Episode 3: Kari Korkman, founder of Helsinki Design Week

Kari Korkman is the man behind Helsinki Design Week. He is the founder and the CEO of the organization that produces the event and also the president of the recently founded World Design Weeks Network. He is also a competitive sailor who owns and captains a classic sailboat. In this episode Kari tells us the story behind Helsinki Design Week: how it evolved from an one-off exhibition to a ten-day celebration of good design. His vision is to bring designers and the public together. Kari also tells us what he means by saying that the residents are taking over the city and why it is so exciting, how does the World Design Weeks Network work and is there something similar in captaining a sailboat crew and leading the Helsinki Design Week.

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Episode 3: Kari Korkman, founder of Helsinki Design Week is an episode from Helsinki Design Week Podcast by Helsinki Design Week.

This episode is 36:52 long.

This episode was published on Sep 6, 2017.

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