25 — Design Events 25. Provide a list of all trade fairs, conferences or other high-profile events related to design in the city.
Helsinki Design Week An annual festival of modern creativity, Helsinki Design Week draws design devotees from all backgrounds “to extraordinary experiences and inspiring encounters.” Many festival events take place at the Cable Factory, a malleable venue in a former industrial space near the city centre that can accommodate thousands of visitors but can also be downscaled into smaller, more intimate spaces. HDW is an umbrella concept encompassing the following events: Designpartners 2-3 days, a platform for professionals from multiple fields to network and learn from each other, some events take place across the Baltic in Tallinn Pecha Kucha Night Presenters are allowed 20 slides x 20 seconds; the evening ends in the best party of the week Helsinki Design Hub Day-long seminar on a theme of universal design interest Open House Helsinki Buildings and areas normally off limits open their doors to visitors; designers and experts act as guides Open Studios Designers welcome visitors to their studios, ateliers, offices, workshops, basements… Empty Bowls Designers empty their pockets for the common good: fundraiser organized in concert with Unicef Design Market – Shopping in Helsinki 2-day carnival of design consumption as design companies empty out their warehouses; great place to get a bargain Conferences Various conferences take place during and around the conference; for instance, in 2009, the Creative Economies and Beyond conference precedes HDW. Architecture Day A day dedicated to architecture: presentations, tours, discussions Fashion shows Avant-garde fashions by local designers Workshops Hashing it out with fellow designers from your own or related disciplines Student events and exhibitions See what the kids are learning these days at the University of Art and Design, the Lahti Institute of Design, and other design programs around the country
Open Helsinki — Embedding Design in Life
World Design Capital 2012 Application