På väg till Helsingfors för att diskutera om Vackrare Vardagsvara håller som koncept i en framtida global marknad. Samtalet äger rum i svenska ambassadörsresidenset i Helsingfors i samband med utdelningen av 2012 års Bruno Mathsson pris, som i år går till begåvade finländaren Mika Tolvanen. I samtalet som arrangeras gemensamt av Svensk Form och Stiftelsen Karin och Bruno Mathsson deltar en rad finska och svenska designer och producenter. Rapporterar mer därefter. Har också en massa andra nyheter som jag ska försöka skriva om i helgen. Maj är en otroligt hektisk tid för de flesta och bloggen har halkat efter.
Sorry for having been absent for some time from the blog – I don’t know why, but everyone seems extremely busy now in the month of May in Sweden, there is simply not enough time. I am falling behind! Today I am on my way to Helsinki to meet with colleagues and friends and to discuss the concept “Vackrare Vardagsvara – Kauniimpia käyttötavaroita”, beautiful things for everyday life. The concept created by the famous art historian and theorist Gregor Paulsson in a propaganda brochure for Svenska Slöjdföreningen (Svensk Form today) already in 1919, which culminated in the 30′s and in the 50′s with modernism and the concept of the modernistic Scandinavian Design as it became known internationally especially in the US. The event will take place in the Swedish Ambassador’s residence in Helsinki, in connection with the award giving ceremony of the Bruno Mathsson Prize, which goes to a Finnish designer Mika Tolvanen this year. Participants in the debate will be: Mirkku Kullberg and Ville Kokkonen of Artek, Ilkka Suppanen Finish designer, Pekka Korvenmaa, professor of Aalto University School of Art and Design, Jukka Savolainen director of the Design Museum, Kaaring Gould program director of WDCH, Mika Ihamoutila, President and CEO Marimekko, Ewa Kumlin undersigned, Matti Klenell, Swedish designer also working for Ittala, Johan Lindau, Blå Station, Hedvig Hedqvist Swedish Design journalist will moderate the talk.
