Saima spotted around the world

From Shanghai to Madrid and Slovenia, Saima creates interest and draws attention at events and competitions.
22nd BIENNIAL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
The complete Saima Design collection is chosen to the BIO22 biennial in Slovenia by an international jury. This biennial representing industrial design is one of the oldest in the world and therefore highly respected. 503 applications were submitted and 132 products were selected from 24 different countries. Saima Design is in a category of products where "quality of whole solution, functionality, a social-environmental aspect, and aesthetic harmony" are the topic criteria. BIO22 biennial will be held from 7^th of October until 7^th of November in Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

FINNISH DESIGN YEARBOOK 2010-11
Saima Wirkkala and Raita are chosen to the Finnish Design Yearbook 2010-11. "The publication contains a broad overview of both products, concepts, designers and manufacturers involved in contemporary Finnish design." Range of design is really wide including for example videogame character Alan Wake! Articles in the book highlight design not only as a tool of business success and commoditization of innovations but also as an aspect of self-expression. Saima Wirkkala photograph chosen to the book is the laying pattern Hedge.

SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION, MADRID JUNE 2010
House "Luukku", designed by Aalto University Wood Program students, won the first architect price in international Solar Decathlon competition, Madrid June 2010. Focus in the competition is energy efficient but still great looking architecture and the use of modern solar energy technologies. For the flooring material hardwood floors were a natural choice because like it is proven wood feels warmer than any other material under our feet. Students choose hardwood floor Saima Wirkkala for Luukku and in the structure model it was highly admired and it astonished the visitors. This small house of 40m² will come back to Finland in the summer 2011 for Holiday Home Fair in Mäntyharju.

DESIGNERS' EVENT AT THE WORLD EXPO, SHANGHAI
Qingdao Histep and Karelia-Upofloor Oy had a Designer's Event in the World Expo in Shanghai June 2010. The Finnish pavilion "Giant's Kettle" is a great public project and also a tough wear resistance test for our Saima floors because over 4 million people are expected to walk on it during 1.5.-31.10.2010 while the Expo is open. Main speaker in the Designers Event's was designer Pekka Toivanen from Muotohiomo Oy. He designed the exhibition architecture of the pavilion's 2nd floor and visually Saima patterns are suggesting people to walk according to his script. Mr. Pekka Toivanen could touch the feelings of his Chinese colleagues living and working in the Shanghai metropolis, with photos of Finnish nature as a source of his inspiration.

22nd BIENNIAL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN The complete Saima Design collection is chosen to the *BIO22 biennial in Slovenia* by an international jury. This biennial representing industrial design is one of the oldest in the world and therefore highly respected. 503 applications were submitted and 132 products were selected from 24 different countries. Saima Design is in a category of products where "quality of whole solution, functionality, a social-environmental aspect, and aesthetic harmony" are the topic criteria. BIO22 biennial will be held from 7^th of October until 7^th of November in Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
FINNISH DESIGN YEARBOOK 2010-11 Saima Wirkkala and Raita are chosen to the *Finnish Design Yearbook 2010-11*. "The publication contains a broad overview of both products, concepts, designers and manufacturers involved in contemporary Finnish design." Range of design is really wide including for example videogame character Alan Wake! Articles in the book highlight design not only as a tool of business success and commoditization of innovations but also as an aspect of self-expression. Saima Wirkkala photograph chosen to the book is the laying pattern Hedge.
SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION, MADRID JUNE 2010 House "Luukku", designed by Aalto University Wood Program students, won the first architect price in international *Solar Decathlon competition, Madrid* *June 2010.* Focus in the competition is energy efficient but still great looking architecture and the use of modern solar energy technologies. For the flooring material hardwood floors were a natural choice because like it is proven wood feels warmer than any other material under our feet. Students choose hardwood floor Saima Wirkkala for Luukku and in the structure model it was highly admired and it astonished the visitors. This small house of 40m² will come back to Finland in the summer 2011 for Holiday Home Fair in Mäntyharju.
DESIGNERS' EVENT AT THE WORLD EXPO, SHANGHAI Qingdao Histep and Karelia-Upofloor Oy had a Designer's *Event in the World Expo in Shanghai June 2010*. The Finnish pavilion "Giant's Kettle" is a great public project and also a tough wear resistance test for our Saima floors because over 4 million people are expected to walk on it during 1.5.-31.10.2010 while the Expo is open. Main speaker in the Designers Event's was designer Pekka Toivanen from Muotohiomo Oy. He designed the exhibition architecture of the pavilion's 2nd floor and visually Saima patterns are suggesting people to walk according to his script. Mr. Pekka Toivanen could touch the feelings of his Chinese colleagues living and working in the Shanghai metropolis, with photos of Finnish nature as a source of his inspiration.