If you go to Helsinki’s Design Museum expecting an historical, thematic, or conceptual overview of Finnish design, you won’t find that. At least I didn’t. However, if you go with an open mind ready to experience interesting items unto themselves or as part of a specific…
The first thing that strikes you is simply how beautiful the objects are… then you realise these (most of these at least) are everyday things you may have in your own home. The museum leads you to take a new look at these objects – scissors, mugs, chairs, jugs – and consider the…
Very cool museum to visit while visiting Helsinki! Interesting for kids and definitely very fun for adults and older people who maybe remember nokia 3310, whats now in museum!? :)
Design museum is very compact and regular exhibition is an interesting journey of Finnish design. Other floors have changing exhibitions which, at that time, were not very interesting to me. Museum has a nice cafe, though. Worth sitting down to get energy for exhibitions.
Were we missing something? Expected a celebration of Finnish design - brands, designers and products that design aficionados - and laypeople like us - would love to see. But there was little on display - 3 smallish rooms with an eclectic range, but little depth to it; the…