{"id":23310,"date":"2026-09-23T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finncult.be\/?p=23310"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:38:02","slug":"finnish-design-fiskars-biennale-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finncult.be\/fr\/finnish-design-fiskars-biennale-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish design up close: revisiting Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

In June 2026, the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux organised a four-day study trip<\/a> to Finland inviting three Benelux-based professionals from the design field to explore the people, places, and ideas shaping Finnish design today.<\/span><\/p>\n

From 25\u201328 June 2026, <\/span>Marie-Anne Souloumiac<\/b>, Programme Manager at Nieuwe Instituut<\/a> in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; <\/span>Stan Dewaele<\/b>, Project Manager at Designregio Kortrijk<\/a>, Belgium; and <\/span>Evelien Bracke<\/b>, Curator at Design Museum Gent,<\/a> Belgium, travelled from Helsinki to the towns and creative communities of <\/span>Billn\u00e4s, Fiskars, and Eken\u00e4s<\/span> accompanied by <\/span>Malin Bergstr\u00f6m<\/b>, Head of Programme at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The trip centred around the Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale<\/a>, an international event for contemporary art, design and architecture. Along the way, studio visits, institutional meetings, exhibitions, and cultural encounters offered an intimate look at Finland\u2019s design ecosystem \u2014 from its rich design heritage to the practices of contemporary makers and the communities that support them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By bringing professionals from the Finnish and Benelux design fields into direct contact, the programme created space for exchanging ideas and generating concrete opportunities for future collaboration, exchange and international visibility for Finnish and Finland-based artists and institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The programme was developed in collaboration with some of Finland\u2019s leading institutions and organisations in the field: <\/span>Ornamo Art and Design Finland<\/a>, Onoma<\/a> (the Cooperative of Artists, Designers and Artisans in Fiskars), and Pro Artibus<\/a> and was centrally funded by Svenska Kulturfonden and the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, supported by The Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland.<\/span><\/p>\n

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