{"id":4255,"date":"2019-11-15T13:33:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcticdesignweek.fi\/?page_id=4255"},"modified":"2023-01-16T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:26:07","slug":"what-is-arctic-design-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arcticdesignweek.fi\/en\/arctic-design-week\/what-is-arctic-design-week\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Arctic Design Week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;What is Arctic Design Week?&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Kirjoita t\u00e4h\u00e4n koko sivun levyinen otsikko&#8221; module_class=&#8221;ylaotsikko&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.arcticdesignweek.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ArcticDesignWeek_Tausta_tumma.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Kirjoita t\u00e4h\u00e4n otsikko&#8221; module_class=&#8221;kavennettuingressi&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The world\u2019s northernmost forum of design and influential people, and town festival<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;100px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Ingressi&#8221; module_class=&#8221;kavennettuingressi&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The task of Arctic Design Week is to promote northern design expertise and business, while inspiring designers, students, scientists and artists. Arctic Design Week enlivens town culture with local characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;kavennettuteksti&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Already organised for the 15th time focusing on Arctic design, we are developing Arctic Design Week in line with international concepts to serve business life and townspeople even better than before, creating a commercial venue and get-together event that promotes responsibility of design buyers, sellers, developers and customers alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesign is the power of significant change and enhanced success. This is why the Arctic Design Week concept serves enterprises and communities in creating sustainable and responsible success stories\u201d, tells Arctic Design Week\u2019s new producer, Taina Torvela.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.arcticdesignweek.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kopio-tiedostosta-_DSF8843-1.jpg&#8221; 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