OK Do was invited to write a column for the renewed We Are Helsinki city magazine. We set out to explore our home town, and started a bi-monthly series on creative urbanism in Helsinki. Get We Are Helsinki in local restaurants and shops! …(more)
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"For the OK Talk brunches, we asked the guests to bring over a breakfast ingredient each so that we can cook together with them in the morning and sleep more during the night."
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"By applying artistic perspectives to scientific processes and results, it is possible to make science more approachable – and perhaps more useful for the lay people."
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When asked why Armi Ratia decided to base Marimekko in Finland out of all places, she stated that she was "not amused by easiness".
Projects
This section covers reports and updates on the tasks, processes and outcomes of individual OK Do projects.
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Making Places
We Are Helsinki column
Export Projects Series: Making Places / 24-01-2010 -
“Introspection is boring” (J. Thackara) – But what is OK Do?
Projects / 31-12-2009A year has passed since the idea of OK Do came into being. Defying what John Thackara told us about acting instead of thinking too much about one’s role, we feel it’s time to reflect what OK Do is and what we want it to become. However, we are convinced that experimentation is the right way to find out the true spirit of OK Do. The following issues haunt us at the moment. …(more)
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Boxes of Surprises advent calendar
Projects / 12-12-2009We were asked to put something inside a box for the Boxes of Surprises advent calendar by Laura Väinölä. She commissioned 24 designers and artists to fill a cardboard box with things for Christmas and design a number on the cover. This is ours!
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How to make a design think tank
Projects / 21-09-20091. Get an idea
The idea of a design think tank sprang from our need to create a home for uncompromised thoughts, writing and doing. We wanted to create our own platform for collaboration and projects. The idea of OK Do was first discussed during a loud gig. We could hardly hear each other, but a couple of messy sentences were enough to deliver a common understanding. The idea of OK Do is great at least in a sense that it’s something that we believe in and really wanted to do. …(more)
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Home-Work-Home
OK Do launch
Projects Series: Home-Work-Home / 15-09-2009After nine months of incubation, OK Do opened on September 11, 2009. The launch was a house party, hosted at a friend Tuula Pöyhönen’s place. The party was held in a home because we think it must be one of the most interesting and inspiring venues in the world. Moreover, the first OK Do party started a research project Home-Work-Home which looks at the idea of two merging spheres: home and work. Based on meetings with creative people, the project explores how the mixing of home and office affects creative processes, results and, ultimately, life. …(more)
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