DATESTHE ANDNEXT ADDRESSES 100 YEARS Workshop: 12-14th September 2011 Nuutajärvi Glass Factory / Nuutajärven lasitehdas Pruukinraitti, 31160 Nuutajärvi, Finland

Conference: 15-16th September 2011 Aalto University, School of Art and Design Hämeentie 135c, 00560 Helsinki, Finland Kazushi Nakada / RCA MA Tuija Aalto-Setälä Senior lecturer Head of PR Aalto University Iittala School of Art and Design Design dept - part of WWW.NEXT100YEARS.FI Design Dept Fiskars Corporation THEFUTURE NEXT OF GLASS 100 ART ANDYEARS DESIGN 12th-16th SEPTEMBER 2011

Iittala and Aalto University, Design Department, are organizing a work- shop and conference, from 12th to 16th September, 2011. Totally 12 prominent speakers from around the globe are invited to discuss the next 100 years of creativity in glass art and design. GLOBAL COMPETITION FinlandFINNISH DESIGN has produced HERITAGE prominent designers beginning with Alvar Aalto in the Since the 90s tableware industries have been facing severe global compe- 30s, Tapio Wirkkala, Kaj Franck and Timo Sarpaneva in the 40s and 50s. They tition. Design and marketing have been incorporated into the core strategy were wayfarers into Modernism design and have influenced many genera- of the companies in order to achieve economical success. In tableware a tions not only in the field of design but widely in the whole creative society. designer’s idea is usually more clearly present in the product, opposed to A significant number of their creations are characterized as timeless design industries more depending on technological solutions. objects and are still in the market today. As Kaj Franck has said: “When we say beautiful, in a sense other that the logic of function and the perfection of style, we sometimes use the word TheDIVERSITY diversity OF TODAY’S of creation WORLD surrounding us today is astounding, symbolizing timeless to express our highest appreciation of the concept beauty.” the flow of time and, as some see it, has reached saturation level. We are liv- And also: ”Is it not the ultimate meaning of the beautiful to be essential, ing in a great time of cultural intermingling and co-existence in which new functional, justified and true?” concepts are born and proliferate in abundance. Our perceptions are continu- ously influenced by a variety of encounters, novel ideas and achievements in technology. This dynamic growth has resulted in the melting away of old boundaries between the fields of art, design, business and communication. The1960S following AND 70S decades brought dramatic changes to a number of aspects in design, glass industry, glass crafts as well as art and design in general. The studio glass movement emerged in the United States in the 60s. This was one the major causes for an unprecedented increase in glass departments TheTHE FUTURE? aim of the conference is to exchange thoughts, facts and visions to fore- and students majoring in related fields internationally. This phenomenal see the future of glass design and art. This will be done from the point of change in turn brought with it the new perception that glass can be used for view of business, education as well as that of individual artists and designers. not only industrial manufacturing but also individual art, craft and research. We believe there will be a new future for glass art and design.

Kazushi Nakada / RCA MA Tuija Aalto-Setälä Senior lecturer Head of PR Aalto University Iittala School of Art and Design Design dept Design Dept part of Fiskars Corporation SPEAKERSTHE NEXT 100 YEARS HONORABLE GUESTS: Oiva Toikka, Finland and Shimazaki Makoto, Japan ART BUSINESS Artist,Michael Professor Rogers LiseDirector Coirier ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PRO MATERIA SCHOOL OF AMERICAN CRAFT Belgium PeterProfessor McGrory USA AALTO UNIVERSITY Dante Marioni SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN Glass blowing specialist, Artist Finland USA ChiefMax AlfthanStrategy Officer SilviaArtist Levenson FISKARS GROUP Italy Finland

EDUCATION DESIGN CuratorKaisa Koivisto THE FINNISH GLASS MUSEUM Finland HarriDesigner Koskinen AlfredoDesigner Haberli Finland Switzerland Artist,Sandra Department de Clerck leader IKA INSTITUTE DesignerMatti Klenell Belgium Sweden