Everyday Finnish design

The annual Helsinki Design Week is once again full of events of various kinds. We visited Design Market in Cable Factory in Ruoholahti to check whether there were any good bargains.

There were a couple of dozen independent Finnish designers and furniture manufacturers selling stuff with good discounts. I was expecting a larger event, but fortunately there was more quality than quantity.

We ended up buying a carpet to ground floor hall and a plywood box that doubles as a seat — I don’t yet have a clue where to put it, but it sure looks cool.

Cable Factory hosted also a photograph exhibition. There were several intriguing works of art, but I would not hang any of them to the walls at home — all of them were a bit too disturbing. Maybe this is the fate of the photography as an art: either it is kitschy or then too radical…

Helsinki Design Week goes on this whole week (until Sunday October 1st), so if you are around, do pop in the events to enjoy everyday Finnish design.