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News • Helsinki • Finland • 2012-05-11

Award Exhibition – Concepts to Make Your Life Easier

Today, a widening field of designers and manufacturers is turning inspiration, skills and industrial capabilities to issues of improving life – both in the developed world and in still-emerging societies.

INDEX: Award 2011 Exhibition thus features the 60 finalists for INDEX: Award 2011 - the world\'s biggest, life-improving design award.

INDEX: Award 2011 Exhibition opened in September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and can be experienced - free of charge for all visitors – in the heart of Helsinki during May 10th to June 10th 2012.

INDEX: has come up with a brand new exhibition design in collaboration with American architect Greg Lynn and Danish architect Christian Ditlev Bruun, and Kongens Nytorv Square has been replaced by Copenhagen\'s new hip hang-out, Ophelia Beach (Kvæsthusmolen) next to Copenhagen\'s beautiful new Royal Playhouse.

The new design is far from the minimalistic traditions of Scandinavia and features several 12-foot black, organic shapes with square, golden insets containing the displayed designs. The shapes are covered with solar cells powering LED-lights to light up the designs at night.

INDEX: Award Exhibition features the 60 finalists for INDEX: Award 2011, representing about 6 percent of the total number (966) of nominations for the world’s biggest design award. After showcasing the finalists in Copenhagen from September 2nd to November 20th 2011, the exhibition will commence its world tour, currently planned for six major cities in Asia and Europe (with more to be decided) and expected to run until 2013.

May 10th – June 10th 2012 the INDEX:Award Exhibition will be shown on Keskuskatu, Helsinki.

Tours of the exhibition can be booked at index@wdchelsinki2012.fi or by calling +358 40 674 8422, weekdays at 10 am – 8 pm, Saturdays 10 am – 6 pm and Sundays at 12 – 6 pm.

Pedagogic material for elementary school and highschools are also available.

Elementary school:

Download Students guide here.

Download Teachers guide here.

High School:

Download Students guide here.

Download Teachers guide here.

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Katarina Siltavuori

Producer

050 5992510

katarina.siltavuori@wdchelsinki2012.fi

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