Two multidisciplinary architects, Martti Kalliala and Hans Park, set out to explore how a mindset of an architect can contribute to projects in other fields. New Architect’s Atlas is published as part of ‘Double Happy (8+8=19) – Views on Architecture in Finland and China’, a publication by OK Do and Newly Drawn out on September 1, 2010. Welcome to the Double Happy party at the Helsinki Design Week Grand Opening tonight! …(more)
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Making Places
New Architect’s Atlas
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Rinne / 輪廻 – A modified paper chair for MUJI
Projects / 28-08-2010Utrecht invited us to take part in a MUJI exhibition around a new paper chair at ATELIER MUJI, Mujirushi Ryohin Yurakucho from August 20 to September 8, 2010. The idea of the project is to explore the joy of making the paper chair by hands and find different ways to use it through asking 50 designers to modify the product and create a special chair for an exhibition. We made ‘Rinne / 輪廻’, a paper chair reincarnated as nutritious ash for plants. …(more)
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OK Talk – Design dialogues between Helsinki and London
Projects / 27-08-2010OK Talk brings together designers, artists and theorists operating in Finland and Britain to talk about emerging questions in design philosophy and strategic design. The series of events starts at Helsinki Design Week on September 4, and travels to London Design Festival on September 18, 23 and 25, 2010. For event details, get your copy of the first OK Talk tabloid at Design Forum Finland (Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki) or almost any of the Helsinki Design Week events! …(more)
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Design disease
Articles / 26-08-2010Ever since starting OK Do, we’ve had issues with calling ourselves a design think tank – or design-whatever for that matter – but didn’t manage to find other compact enough words to describe what we do. We’re anguished by the word ‘design’ as well as the world of design, yet see no other way out than creating our own sphere within it. …(more)