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HARDCORE New Finnish Design will showcase 20 individual design projects and concepts from Finland presented in collaboration with major Finnish design companies.

Designers participating are Noa Bembibre, Fokus Fabrik, Jaana and Päivi Haaksiluoto, Kokoro & Moi, koneHelsinki, Harri Koskinen (Genelec), Yrjö Kukkapuro and Henrik Enbom (Saas Instruments), Janne Kyttänen (Freedom of Creation), Hannu Kähönen (Creadesign), Mikko Laakkonen (Selki-Asema, Covo), Kristiina Lassus (Alessi), Arihiro Miyake, Mikko Paakkanen (Saas Instruments), Pentagon Design (Tikkurila), Provoke Design, Anne Kyyrö Quinn, Anna Ruohonen, Stepan Sarpaneva, and Tonfisk Design.

HARDCORE
413-415 West 14th St, NY 10014
(Btwn. 9th Ave & Washington St)
May 17, 2008: 12-5pm
May 18, 2008: 12-8pm
May 19, 2008: 12-6pm

Opening Party
May 17, 2008: 8-10 pm

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This year’s MetropolisConference@ICFF (scrape that, spammers!) looks like a great event, highlighting good design with the emphasis on good. Speakers include Fritz Haeg, artist, architect, educator, and author; Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity; Yves Behar, founder of fuseproject; Ron Sheldon and Ron Vlasic, of the Kimpton Hotels; Douglas DeNicola, design director of the Noguchi Museum; Nina Smith, executive director of RugMark USA; Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H Design; Tanu Kumar and Tzipora Lubarr, of the New York Industrial Retention Network; Metropolis’ 2008 and the Next Generation Design Competition winner.

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The New York Industrial Retention Network (NYIRN) hosted the Spec It Green seminar last night in New York City. NYIRN works to strengthen New York City’s manufacturing sector. This series of seminars focuses specifically on Green Building and the advantage of using local, sustainable building supplies and manufacturers. Green vendors were on hand to show their wares, followed by a discussion moderated by Erika Hanson, a green designer and consultant. Panelists included Monica Becker (above), a toxicity guru at RIT; John S. Howell, Director of Research and Development at ISLAND Architectural Woodwork, Inc; Chris Garvin from Terrapin and Cook+Fox Architects; and Amanda Clontz, Sustainable Construction Manager for One Bryant Park. The presenters each emphasized the need for greater communication between designers, manufacturers and contractors to ensure complete fulfillment of green initiatives. A bonus from the evening was a list of green resources compiled by all the panelists. Check out their faves after the jump.

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