Anni Korkman
Programme Director of Helsinki Design Week & Weekly, Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale, Luovi Productions Ltd
Anni Korkman (she/her, b. 1990) works as the Programme Director of Luovi Productions.
Luovi Productions is a design agency whose core expertise lies in curation, production and communication. Founded in 1995 by Anni Korkman’s father Kari Korkman, Luovi Productions is a Helsinki-based company operating globally. Best known as the producer of the largest design festival in the Nordics, Helsinki Design Week and the independent design media Helsinki Design Weekly, Luovi is also the founder and the facilitator behind Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale and several other cultural projects.
Anni has a Master’s Degree from Central Saint Martins University (University of Arts London) and as a writer, debater and curator, she is passionate about working with adding Design and Architecture Literacy in to peoples’ everyday lives. The more we are able to recognize design around us, the more critical to our surroundings we can become – and eventually demand for better physical and digital living environments.
Judge’s selections
New Traditions Prize
TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
HONOKA
Love the realization and the dialogue between the old and the new! I could imagine TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT creating a meaningful bond for the product and the end user through the use of traditional references. The sense of familiarity might create engagement too. I’m happy to see the project fighting the global phenomena of the loss of dexterity and the decreasing use of traditional (local) craftsmanship through making use of these valuable skills and creativity in new contexts.
Positive Impact on Future Generations Prize
Infinity Toy Box
Infinity Toy Box
I would like to highlight a digital service innovation among the entries. The paradigm shift in consumption occurs when we change our behavior to one where we radically reduce the amount of mass production – let’s make the most of the things that already exist. Infinity Toy Box is a digital service contributing to responsible consumption which also takes into account social sustainability and accessibility. The service is affordable for many. Would be interesting to see the chain reaction – would increasing usage of this service eventually affect the toy manufacturers and encourage them to create more durable products which can withstand long-term use?
Inclusive and Indispensable Prize
Dodola
Pjorkkala
Considering how drinking water is becoming increasingly scarce all over the world I’m amazed this innovation didn’t yet exist. This long-lasting, ceramic water filter is aesthetically timeless and self-explanatory yet the innovation itself is still caught in time. Inexpensive to manufacture and requires very little maintenance. Looking forward to witnessing the next steps towards commercial scale manufacturing.
Design as Poetry Prize
Somewhere, Sometime
obake
Uniting Factor Prize
Seaweed Dialogues
Alberte Holmø Bojesen
There are several seaweed experiments out there at the moment but the Seaweed Dialogues manages to bring something new to the conversation. The work does not neglect the educational and communicative aspect of reimagining the origin of material production. Kelp and seaweed can be found (and made sustainably use of) all around the world and works such as Seaweed Dialogues have the potential of bringing these materials developers and designers together. Would be great to see the project actively engaging with designers, consumers, professionals and other industries, too. “If algae is consciously utilised, it could be a collaborator toward a more mindful and sustainable future”.