Checkpoint! How is the design heritage renewing itself? How will authentic and human design, crafts and cohabitation flourish in the age of AI? We invite you to follow the live programme on Tuesday, ...

With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if lesser-sung, design capitals. A view of the elegant Ullanlinna, Eira and ...

From polar night to midnight sun, the country’s deep connection with light and dark has inspired a century of pioneering lamp designs. A new generation is switching it up ...

Poised and precise, this new house employs a concrete cruciform as both structure and organisational tool, creating a ...

Finland consistently tops lists of the world’s happiest countries. A stay in the country’s capital goes a long way towards ...

Francky Knapp is the commerce writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and other publications. A curious home cook with a deep love of Polish cabbage ...

The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity — and now represent an aesthetic ideal. By Nancy ...

The 10th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar will take place on 10 June 2025 at the University of Jyväskylä, focusing on how design is evolving in a rapidly changing world. The event, titled ...