September 2011

Shadowy selected to Habitare Collection

The Habitare Collection seeks to chart the changes and developments that have taken place in design in the 21st century. All the products in the collection are connected in the sense that they are important in the historical development of design, they acknowledge the prevailing design trends, and they offer original takes on them. They are, at the same time, timeless future classics and products of their time.

The collection was established in 2009.  New items will be added every other year in conjunction with the Habitare fair, gradually making it a significant part of the Design Museum’s permanent collection.

The Habitare Collection will be selected by a different jury each time. The make up of the jury will be geared towards finding different perspectives and having the most extensive experience in design on board. The jury members of the 2011 Habitare Collection are Marianne Aav, director of the Design Museum in Helsinki, Deyan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum in London, the critic Hannu Pöppönen, and the designer and architect Ilkka Suppanen.

The collection was presented at this year’s Habitare fair in Helsinki, after which it becomes a permanent part of the Design Museum in Finland.

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