A personal review of design creations
Tammisto Electricity Substation
Kivinen Rusanen Architects modernised a key power grid hub with a new building featuring four masonry patterns.
An Office in the Sugar Cube
In Helsinki, Fyra design agency created a new office of law firm DLA Piper in Alvar Aalto's iconic, recognizably monolithic "Sugar Cube" building.
#BackToSchool – Kindergarten by the Sea
In all international rankings, Finland hits the top mark with its innovative school system launched over 40 years ago. In Helsinki, Fyra designed a kindergarten for Supercell.
Design for Every Body – the interconnection between design & equality
#SummerDesignExhibition 2022
Finland is known for being in the front line of equality, and many of the most iconic Finnish design products were created to increase equality in our daily lives. Helsinki Design Museum’s exhibition takes us on a journey through the ideals of equality in different decades.
Helsinki Design Week 2020
A confirmed design event in 2020 is rare and it is great to announce that Helsinki Design Week 2020 is going ahead from 3 to 13 September.
Oodi - Helsinki's New Central Library
In just three months, the new Helsinki Central Library Oodi welcomed one million visitors. The new building by ALA Architects has won several prizes too.