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Dear Filep and iDEALS,
Habitare 2011 took place at Mesukeskus in Helsinki, on 14-18 of September 2011. The floor space of the exhibition has been generously expanded and it was literally filled with all kinds of art & design products and exhibits, and even antiques and curiosities. The arrangement of the whole exhibition was not as successful as in previous years.
I found it unfortunate that big companies squeezed new experimental design in. In addition I was surprised to see a lot of products on sale. In fact a big hall was filled with stalls from various firms (smaller and bigger, design and craft) basically selling their products; the same was the case in the art hall.
This wouldn’t be such a problem for me if it hadn’t rendered the whole exhibition very commercial despite or because of the global financial crunch. I admit that I browsed around the exhibition halls with the big companies aiming at finding the more experimental design part which indeed was the most interesting for me. In the photos you may see some of the highlights of the main exhibition but most importantly my favourites from smaller design agencies and companies.
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