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Forward with design!
Finland will celebrate a
Design Year in 2005. The aim is to inform the public of the importance and
potential of design as a creative resource and a booster of
competitiveness. The message is that design is made by people for the
people.
The Design Year is organised by Design Forum Finland, the
University of Art and Design Helsinki, the Finnish Association of
Designers Ornamo, Grafia, the University of Lapland, Design Museum, the
Armi information centre, the National Council for Design, the Finnish
Round Table of Design, several industry and trade union opinion leaders
and organisations, and businesses.
The patron of the Design Year
2005 is Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen.
Why is design
important and what is it needed for?
We need design to
complement technological know-how. Design is vital to the competitiveness
of businesses and the affluence of society. Technical excellence is not
enough; what matters is the experience offered by products.
The
Design Year celebrates the end of the design policy programme Design 2005!
The programme is based on changes that have taken place in the structure
of the economy and its objective is to improve the design competitiveness
of Finnish businesses with the help of design know-how.
Events around Finland
The events of the Design Year are open to
everyone. They provide an opportunity to see design, meet professionals
and learn about training, research, innovation, new products, trends and
businesses that use design.
The programme for spring 2005 will be
published in November 2004. The programme for the autumn will be published
in May 2005.
Events near you can be found in the calendar.
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