Extra Beauty to the cities by Jana & Js Artists.

Jana&Js Paint figures in trees.

KAPLINSKI Short Film, Bejamin Seroussi artwork.

KAPLINSKI, Fashion and architecture mix audiovisual artwork. Benjamin Seroussi filmmaker’s art piece! I will speak more about him in another post!

A M A Z I N G feelings watching it!

A place called home. Ullanlinna District, Helsinki.

ULLANLINNA DISTRICT.  The southern-most city district of Helsinki, in Finland. Here is where I’m going to live till the end of September. It’s a nice and calm neighbourhood, surrounded by parks and sea. And friends. ;-)

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Kindergarten Bizau. Architekt DI Bernado Bader. Austria.

Metzgerstüble Mellau. Architekt DI Bernardo Bader.

Isay Weinfeld. Fasano Boa Vista Hotel. Brazil.

Miss OPO. Porto. portugal Shanna Jones Photography.

Psychiko House. Athens. Greece. Divercity Architect.

The Creation of the Classic Style Icons, Danish Design. Part 1.

Republic of Fritz Hansen, Furniture Factory, Copenhagen.

FRITZ HANSEN started a Wood Furniture production company of his own in Copenhagen, 1872.  In the 30′, Fritz Hansen was a leader in Furniture created in laminate wood. His son, Christian E. Hansen, started experimenting with steam bending beench, new concept. Nowadays,Republic of Fritz Hansen invites a series of new designers to interpret the design philosophy of the actual company.

ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971), Arquitect and Designer. Bauhaus Movement.

Arne Jacobsen studied Arquitecture in Paris, 1924. Bauhaus movement was in the air. He totally dominates the fifties at Fritz Hansen. The collaboration started in 1934, when he creates the laminated ANT CHAIR. The Inspiration of the Ant came from Hvidt& Molggard’s AX- Series. Arne Jacobsen was and is  an admired and outstanding danish designer. His famous artworks in furniture design are ANT Chair, EGG, SWAM Chair and Sofa, Series 7 and Series 3300.

ANT Chair Design, Arne Jacobsen.

SWAN Chair Design, Arne Jacobsen. Fifties.

EGG Chair Design. Arne Jacobsen.

POUL HENNINGSEN (1894-1967). PH. Designer and Writer.

He pretty well invented modern Danish living. His lamps Designs are mostly in every houses of Denmark. His designs are still in production today. His artworks are manufacuring by the company  Louis Poulsen. His famous masterpieces are PH Lamp: The lamp is designed with multiple concentric shades to eliminate visual glare, only emitting reflected light, obscuring the light source. PH Artichoke: a chrome inner diffuser also assists in the proper even reflection of the light source.On this structure PH placed 72 copper “leaves” in twelve circular rows with six blades in each row.

PH LAMP 50′. POUL HENNIGSEN

PH Artichoke. Poul Hennigsen

PH Lamp. Poul Henningsen.

WDC 2012, World Design Capital Helsinki.

Nº4. ÖÖ: WAS IT A DREAM?

This year Helsinki is The World Design Capital. It is offering a diverse events around the city. I knew that Martin Gram, managing director of Snohetta Design// Norway and Henrietta Thompson, editor-a -large, Wallpaper//London were coming to Helsinki. I started looking for WDC2012 progamme and finally, I found ÖÖ: Was it a dream? event where this 2 design professionals would talk about Nordic excellent architecture and design. They inspired me a lot. I learnt of their design points of view and artworks.

ÖÖ: Was it a dream? was launched during London Design Festival 2010 a curated experience showroom bringing together design visionaries from Sweden, Denamrk, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Estonia. This May in Helsinki, the event explores the theme of Authentic Luxury: telling the new Nordic Artist and Designers.

KLUVVI Helsinki. Where the conferences took place.

Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion by Snøhetta

Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion by Snøhetta

Craig Dykers, currently with renowned Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta

Platform is a Habitat design initiative.

Sofa designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen and made by Rud Rasmussen, 1942.

‘Solaris’ striped cabinet by Habitek

Inside Alvar Aalto’s former studio in Munkkiniemi