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Helsinki Design Week brings
creativity within reach of each CEB-participant. An annual festival of
modern creativity, Helsinki Design Week draws design devotees of all
backgrounds to extraordinary experiences and inspiring encounters. The Cable
Factory turns into the main venue for Helsinki Design Week on September 4-13.
The exhibitions show the coolest in architecture, design and fashion.
Participants of CEB will have a chance to take part in a number of activities.
We recommend that you get acquainted with the HDW programme
before your take off to Helsinki to find the most interesting activities for
you. Here are just a few samples:
Shopping in Helsinki
Fri Sept. 4 – Sat Sept. 12
Special shows, product launches, designer appearances and a whole lot of
shopping takes place within the Design District, which comprises of 25 streets
and 170 locations: design and antique shops, fashion stores, museums, art
galleries, restaurants, design hotels and showrooms. Read more: www.designdistrict.fi.
Designpartners
Tue Sept. 8 – Sat Sept. 12
A 4-day design gathering, Designpartners brings together creative professionals
and other people. The Shows, the Stage, the Studios, the Bar. This year`s
guests of honors arrive from Holland: the Dutch Pavilion starts its
Scandinavian and Baltic tour from Helsinki.
PechaKuchaNight
Wed Sept. 9th
Pecha Kucha, sound of conversation in Japanese, is an informal forum for
creative people to talk about creative things. Each presenter is allowed 20
images, each shown for 20 seconds giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before
the next presenter is up.
Open Studios
Wed Sept. 9 – Thu Sept. 10
Welcome to take a peak inside the studios, workshops and basements of
designers, architects, artists and other creative spaces.
OpenHouseHelsinki
Thu Sept. 10 – Sat Sept. 12
OpenHouseHelsinki unconfines spaces normally restricted to public. Guided tours
into interesting buildings, interiors, landmarks and old and more recent
architectural destinations. The tours are free of charge and powered by
architects and other experts.
Detailed information from the Helsinki Design
Week website.
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