Design is harmony of function and form, according to Alvar Aalto. Whenever I find something like this, I’ll post it here.
Architecture students from the Aalto University in Espoo exhibited their results from a course in arts on the theme “Being human”. I went to see it on the last day. The artwork of “normal” people in Finland (as opposed to “declared” artists, that is) has always impressed me and it did so again.
I almost wouldn’t have written this post! At least I wondered if I would survive after joining a nature excursion to an island that is located only some 100 m from the seashore in front of Kaivopuisto, but felt like being located at the Northpole. I could have done with a few more layers of…
What is the best restaurant in Helsinki? This morning I realized that the answer depends highly on: which list you are looking at. Helsingin Uutiset just published a list of the best “New” Restaurants. Just for fun, I made an excel sheet with an extra two lists for Helsinki. So there is Helsingin Uutiset, where…
Does architecture influence the creativity, flexibility or skills of shop owners when it comes to solving problems for customers? This question came to my mind after a curious customer service experience in Helsinki.
Helsinki feiert gerade die Helsinki Festwochen. Dazu gehört regelmäßig die Nacht der Künste. Dieses Jahr war der Hauptevent eine beeindruckende Vorstellung mit zwei 8 m hohen Puppen auf dem Senatsplatz, Mann und Frau, Sehnsucht und Hoffnung, die versuchen, zueinander zu finden (ja klar, happy end). Konzept und Verwirklichung durch BeNoit Mousserion & Bérangère Pajaud: Cie…
Do you ever answer to cold calls trying to sell something to you? Sometimes it pays off to do so. I was able to visit the inside of a beautiful Art Nouveau building in the Design District. Unless you know somebody or “have business to do”, it’s hard to see the inside of those…
Should you ever get lost in the wilderness or lose your camping gear on the way, this is the perfect replacement. Heat insulation of birch bark is reasonably, meaning, you can’t put it on the fire to cook, but you won’t burn your fingers when you eat hot soup from it. It is washable or…
Jopo is a Finnish bicycle brand that was launched in 1965 and is going strong still today. The name is the abbreviation for “jokainen polkupyörä”, basically saying “a bicycle for everybody”. Eero Helkamalla had the dream of designing a bike that everybody could drive, irrespective of age, size, sex or dimension of wallet. And irrespective…
…to serve a delicate piece of cake with this design-cake server. In my family, there was a saying. Whenever we had a large family gathering with lots of self-made, delicious tarts, when the piece of tart tipped over on the plate while being served to somebody, the tradition said that you would get a lousy …
I know, tea should only be drunken from porcelain, but my favorite tea cup for now is this little thing from magisso, designed in Finland. I am sure they will come up with some more fancy versions over time, this is the basic white “all in one”, unbreakable, dishwasher suitable designer tea drinking device for…
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