Features 2009

November 2009
Features November 2009
 
 
Hot trends coming in from the cold
What does "northernness" mean in the world of fashion? Does the North have a design language all its own? How can a young fashion designer propel her brand from Lapland onto the national and international fashion markets?
 
October 2009

 

 
Arctic expertise: training the vanguard
There are two ways to handle development in the Arctic: good and bad. Only the first is an option at the Arktis Graduate School.
 

August 2009

 

Reindeer nosing out pizza
Lapland and things Lappish are all the rage in Finland today, and local people are taking unprecedented pride in their culture. Are tourism in Finnish Lapland and the marketing of the region finally throwing off their colonial era yoke?
 

May 2009

Young minds behind interactive media environments
Up-and-coming new doctoral dissertations in the Faculty of Art and Design are developing interactive media environments where users can activate informative image and sound worlds, affect what happens on a television screen or practice crisis management.