Helsinki Design Week 2011

The To Declare exhibition is the highlight of the Helsinki Design Week program at the Old Customs House. And the job of making it an exhibition that people feel that they must come and see has been put on the shoulders of Kaj Kalin:

"Most of the gadgets and stuff around us are made to say, “Buy me!” Otherwise, if no one buys them, they have no other purpose for being. This is their only message. This exhibition is not just about showing design objects, but saying something with them.These will be items with a message.'

Onebarrel by Harry Thaler

Shower timer David Weatherhead

The World Design Capital title is awarded every other year to one city which is exceptionally
skilled in utilising design as a resource for social, economic and cultural development
- The designation is granted by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid).
Helsinki is the third city to receive the title, after Turin in Italy (2008) and Seoul in South Korea
(2010).
- World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 will launch teasers about its programme during the
Helsinki Design Week 2011.