Independent local designers are opening up their studios during Helsinki Design Week to demystify their creative processes, explains festival programme director Anni Korkman in this interview.
The 19th edition of Helsinki Design Week is underway. Taking place from 6 to 15 September, this year its theme is "Underneath" ? a concept chosen to honour every part of the design process, not just the finished product.
Design process is "the magical part"
"This feels very topical, considering the circumstances that we're all currently living in," Korkman told Dezeen. "To highlight the design process and the difficulties it might involve."
"But it's also inspiring and interesting to see what these processes are actually like, especially when lots of design festivals only present the end result or just launch new things," she continued. "When you highlight the process and really educate yourself on how you develop ideas and manufacture things, that's the magical part, and the most interesting bit, for sure."
As part of the event's Open Studios series, which began on Friday, independent designers are opening up their collaborative workplaces to offer the public a glimpse into their day-to-day activities.
Anni Korkman is the programme director of Helsinki Design Week. Photo is by Heli Blåfield
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