HARDCORE exhibition is organized by Design Forum Finland, the Consulate General of Finland in New York and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, and presented in collaboration with the Meatpacking District Initiative and Abe NYC, Inc. HARDCORE is supported by Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Digital Society, the Greater Helsinki Promotion, Finlandia Vodka, the Finnish Tourist Board, Genelec, IcelandAir, Helsinki City Tourist and Convention Bureau, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Ministry of Education in Finland, and The National Council for Design.
New York Magazine is the official media sponsor
www.hardcoredesign.net

“Hardcore is used to refer to an extreme dedication to a specific activity or to something more intense than the regular mainstream. It can also be understood as the most authentic part or the essential core of something. As such, it can be used to characterize Finnish design.”
– Curator, Ilkka suppanen

The exhibition showcases projects by
Noa Bembibre
Fokus Fabrik
Jaana and Päivi Haaksiluoto
Kokoro & Moi
koneHelsinki
Harri Koskinen
Yrjö Kukkapuro and Henrik Enbom
Janne Kyttänen
Hannu Kähönen
Mikko Laakkonen
Kristiina Lassus
Arihiro Miyake
Mikko Paakkanen
Pentagon Design
Provoke Design
Anne Kyyrö Quinn
Anna Ruohonen
Stepan Sarpaneva
Tonfisk Design
HARDCORE lounge is hosted by major Finnish design companies Iittala, Artek and Marimekko

Hardcore new finnish design
may 17–19, 2008
413–415 West 14th Street,
New York, NY 10014
(Between 9th Ave and Washington St)
Hours Saturday, May 17 12–5 pm, Sunday, May 18 12–8 pm, Monday, May 19 12–6 pm