Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 28. (Budapest, 2012)

Events 2009-2010

dzsel. A representative and voluminous catalogue was also compiled with English and Hungarian descriptions of the prizewinning designs and other works deemed best by the jury. On 8-25 October the exhibition Finn fatale. Re-interpreting Nature presented the interpretation of nature by Finnish designers in the first years of the 21st century with the help of mass products, technological developments, novel use of traditional procedures and materials in addition to autonomous designs. The exhibition was jointly organized by the Design Forum Finland, the Finnagora, the Finnish embassy in Budapest and the Museum of Applied Arts. The curator was Laila Alanen with the assistance of Zsófia Kancler. At the opening Jari Viln, ambassador of Finland to Budapest and designer Harri Koskinen greeted those present. Another event of the Design Week was a two-day program under the aegis of Budapest Couture launched in 2009. The installation entitled Deep Water on 3 and 4 October showed the works of Hungarian haute couture fashion designers in a new context, together with contemporary art works. The project was brought about by the First Hungarian Fashion Designers' Association in collaboration with Design Week, the MoholyNagy University of Art and Design, the Museum of Applied Arts and the Ministry of Culture and Education. An open roundtable was held for the press to get inspired to launch a social polemic among Hungarian fashion designers and representatives of related branches of art about the role of Finn fatale. Re-interpreting Nature, exhibition interior 139