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The Finnish design exhibition studies how Finnish design of the 2000s addresses interpretations of nature. It presents the ways in which designers perceive the ever-changing world around them. The dialogue of design and nature is changing. Do the themes of design, art and architecture still reflect the colours, patterns, rhythms and textures of the northern forests? The exhibition features one-off works of applied art along with products manufactured in series, technological innovations and new applications of traditional methods and materials.
The 8th October is the day for the special Pecha Kucha Night and the Party at the Museum of Applied Arts. What sushi is in gastronomy, or sumo in sports, Pecha Kucha is for architecture and design! Short, concise, cool. Pecha Kucha Nights are originated from Tokyo and are organised in two hundred cities worldwide, here architects, designers and artists introduce their work. The secret of the brief, focused and interesting presentations lies in the one and only rule of the night: presenters can show 20 pictures, each for 20 seconds.
Exclusive WAMP Design Fair will come forward within the scope of Finn Fatale programs on 11th October in a special place, the Museum of Applied Arts. A wild range of Hungarian and Scandinavian design products, cool accessories and watches from Aron design store as well as from Hungarian designers will be presented.
WAMP in New York Design Week
This season, Hungarian designers put their accent on New York Design Week. Experience the sensual approach of 17 emerging Hungarian designers and collectives as they showcase their newest products in animation, jewelry, fashion, textile, interior, and product design. All the objects in the exhibition are inspired by softness—of touch, shape, or concept. Selected items will be for sale!
Training for designers
WAMP in cooperation with SEED - Foundation for Development of Small Enterprises helps designers develop their own businesses by launching a joint training programme. The training program will focus on improving their personal and professional enterpreneur skills.
WAMP on Greenexpo
WAMP appears on third Greenexpo exhibition and fair. The mission of the event is to make environmental protection popular and to show realization of environmental consciousness in alldays. An important objective of the exhibition is the connection between environment and design.
Bread and Butter Barcelona: showcase of hippest designers
Lots of designers from the area of street and urban wear present their brands from the most famous ones to the undiscovered young ones on the Bread and Butter Barcelona aka BBB. The international trade fair moved couple of years ago from its original city Berlin to Barcelona and WAMP’s beloved fashionevents appears on 21-23rd January in the Fira Barcelona Arena.
Hungary's "creative" ambassadors: Ernő Rubik and Áron Losonczi
European Commission hails 2009 as the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. The slogan of the communication campaign launched by Czech EU presidency: "Imagine. Create. Innovate." More than 20 European ambassadors are nominated from different fields of creativity and innovation, specialists from microbiology, to dancers and even the head of Microsoft.