Design Forum Finland is the promotion organization of
Finnish design. It is maintained by the
Finnish Society of Crafts and Design, which was founded in 1875. The aim of Design Forum Finland is to promote Finnish
design
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...
both nationally and internationally and to encourage business life to utilize the opportunities of design. Among other things Design Forum Finland awards prizes, reports about current issues in the design field of Finland and organizes competitions and exhibitions.
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Prizes and competitions
Kaj Franck Design Prize
Fennia Prize - Good design grows global competition
The Young Designer of the Year Prize
Estlander Prize
See also
* Scandinavian design
Scandinavian design is a design movement characterized by simplicity, minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sw ...
References
External links
ICSID
Network for Cultural Export
"Souvenirs of Helsinki - variations on a theme of reindeer" by Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
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Design institutions
Trade associations based in Finland