HARDCORE New Finnish Design
Meatpacking District Design Week, May 17-19, 2008

Hours:
SAT May 17 12-5 pm
SUN May 18 12-8 pm
MON May 19 12-6 pm

Address:
413-415 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10014
(Between 9th Ave and Washington St)

HARDCORE New Finnish Design will showcase 25 individual design projects and concepts from Finland presented in collaboration with major Finnish design companies. The exhibition combines a curated selection of innovative concepts and projects realized by designers and design companies from Finland and a HARDCORE lounge hosted by major Finnish design companies Iittala, Artek and Marimekko.

The HARDCORE exhibition defines the essence of today’s Finnish design. It gives a timely view on Finland's unique design scene through the eyes of exhibition curator, world renowned designer Ilkka Suppanen. The exhibition underlines the innovative and slightly extreme nature of Finnish design. The presented work focuses on the essence of the specific design problems at hand in their particular context. The designs in the exhibition cover a broad range of design fields from graphic design to fashion and product design. The exhibition also highlights Helsinki as an innovative design capital of Scandinavia.