The 2nd FLY BY DESIGN tour took place September 7-12, 2014, and visited Stockholm and Helsinki. This trip provided an opportunity to connect with Scandinavian architects, artists and designers, visit respected museums, and to take in Helsinki Design Week events. The tour was highlighted by a personal studio tour and dinner with Harri Koskinen, one of Finland’s most honored and innovative designers.
Itinerary
Sept 7-9 Stockholm, Sweden
Lodging at Hotel Skeppsholmen
Sunday, Sept 7
- Arrival in Stockholm with Meet and Greet 7 pm, Hotel Skeppsholmen
Monday, Sept 8
- Boat tour of Stockholm
- Special design + museum engagements
- Studio tour of Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects
- Special dinner
Tuesday, Sept 9
- Tour of Skogskyrkogården, by G. Asplund and S. Lewerentz. A UN heritage site which includes a new crematorium by J. Celsing, and was the winner of the 2013 national architecture prize
- Overnight ferry to Helsinki
Sept 10-12 Helsinki, Finland
Lodging at Hotel Glo
Wednesday, Sept 10
- Arrival in Helsinki
- Visit the Abattoir
- Visit Helsinki Design Museum
Thursday, Sept 11
- Studio tour of Friends of Industry with Designer Harri Koskinen
- Special dinner at Chef & Sommelier with Harri Koskinen
Friday, Sept 12
- Helsinki Design Week engagements
