An international design competition was organised in 2024–25 to select a new building for the Museum of Architecture and Design in Helsinki. Altogether 624 entries were accepted to the anonymous competition. The competition publication presents evaluations of all the entries, competition background, visions for the new museum, co-creation and participation during the competition, evaluation criteria, design guidelines and more, beautifully illustrated. 168 pages.

The editorial concept of the monograph Muller Van Severen: Dialogue, edited by curator Jan Boelen, translates the designer couple's design language into textual form. Unapologetic, the monograph comes without an introduction or explanatory texts, and focuses on the dialogues between the curator, the designers, and the selected architects.

The future reader Studio Time: Future Thinking in Art and Design focuses on future fictions, future literacy, and future ethics through essays and projects by over 30 prominent international design and art thinkers. The reader is a closing chapter for artistic research lab Studio Future, one of the Z33 Research studios.

CO-EDITORS

Jan Boelen, Ils Huygens, Heini Lehtinen

PUBLISHER

Black Dog Press, UK

CONTRIBUTORS

Bruce Sterling, Liam Young, Dunne & Raby, Mariana Pestana, Marina Otero Verzier, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Konstantin Grcic et al.

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Studio Time: Future Thinking in Art and Design

Curated from thousands of images, the website of travel and reportage photographer Anne Zed presents a selection of 13 stories from all over the world. Along with the images, the online publication juxtaposes pieces of local news about the phenomenon in each series with short personal notes on the photographer’s experiences in the location.

Online gallery Fictional Journal investigates the societal contexts of design and art. For each issue, the journal opens a theme for investigation and invites responses through international open calls. The issues also serve as platforms for events. Fictional Journal was launched at Milan Design Week 2016 with a public talk Publication as Platform.

CO-FOUNDERS

Heini Lehtinen, Sophie Rzepecky

WITH

Teresa Palmieri

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Gabriela Baka

The design-oriented city magazine We Are Helsinki highlighted the latest in urban culture in Helsinki. The magazine was published six times a year in both Finnish and English and was distributed throughout the city, with a circulation of 40,000 copies. 

ART DIRECTION

Johannes Ekholm

PUBLISHER

Anders Westerholm, Matti Sarkkinen

CONTRIBUTORS

Teemu Fiilin, Kai Kuusisto, Jesse Laitinen, Osma Harvilahti, Samuli Karala, Jonas Lundqvist, Johnny Kangasniemi, Claudia Cifu, Jenna Sutela, Anni Puolakka, Kivi Sotamaa et al.

HDW Magazine, the official publication of Helsinki Design Week, was published as a joint effort with We Are Helsinki magazine from 2009 to 2011. Published in Finnish and English, the magazine featured a wide range of insights into the design week, columns, and a complete event schedule. 

ART DIRECTION

TSTO (2009), Ahonen & Lamberg (2010), Kokoro & Moi (2011)

PUBLISHER

Anders Westerholm, Matti Sarkkinen

Focused on fashion trade, sustainable fashion, and emerging local designers and labels, the online platform FashionFINLAND.com featured daily news and a wide range of other content. Published in Finnish and English, the publication reached 20,000 monthly readers, collaborated with key fashion and design organisations, and organised various events.

The shortlisted exhibition proposal Peacemaker for the Finnish Pavilion at the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture explored spaces of conflict resolution as an architectural context and challenged the audience to rethink their roles as mediators of peace. The curatorial team comprised participants of an international Design & Peace colloquium organised by the Alvar Aalto Academy.

CURATORIAL TEAM

Marko Ahtisaari, Garðar Eyjólfsson, Pentti Kareoja, Matylda Krzykowski, Heini Lehtinen, Timo Ramu

SCENOGRAPHY

Pentti Kareoja, Musuta

ADVISORY BOARD

Miriam Bensky, Kaarina Gould, Itonde Kakoma, Miryon Ko, Jukka Savolainen, Arto Sivonen

Enter and Encounter, the main exhibition of 2017 at the Design Museum in Helsinki, focused on the future and posed the question: How does design challenge the present and shape what is to come? The works featured in the exhibition responded to the need for change. The eclectic exhibition offered a glimpse into contemporary Finnish design.

CO-CURATION

Paula Bello, Katja Hagelstam, Juha Kronqvist, Heini Lehtinen, Ville Tikka, Esa Vesmanen, w/ Suvi Saloniemi / Design Museum

EXHIBITION ARCHITECTURE

Martti Kalliala, Leonard Ma

IMAGE CREDIT

Paavo Lehtonen

Sound artist Paul Devens' sound installation The Talking Machine uses audio tape as a medium. Originating from old technology, the tape refers to a pre-digital age where forms of diffusion, broadcasting, and propaganda were more tactile than today. Fictional Journal's Issue 2. Propaganda was launched at Atelier Clerici at Milan Design Week 2017 with the installation and a print publication.

WITH 

Sophie Rzepecky, Teresa Palmieri

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Gabriela Baka

IMAGE CREDIT

Delfino Sisto Legnani

Exhibition Fictional Collective: This Is Work at Depot Basel gallery investigated the relation between creative work, economic value, and cultural and personal worth. The exhibition at consisted of installations, events, and an online publication.

WITH 

Aya Bentur, Lodovica Guarnieri, Silvia Neretti, Sophie Rzepecky, Penny Webb

CURATOR

Rebekka Kiesewetter

The seminar Spaces of Peace: Architecture as Contextual Diplomacy approached conflict resolution and peace-building from an architectural perspective: the role of empathy in architectural design, reconstructing destroyed cities, phenomenology in architecture, and spaces of peace talks. The event was organised as part of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2019.

The public talk Urban Design and Mental Well-Being, organised for Helsinki Design Week 2019, focused on the impact of urban environments on mental well-being. The speakers brought in perspectives from urban planning, residential futures, and academic research, which sparked a lively conversation with mental health and architecture professionals, as well as citizens in the audience.

IN COLLABORATION WITH

Architecture Office Kanttia2

SPEAKERS

Leena Alanko (Demos Helsinki), Mika Huhtala (University of Helsinki), Kimmo Rönkä (Rönkä Consulting), Mari Vaattovaara (University of Helsinki)

Publishing is not bound to one medium, but moves between print, online, and spatial media. Print or online media function as catalysts for physical events, and vice versa. The public talk Publication as a Platform at Milan Design Week 2016 brought together a group of independent publishers to discuss new hybrid forms of publishing and the types of platforms they offer for publishers.

IN COLLABORATION WITH

Sophie Rzepecky, Teresa Palmieri

SPEAKERS

Yannick Bouillis (Offprint Library), Rebekka Kiesewetter (Depot Basel), Krisis Publishing, Jonathan Pierini (MOULD Press), Oli Stratford (Disegno), Émile De Visscher (Obliquite)

The strategic concept development consisted of strengthening the position of Z33 Research artistic research labs as the core of the art institution, and connecting the research studios to the international cultural landscape. As a result, a Z33 Research online publication was created, offering insight into artistic research projects and processes, and giving voice to artists and artistic researchers.

The survey report produced for Design Forum Finland looks into the ecosystems in the design sector in Finland and the financial value of the sector. The report offers insight into future opportunities for the design sector, from AI to regenerative practices, and maps out over 60 organisations in the sector.

Case study about Armi, an early plan and an attempt to bring architecture and design exhibitions and organisations together under one roof in Helsinki.