Helsinki Design Week

In September, from 5.9. on 15.9., Design Week will be held in Helsinki. The largest event dedicated to design will bring together experts from various countries and present this area of ​​art in all its diversity.

Exhibitions in the areas of Erottai and Otaniemi

This year, one of the topics of the annual design festival will be the atmosphere of learning. The heart of Design Week will be located in a palace that has been empty for several years, built in the style of a new renaissance in the very center of Helsinki. The building, located at: Erottaja 2, will open to the public for the first time. Visitors will be able to get acquainted with the exhibitions, taste eco-friendly wine or enjoy a cup of coffee while enjoying the architectural ensemble of the open building.

The room will feature new participants in the Design Diplomacy card game, numerous works and installations, for example, the experimental room of Sotamaa and Meiju Niskanen Studios, ceramic products by Leena Kouhia or the work of graphic artist Lotta Nieminen.

The second exhibition center of Design Week will be the Otaniemi district located near the metro. Designs for a Cooler Planet will showcase a green lifestyle concept. Eleven Aalto University exhibits will fill campus galleries. The range of the presented works will cover everything: from household utensils of the future - to urban areas without harmful carbon emissions.

The Helsinki Design Week program will include exhibitions by Eric Bruun, Ilmari Tapiovaara and Minna Parikka. In addition, the Young Designer of the Year and Illustrator of the Year will be selected as part of the event, as well as exhibitions of works nominated for these honorary titles and an exhibition of finalists of the Helsinki Design Awards.

A lot of impressions

The festival will present works for both visual and sound perception. At the festival week there will be a concert excursion into the world of big band style music. Classical works, acquaintance with the structure of songs and instruments, the composition of the orchestra, terminology - all this awaits those who wish to plunge into the world of music and expand their horizons.

As part of the Design Week, the famous Finnish guru of wild spices and seasonings, distinguished chef Sami Tallberg will prepare dinner, on the menu of which he included four dishes. As conceived by the master, the components of the dishes should arouse desire and adjust the sense of taste to the desired wave. Address: Erottaja 2 (cost 30-59 euros)
The exhibition Sense of wood will tell about the presence of this material in our life and thoughts, sensations associated with wood. Visitors will be able to touch the exhibits and even change them. Address: Bulevardi 15, (admission free)
You can think and talk about the impact of urban planning on mental or emotional well-being and health, as well as the impact of the living environment on the psyche, emotions and well-being, by participating in a discussion panel organized by the Kanttia2 architectural bureau and Raven & Wood Agency design company. Address: Hämeentie 11, 6. krs (free admission, registration required)

The program of the Week also included popular and well-established events, including such as: Open Studios, Design Delivered, PechaKucha, Design Diplomacy and others.

Organized fair of design works is a great opportunity to purchase unique things made by hands of designers from different countries. The fair will be held from September 7 to 8 at the address: Tallberginkatu 1 (from 11.00 to 18.00).
The Design Week program, which includes at least one hundred and fifty different events, is published on the Internet at: www.helsinkidesignweek.com

Passport HDW

If you want to become an active participant in the week, it makes sense to purchase an HDW passport, which gives you the right to discounts and privileges when buying tickets for paid events at the Erottaja 2 Palace, which will be held as part of Design Week. Registered users will receive a bamboo bracelet and a selection of individually selected, the most interesting events. Registration is conducted on the Internet at Helsinki Design Week.

The passport entitles you to receive a 50% discount on the entrance ticket to the main exhibition of the Helsinki Design Week, the bracelet owners will be able to get to more than 200 Open Call events that will be held as part of the HDW program.