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Content Published August 30, 2017

Futuro art of living

In the sixties considered the home of the future. The material used for the Futuro house was mainly polyester plastic and as far it concerned the design minimalism ruled. The kitchen was kept simple with a grill only, and the living room supposed to work as well as the sleeping room.

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Content Published November 23, 2016

My Helsinki

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Content Published July 29, 2016

Entangled

Elíasson's "In Your Rainbow" installation is probably one of the best art experiences anybody can be involved with walking the circular skywalk and looking how the city looks like through colour-tinted glass.

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Content Published December 20, 2015

M/S Café

What a perfect day to explore Danish world class architecture created by Bjarke Ingels group. The cafe is situated at the opposite end of building and offers good kitchen, refreshments and coffees. On a sunny days you can take your food and drinks outside.

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Content Published October 8, 2017

Dome of Visions Copenhagen

The first Dome of Visions by architects Benny Jepsen and Kristoffer Tejlgaard build next to the Royal Danish Library. This geodesic dome was built to promote new ideas in construction and urban thinking as well as a consideration for a sustainable society of the future. Dome of Visions was used as an event centre for cultural events and open meeting place for the public. The temporary building was put down at the end of 2015. Currently, new geodesic domes are constructed for a period of time in collaboration with NCC and introduced to citizens all over the Nordic countries e.g. Aarhus, Stockholm, Visby and Helsinki.

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Content Published October 7, 2017

Kinetic sculptures

Visiting Jessica MacMillan studio in the Artists' House. American multidisciplinary artist MacMillan creates sculptures and installations within astronomy and their relationship to the actuality of daily life on our planet. She explains to visitors her visions of this installation that in astronomy, reality and appearance are more disconnected than in any other area of human experience. The kinetic sculptures of household objects are aligned with the axis of the planet and mounted the same that are used for guiding telescopes.

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Content Published September 27, 2017

The islands pier

Most idyllic wooden pier hidden by reed at a Finnish archipelago.

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Content Published September 27, 2017

Design for eternity

Designed in the sixties by the architect Aalto this stone garden furniture stands out on this rocky beach.

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Album Published September 21, 2017

Helsinki Design Week

Helsinki Design Week is a 10-day event and the most outstanding design festival in the Nordic Countries.

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Content Published September 17, 2017

3D Shadow Club

This year the Funky Elephant Festival had various venues. A one-of-a-kind experience spectators could exploit in the 3D Shadow club. Finnish Risto Puurunen built a fascinating installation where with help of 3D Glasses people could discover for example butterflies in the room.

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Content Published August 30, 2017

Prototype 001

This Futuro house is the prototype 001 which was fully restored by the WeeGee Exhibition Centre in Finland. It can be visited at the EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art.

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Content Published August 30, 2017

Entering Utopia

Entering the perfect place designed in the sixties by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen.

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Content Published June 21, 2017

Afrobeat

Musician dressed in finest Afro fashion playing the talking drum.

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Content Published June 15, 2017

Supporting DIY

FabLab RUC had in the Dream City there own small-scale workshop offering participants to build small loudspeakers, Ukulele and other useful things.

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Content Published June 10, 2017

Beer can house

The Dream City at the Roskilde Festival is a makers place. Any any idea is possible if it can be built. For example, the beer can house was a unique installation in 2013.

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Content Published June 10, 2017

The Geodesic Dome

Kristoffer Tejlgaard and Benny Jepsen, are a recognised architects duo behind numerous geodesic dome projects in Denmark and elsewhere. The one in for Roskilde Festival is built up in 2012 with separate modules made out of plywood. Now, this is it how it looked a year after usage as party temple in the Dream City at the music festival.

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Content Published June 9, 2017

Laila crew at work

The installation of the spray can in the making by the funky Laila crew.

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Content Published June 7, 2017

Infopoint 09

Info point numbers in Oslo characterise each outdoor culture attraction. Now standing at the Artic Pyramid shaped fish racks of the Salt project.

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Content Published May 31, 2017

Exploring artists vision

Oslo-Open presents. One of the talented artists introduced to the public. A spectator watches artists website.

This artist studio space is run by the Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo.

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Content Published May 31, 2017

Kunstnernes Hus

Where art flourishes. Kunstnernes Hus is a art driven plateau for Norwegian and international contemporary art. The house is artist-run, tenants include the Academy of Fine Arts.

www.kunstnerneshus.no

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Content Published May 15, 2017

Space warrier

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Content Published April 26, 2017

Exhibiting textile design

Introducing to installation by Emilie de Rohan Birkeland (b. 1991).

More info: osloopen.no/en/kunstnere/1887

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Content Published April 26, 2017

The studio

Entrance to studio of Emilie de Rohan Birkeland.

