Two interdisciplinary exhibitions are on display this summer at Helsinki’s Amos Rex art museum: Blick by visual artist Raija Malka and composer Kaija Saariaho fills the museum’s large hall, and Between us by Karoliina Hellberg, Tero Kuitunen and Raimo Saarinen expands outside of the exhibition halls. Read more
The philosopher Esa Saarinen has chosen Kirkkonummi Main Library, designed by JKMM Architects, as the winner of Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2021. This year’s prize is the eighth Finlandia Prize for Architecture presented by the Association of Finnish Architects (SAFA). Read more
If you are interested in the Amos Rex art museum, contemporary Chinese architecture, Kengo Kuma’s buildings in Tokyo or Carlo Scarpa’s life’s work, check out these new titles that we have picked from Finnish Design Shop’s book selection. Read more
Helsinki-based Studio Plenty works with styling, photoshoots and aesthetics in general. Their recently renovated office brings new energy to their creative work. Design Stories interviewed co-founder Anna Pirkola to find out more about the renovation as well as current trends in interior design. Read more
The new art museum Amos Rex opens its doors in downtown Helsinki after the construction work, which took two and a half years to complete. The museum partially located underground was designed by JKMM Architects. Read more
Janne Reponen is one of the best 3D image-makers in Finland. His interior images are almost invariably mistaken for real photos, despite everything – from lighting to shadows – being created and finalized on a computer. Design Stories met Reponen who shared with us how to tell the difference between a real photo and a rendering. Read more
Iittala presented its new range for spring 2020 at the Amos Rex museum in Helsinki at the end of October. With the new range, Iittala urges us to flex our green thumb and let nature in. Read more