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!
Habitare 2018
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Habitare, the biggest furniture, design, and interior decoration event in Finland takes over Helsinki Messukeskus in the fall from September 12th to 16th. For many Finnish designers, this is the place to showcase their talent to both local and...
The Milan Design Week
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Milan. The name of the city alone conjures images of stunning design and high fashion. And perhaps nowhere is the city’s penchant for modern design as apparent as during the Milan Design Week, held this year between April 17–22. At its 57th...
Design Delegate: “Finnish design is unique because of our nature”
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Four changing seasons with extreme conditions, rich nature with snowy hilltops and the archipelago, thousands of lakes, and busy urban cities… It’s no wonder Finland and its nature keep inspiring Finnish designers. But how is Finnish design...