Helsinki – World Design Capital (WDC) 2012

On 25 Nov 2009 The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced in Singapore, that the appointment of World Design Capital (WDC) 2012 has been conferred to the City of Helsinki.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. Photo by Comma.

Helsinki will move on to be the third city to hold the biennial designation in 2012, after Turin (in 2008) and Seoul (in 2010).

Altogether 46 cities from 27 countries applied for the designation. An international jury first shortlisted Helsinki and Eindhoven of the Netherlands and then awarded the designation to Helsinki after careful consideration.

The title of Helsinki’s bid for the designation was Open Helsinki – Embedding Design in Life. The concept expressed by the title will form the basis of Helsinki’s ambitious programme for the design year 2012 the merits of innovative design and its significance in every day life.

More information
http://www.wdc2012helsinki.fi/en
World Design Capital

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