The toxicity of predatory fish and mushrooms still exceeds the EU recommendations in Western Finland. The fish and mushrooms tested in the southwestern town of Vammala still exhibit elevated levels of the radioactivve isotope caesium-137 and mercury, even 20 years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
In the view of the Finnish Food and Safety Authority (Evira), the Vammala results reflect the situation across the southern and western regions of Finland.
Read more: Helsingin Sanomat in English
vintage fabric key hanger/strap
Originally uploaded by lutterlagkage.
Handmade vintage fabric key-hanger. I have packed them in little packs with recycled book pages. Now you can learn all about trees, birds, and weather - in Danish!
Many of you probably already know Urban Collective online art magazine, their theme issues based on submissions made by contributing designers and it is a good showcase for new talents. This month’s theme is TRANSPARENCY:
Transparency
Trans·par·en·cy - a picture, design, or the like on glass or some translucent substance, made visible by light shining through from behind. Seeing beyond what is in front of you, through layers upon layers a visual is created, and what that visual is only you can tell us.
Deadline: September 15
So what do you waiting for? Grip your wacoms and start drawing your masterpiece to decorate their front cover!
Link: Urban Collective
Swedish company Ihreborn is well known in Scandinavia as producer of stylish sofas and chairs. Company’s leading designer, Jonas Ihreborn is famous in Sweden for his sense of quality and creativity.
Ebisu,Tokyo,08/2007.
The Finnish Tourist Board in Japan released New Magazine,’TORi’ Vol,5.
www.moimoifinland.com
Uploaded by januari.elva on 21 Aug 07, 6.52PM EEST.
We love designs of Swedish designer Harald Hynell, his Lap Tray is my personal favorite. This time he introduces his latest creation, Tree hanger. It’s look and functionality are brilliant as his other works are. Harald says in his own blog:
A hanger that looks like a branch is not a new idea but I’v always been intrigued by the tree. The organic shape is fascinating. The trees I scribbled in my school books during the years are countless.
Link: www.hynell.com
Renewed Diana’s park was opened officially in Helsinki yesterday. This event was organizing by infamous Design District Helsinki and named after sculpture of Diana by Yrjö Liipola that decorating the park since 1928.
Helsingians were celebrated this event with music, performances and refreshments. Modern dance group Gruppen Fyra entertained the audience.
After number of months of eventual work during night hours I finally launched site of my own design studio: Hotsnow.fi.
You welcome to visit, browse gallery of works and share your comments on Hotsnow blog.
Regarding the life here, in Helsinki, there are some activities after some quet summer weeks, one of them is The Helsinki Festival, that promise many events that will sure entertain you and give some enthousiastic mood for upcoming fall.
I’d like to note personally the concert of PMMP, that will run at Thursday 30/08 at 19 (fully booked), Tarkovsky by Docpoint and Our Land! in Lasipalatsi.
On the end of September the famous Cirque du Soleil is going to perform their faboulous Delirium in Hartwall Arena, and I admit, I was unable to resist the temptation to buy the tickets…
Lynn Kingelin Design Studio has just launched a new ceramic design for gas fires.
It has been called, “the ultimate gas fire accessory” by Jules rinton, a retired vice-chairman of the BIDA.
Distributed by Verine, the Fire Jacks will be obtainable in a 1000 UK nd European fireplace shops starting August 2007.
New version of Nordic Design Blog Dashboard Widget version 2.2 for Mac OS X is available for download. Previous version is obsolete and doesn’t update anymore.
NDB widget show latest blog posts directly on your beloved mac’s dashboard in convenient way, you never miss them anymore!
