Pleasing the eye, challenging the mind, celebrating form and function. This year, Helsinki Design Week brings light to the city both metaphorically and in practice. The theme of this year – light – is visible in installations brightening urban spaces, as well as a creative light bringing people together. The 12-day Week comprises of a wide array of happenings in the Cable Factory and in other central and inspiring venues.
Helsinki Design Week is an annual festival of creativity – a forum for professionals, a cultural experience for city-dwellers and visitors. A place for encounters, aesthetics and inspiration. Helsinki Design Week offers exhibitions, seminars, workshops, fashion shows, installations, shopping opportunities, open-door visits to studios and closed-for-public spaces, as well as mingling by night.
Link: http://www.helsinkidesignweek.com
Maria and Joakim went to the Norwegian mountains and fjords to investigate
light and time. With them they had 100 reflectors. They came back with
some lovely images.
For more info visit their webpage:
http://www.kjellgrenkaminsky.se/index.php?blp=48
madalogo has added a photo to the pool:
madalogo has added a photo to the pool:
ngunnawaljack has added a photo to the pool:
Pipe organ designed by Veikko Virtanen
Church designed by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen
januari.elva has added a photo to the pool:
I made the photo book by myself.
'Dear Scandinavia',
Trip to Scandinavia in 2005-2007.
Black & White photo book(12cm×12cm).
Including 33 pics.
Nikon F2 photomic SB
Pentax Zoom90
Olympus AFL-1
Canon PowerShot A70
Grieg Arkitekter AS created recently an interesting project called “Art and Culture Centre”. This is a green performing arts centre, school and fine arts museum. This building will have of facade with solar panels (ca 600m2), plans include wind mills and low power systems to make best use of avalible energy resorces. It is planned to use a maximum of local and ecological materials in the buildings
construction. Project completion 2010.
For more information:
http://www.griegarkitekter.no/wordpress/?page_id=118
monkeysox has added a photo to the pool:
On a round, Art Deco styled coffee table bearing a grease pencil inscription "1952" scrawled on the underside (purchased at a thrift store about 8 years ago & still needing refinishing/restoration):
Dansk staved teak sandwich board/tray designed by Ben Seibel (bought Spring, 2008, from a local used furniture, collectibles & antiques store - $25.00)
3 Mikasa Duplex covered sugar bowls designed by Ben Seibel (1960s) in avocado, yellow-gold and orange (lids exchanged & used for display & decor containers; from various thrift stores several years ago)
Upper left: one of 4 1940's - 1950's Thonet occasional chairs with steamed bent-ply legs & open, curved backrest (needing reupholstery * striped 60s-70's vinyl not original fabic - $10 each at a local DAV, no longer in existance).
studio5 has added a photo to the pool:
Private home with new interior design, Sweden
