowboard challenge

Gamification : Open Culture : Big Friendly Data

Hel, yes: Finnish showcase pops up

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Hel, yes: Finnish showcase pops up

Hel, yes: Finnish showcase pops up

Restaurant : Maria Duncker : Linda Bergroth

Off the rails: New shapes make stairwells fun

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Off the rails: New shapes make stairwells fun

Off the rails: New shapes make stairwells fun

Communal : Architectural : Residence

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