Design Deed 2020 awarded to Piiroinen Oy
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The family-run company Piiroinen creates high-quality design furniture for public spaces around the world. Their products can be spotted at the Aarhus Music House in Denmark and the Helsinki Olympic stadium among others. The news about the Design...
Why Finnish design should embrace the primitive side
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You’ve probably heard a dozen times that Scandinavian – and Finnish – design is clean-lined and chilled in its color schemes. But is there a danger of becoming too cold, too sterile? When you ask a Finnish designer about their sources of...
Finnish design keeps it simple
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Finnish design is defined by practicality. Bold, distinct appearances are important, but without a functional purpose a Finnish design item usually doesn’t make it to production. In this article, you can learn more about form and simplicity in...
Cold climate and daring designers lead to bold design
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The long Finnish winters and their relentless darkness can feel overwhelming. Instead of letting that defeat us Finns, we hold our heads up high. We keep creating, innovating and loving our magical nature. Read more about the Cold & Bold Finnish...
The ingredients of Finnish elegance
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What do you picture when someone mentions the word elegance in a design context? Fancy dresses, classy interior design or maybe cultivated jewelry? No doubt, elegance includes all that, but cultures also transform it to mean vastly different things....
Design Deed 2019 award to Woodio Oy
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Design from Finland recognized Woodio Oy with the Design Deed award at the 2019 Habitare convention. Woodio is an innovative and design-oriented Finnish material technology company that makes beautiful designs for unique bathrooms. Woodio’s...
The Finnish Design Deed 2018 honored architecture education of the youth
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Arkki, School of Architecture for Children and Youth, has been recognized with the Design Deed 2018 award. The Design Deed of the Year prize is awarded annually by Design from Finland to a Finnish enterprise that has shown originality,...
The (unexplored) roots of Finnish design
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Habitare, the biggest furniture, design, and interior decoration event in Finland, is approaching. Habitare’s theme this year, Roots, highlights the origin and personality of design. The theme inspired Johanna Lahti from Design from Finland and...
Tell it in a story
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How can companies use storytelling in order to create better customer experiences and to generate profit? Read how Mähöne Brothers, Ukko Finland, and Foodduck use storification!