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Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation
One of the 20th century’s most prolific architects, Eero Saarinen built some of the most iconic buildings of his time, including the TWA Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport, Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C., and the St. Louis Arch. Guest curated by Mina Marefat, architectural historian and professor at Georgetown University, the exhibition provides a visually rich overview of Saarinen’s key architectural projects and timeless furniture pieces such as the Womb Chair and the Tulip Chair. A rich array of photographs and documents tells his biography from his childhood in Finland to his life in America, as well as his little-known covert service to the United States Office of Strategic Services during WWII. The exhibition highlights the principles which guided Saarinen’s work, confirming his lasting values and a renewed relevance of his work for the present generation.
Nordic Heritage Museum
3014 NW 67th Street
Seattle, Washington
CITY Lounge at Wanted Design
The New Finnish Design CITY lounge is a three-day design experience during New York design week at the Wanted Design fair. The CITY lounge will present a selection of products, both material and post material, by such Finnish designers, manufacturers and service design companies as Inno Interior, Samu Viitanen, Secto Design, Vallila Interior, VividWorks and PlayMySong.
Hours: 10 am – 7 pm daily
Wanted Design
269 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Finnish design at International Contemporary Furniture Fair ICFF
Finnish design is showcased at ICFF by some young and some more established exhibitors. The Season One group from Turku, and the Runko collection by students of University of Lapland represent up and coming Finnish furniture design. The fair will also mark the US launch for two new collections for Artek, Lento and Kiki, by two world famous designers, Harri Koskinen and Ilmari Tapiovaara.
International Contemporary Furniture Fair ICFF
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
11th Avenue at 38th Street, New York, NY
Trade:
Sat - Sun 10 am - 5 pm, Mon 9 am - 6 pm
Trade and General Public:
Tue 10 am - 4 pm
True North - Contemporary Art From The Circumpolar North
The Anchorage Museum’s new exhibition, True North: Contemporary Art of the Circumpolar North, portrays a North that is complex and in transition. The exhibition features nearly 80 photographs, films and multi-media installations by 39 artists from Iceland, Scandinavia, Canada and the United States, including many Alaskans. Taking part of the exhibition are also Finnish artist Catarina Ryöppy and chef Antto Melasniemi with his Solar Kithcen restaurant.
The Anchorage Museum
625 C Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
www.anchoragemuseum.org/galleries/true_north/index.aspx
http://lapinkultasolarkitchenrestaurant.com
Northern Oddities at Ivana Helsinki Concept Store
The pop-up sales exhibition and a series of events showcases an odd collection of interesting Finnish design brands with birdhouses, dog beds, rocking chairs, and other everyday objects, all with stories behind them. The exhibition and events are produced by Musta Design, a Finnish company offering young designers a communicative network along with managerial, consulting and promotion services.
Hours: Mon-Sat 11 am-7 pm, Sun 12-6 pm
Ivana Helsinki NYC Concept Store
251 Elizabeth St
New York, NY
Kaksitvå Jewelry Workshop for Kids
Kaksitvå designers Piia Keto and Marjo Kuusinen will show kids how to make their own simple, but innovative and exciting creations out of recycled materials. No previous experience in jewelry making required.
Tickets $10 ($7 American-Scandinavian Foundation members)
For children ages 5-10. Pre-registration required.
Saturday, May 12, at 1 pm
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Vitrio by Saana Wang
Joy Wai Gallery presents VITRIO, an exhibition by Finnish photographer Saana Wang. The exhibition will showcase a series of photographs from her visits to China. It includes photographs from 2007 through today.
Joy Wai Gallery, 122 West 18th Street, New York, NY
Communikey Festival in Boulder
Helsinki based YKON group presents YKON Game workshop at Commonikey festival in Boulder, Colorado. At The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1 pm.
Arno Rafael Minkkinen – Performing for The Camera: Forty years of Self-portraits
"Performing for the Camera: Forty Years of Self-Portraits" by the Finnish American photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen at Barry Friedman Gallery.
Barry Friedman Ltd, 515 West 26th Street, New York. Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm.
Helsinki – New York Roundtable Discussion
The roundtable sessions will focus on sharing and comparing experiences of setting up an architectural practice in Helsinki and New York. Short presentations on the history and origins of each practice and their work will introduce 15 different perspectives into establishing and running an office. The participants will also discuss their architectural motives, influences, techniques and agendas in a “pecha kucha” format.
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012, at 11 am – 7 pm.
www.newlydrawn.fi
http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=upcoming&expid=236
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