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Book — 1.4.2019

How the Golden Bell Got Its Eyes

In his new book, Akira Minagawa reflects Alvar and Aino Aalto's designs with aphorisms and sketches. The book is part of Artek's FIN/JPN Friendship Collection.

People — 1.4.2019

Studio Visit: Janne Saario – Skater Turned Architect

Landscape architect Janne Saario is one of a vanishingly small number of skatepark designers practising in Finland today.

Project Review — 1.4.2019

In a World of Their Own

Aamu Song and Johan Olin's cooperation with artisans around the world is exhibited at Design Museum Helsinki.

Phenomena — 1.4.2019

Juhani Pallasmaa finds both similarities and differences in Alvar Aalto’s and Le Corbusier’s ideologies. We publish the essay originally intended for the catalogue of Jari Jetsonen's photography exhibition.

Phenomena — 1.4.2019

Visible Space for Creation

Design has long been taught at Helsinki’s Arabia district, and now a brand-new higher education cluster, specialising in the creative industries, is about to lay claim to this historic site.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

ALA partners: “The most inspiring architecture of the last century”

How did ALA end up planning the renovation of the Finnish Embassy in New Delhi? What is their relationship with the Pietiläs’ architecture?

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

Tuning Up the Classic – The designers and the client talk about the embassy renovation

Photo Tuomas Uusheimo An architectural competition was held for the Finnish Embassy in New Delhi, India, in the 1960s. However, the embassy compound, built on the basis of the winning competition entry by Reima and Raili Pietilä, was completed only in 1985.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

Energetic Visionary

Each summer a new experimental pavilion is erected by the Serpentine Gallery in London. Marianna Wahlsten interviewed artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist prior to the official opening of the 2019 pavilion.

Project Review — 1.4.2019

A Stylishly Chill Spiral

In addition to the parking facility, the hybrid building in Kruunuvuorenranta residential area by NRT Architects also fits communal facilities as well as a vertical pedestrian access leading from the street level to the park.

Column — 1.4.2019

From Using Colour to Designing Hues and Nuances

Infill construction, wooden building and many other contemporary topics in architecture are also related to colour design, Saara Pyykkö points out.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

A Barn Reborn

Photo Kuvatoimisto Kuvio / Anders Portman Weathered wooden planks from an old barn inspired Avanto Architects to design a pitch black facade. The seemingly simple storage building for whiskey barrels required material testing and novel thinking.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

Dressing the Icon

Anna & Eugeni Bach, Mies Missing Materiality, 2018. Photo Adrià Goula The Finnish-Spanish architect duo Anna and Eugeni Bach are active cultural operators in Barcelona.

Project Review — 1.4.2019

A Light New Seedbed

Photo Tuomas Uusheimo As something of a novelty amongst Helsinki’s shopping destinations, Garden offers a new kind of space for Finnish fashion and design. The architectural design plays an exceptionally strong role in the retail concept.

Book — 1.4.2019

Long-awaited History of the Luminaire Factory

The new book presents the history of Orno chronologically via its designers.

Opinion Piece — 1.4.2019

We Need Utopias – German professor on Bauhaus centennial

In Bauhaus centennial, professor Harald Kegler sees missed opportunities of reaching out more than only opening new exhibitions.

Stories

How the Golden Bell Got Its Eyes

Studio Visit: Janne Saario – Skater Turned Architect

In a World of Their Own

The Attraction of Opposites

Visible Space for Creation

ALA partners: “The most inspiring architecture of the last century”

Tuning Up the Classic – The designers and the client talk about the embassy renovation

Energetic Visionary

A Stylishly Chill Spiral

From Using Colour to Designing Hues and Nuances

A Barn Reborn

Dressing the Icon

A Light New Seedbed

Long-awaited History of the Luminaire Factory

We Need Utopias – German professor on Bauhaus centennial