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Content Published April 13, 2017

VR documentary film

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Content Published April 13, 2017

Boy

Ron Mueck's hyper-realistic sculpture Boy (1999) was moved to the sixth floor after being exhibited for twelve years (2004-2016) on the first floor. This image is taken in the previous spacious first floor presenting at a glance the 4,5m tall glass fibre sculpture.

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Content Published April 13, 2017

If giants would walk out

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Content Published April 8, 2017

Helsinki's new cool

Löyly is a new venue combining sauna, restaurant, bar and terraces. The cultural complex is located next to the seaside in Hernesaari, an old industrial area in Helsinki.

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Content Published March 15, 2017

Material

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Content Published March 1, 2017

Empowering Nordic fashion

Roskilde Festival is an event with multifaceted undertakings. Empowering Nordic fashion designers and supporting new young talents is just one great example of what experience people can gain during the week long festival.

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Content Published March 1, 2017

Innovating a music festival

Unfair Fashion is a spring board and platform for new nordic design. Through their collaboration with Roskilde Festival, Unfair innovated the classsic program by presenting a fashion event with stage and catwalk to festivalgoers.

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Content Published February 22, 2017

Samtidskunst

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Content Published February 16, 2017

Clogs

Nearly all clogs (träskor) are manufactured in Skåne, the southern region of Sweden. Clogs are a popular type of footwear in Scandinavia. Usually, Swedish clogs are made of two parts where the sole is out of wood, and the upper part of leather. Clogs are very fashionable amongst Swedish woman of any age and teenage girls.

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Content Published February 9, 2017

Helsinki Cathedral

Helsinki cathedral is more than a landmark, it's the symbol of Helsinki.

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Content Published February 9, 2017

The Naked Run

Another segment of a hundred meter long spray painted mural "The Naked Run" by HuskmitNavn. The artists found his inspiration for this work of art in one of the real traditions of Roskilde Festival. Every year since 1999, on the Saturday of the festival, festival-goers can participate a naked run around the camp site.

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Content Published February 3, 2017

Huskmitnavn presents

HuskMitNavn (RememberMyName) in disguise presenting a segment of his masterpiece: The Naked Run. For Roskilde Festival he created and spray painted the back wall of the "Orange Scene" stage with his classic comic characters.

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Content Published February 3, 2017

Katja & Cecilie

The proud creators of the spray can installation.

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Content Published February 2, 2017

Everything is energy

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Content Published January 27, 2017

#rfgraff

The hashtag of the Roskilde Graffiti camp was made out of plastic tops of spray cans in this installation.

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Content Published January 27, 2017

Kiss Me

A pop art installation made out of plastic tops from spray cans. Aren't these the greatest lips to kiss in the universe?

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Content Published January 20, 2017

Ahoi Illutron

A first impression when looking at the Illutron art ship. Today was a cloudy and rainy mid-summer evening. People were on all decks.

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Content Published December 19, 2016

Below deck

Below deck on the barge next to staircase people were sitting, and talking. One whole interactive LED wall provided the light, embracing a new visual and social experience for the people.

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Content Published December 16, 2016

Nyhavn

The place where all tourists would go for a dinner or drink in Copenhagen. Especially popular during the summer season. Located in the center, close to Kongens Nytorv and the Royal Playhouse.

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Content Published December 16, 2016

Collage workshop

A little collage workshop. Participants sit in the grass, and talk, smoke or look for inspirations for new collages. Also visible a small cozy fruit market selling apples and bananas for a little bargain.

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Content Published December 6, 2016

Mass storage

In Scandinavia there is much art, and the exhibition displays much contemporary art including a serie of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe pop art prints.

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Content Published December 6, 2016

What To Do With All That Art?

A pretty unusual way how to display modern art. But when you have much What To Do With All The Art?

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Content Published November 24, 2016

Beetle special edition

One custom made special job for the volunteers was to spray paint this classic VW beetle cabriolet.

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Content Published November 24, 2016

Concerto, Op. 64

Visitors of the yurt were welcome to make music with the intriguing handmade board of plants and strings.

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Content Published November 19, 2016

Creating sound with plants

A flat piece of wood was mounted with strings, and plants were placed on the board. Visitors were able to stroke the strings with a violin bow creating sound in harmony with the plants.

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Content Published November 19, 2016

Sprayin' your own piece

Visitors are more than happy to have a chance to spray their own grafitti pieces in the designated area open for festival goers.

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Content Published November 19, 2016

Any spray can you desire

Each year the rfgraff camp uses over 5000+ spray cans to decorate the festival area. Visitors that want to experience making own grafitti's have a huge selection of available spray cans to their disposal.

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