Programme

FRIDAY 20 AUGUST, 2010

18.00-20.00 Opening of the exhibition Invisible - the Origin of Product Identity at the Design Museum (address Korkeavuorenkatu 23, Helsinki)

SATURDAY 21 AUGUST, 2010

Seminar venue: The main auditorium of the University of Jyväskylä (address Seminaarinkatu 15 C)
Chair: Timo Salli
11.00 Registration begins at the seminar venue
13.00 Welcome
Esa Laaksonen, Director, Alvar Aalto Academy
13.15 Opening/Introduction
Timo Salli, Chairman of the Seminar board
13.30-14.15 Some objects
Inga Sempé (France)
14.20-15.05 Buck the trend
Hans Maier-Aichen (Germany)
15.15-16.00 Opening of the Lobby bar, interviews with Sempé and Maier-Aichen
Moderator: Mark Isitt (Sweden)
16.00-16.45 LECTURE
Katrin Olina (Iceland)
16.45-17.00 Interview with Lovegrove in the Auditorium and closing of the 1st seminar day
17.30-19.00 Meet designers secretly -
COMPANY's Aamu Song and Johan Olin
in secret date at the Craft Museum of Finland (address Kauppakatu 25)
19.30-20.30 Reception at the Alvar Aalto Museum (address Alvar Aallon katu 7)

Brilliance 24 HR exhibition
21.00-> Reception hosted by the City of Jyväskylä, City Theatre (address Vapaudenkatu 36)

21.00 Welcome, City of Jyväskylä
Light buffet and glass of wine

22.00-23.30 Live music Verneri Pohjola Quartet

Seminar quests are welcome to Poppari Live Music Club (www.jazz-bar.com, address Puistokatu 2-4) without entrance fee (limited entrance before midnight with seminar name badge)

SUNDAY 22 AUGUST, 2010

Seminar venue: The main auditorium of the University of Jyväskylä
Chair: Sari Anttonen
10-10.30 Films:
The Making of the Aalto Vase (Iittala)
Enzo Mari for Artek: Homage to Autoprogettazione
10.30-11.15 LECTURE
Monica Förster (Sweden)
11.20-11.35 Interview with Förster in the Lobby bar
Moderator: Mark Isitt
11.35-13.00 Lunch break
13.00-13.45 Back to the local
Simo Heikkilä (Finland)
13.45-14.30 LECTURE
Clemens Weisshaar (Germany)
14.35-15.00 Interview with Heikkilä and Weisshaar in the Lobby bar
15.00-15.45 Design Inevitable
Naoto Fukasawa (Japan)
15.45-16.30 Interview with Fukasawa, Mark Isitt

Closing of the seminar, Timo Salli

Artek's 75th anniversary seminar (14.-15.9.2010) and selection of the winner for pendant lamp A110, Mirkku Kullberg CEO Artek

Thank you from the organisers, Esa Laaksonen

 

Organisers reserve the right to alter the programme.