FINLAND. National airport authority Finavia has created a new exhibition area and design camp at Helsinki Airport where passengers can appreciate Finnish creativity and spend time relaxing before their flight.
The new area has been introduced as part of Finavia’s “˜Art Port’ concept at Helsinki, a long-running programme celebrating the city’s status as World Design Capital 2012. The airport design camp has been planned to fit in the airport environment, allowing them to enjoy Finnish art, design, expertise and creative thinking.
At the heart of the camp is a white tent, where visitors are greeted with a design forest. The images of numerous design products have been printed on the fabric.
In the tent, visitors can also hear sounds of Finland’s nature, including snow crunches underfoot, waves lap at the shore, and birdsong. Outside the tent, they can spend time sitting on a park bench or by timber tables painted white.
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The design camp aims to showcase Finnish art and creativity |
There is also a window through which visitors can admire the sunset and enjoy a peaceful moment, and they are encouraged to write down their own thoughts on a piece of paper on the forest wall.
Planned by Huippu Concept, the exhibition has been executed in cooperation with Vallila Interior and Tapion Hirsituote, with the soundscape recorded from the Finnish Broadcasting Company effects list.
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The design camp continues Finavia’s ‘Art Port’ concept |
Huippu’s Anna Forsman said: “This exhibition does not include the typical presentation of design products. Instead it concentrates on delivering feelings and experiences through design, but without forgetting the Finnish sense of humour.”
The design camp is located at gate 11 and is accessible free of charge all day for passengers. It follows on from art exhibition areas set up at the airport earlier this year as part of the “˜Art Port’ concept, as reported.
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Passengers are able to sit down and relax in the design camp |
Airport Director Ville Haapasaari said there had been positive feedback from this first exhibition, with passengers finding it calming.
“This exhibition, like the others, gives passengers a chance to participate. They listen, see and write,” he added.
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Inside the tent passengers can hear the sounds from Finnish nature | |
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