Young Nordic Design: Generation X - An Exhibition of Design from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

Fig. 1 Thomas Bemstrand's Sugar Hciv lamp (about to be turned on!) Young Nordic Design: Generation X Sponsor: Design Forum Finland — The Finnish Society of Crafts and Design Venue: City Hall Gallery, Ottawa City Hall Curator: Anne Stenros, D.Tech., Managing Director, Design Forum Finland Designer: Design Forum Finland Duration: 10 July to 20 August 2002 Tour schedule: New York, Washington, Mexico City, Helsinki, Berlin, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Glasgow, Reykjavik Accompanying publication: Young Nordic Design — Generation X (booklet) This much-traveled exhibition has already attracted considerable interest since its launch in October 2000. New York, Washington, Mexico City, Helsinki, Berlin, Montreal and Vancouver have all cast their critical eyes on the wide range of selected design work of some thirty-five young Nordic designers. From 10 July to 20 August 2002, the exhibition came to the City Hall Art Gallery in the Ottawa City Hall, before its subsequent stops in Glasgow and Reykjavik. This review is based on a visit to the exhibition on its last day in Ottawa. The visitor's book had been well visited, and contained numerous positive comments that often made reference to IKEA; either making comparisons, seeing similarities, or simply wishing that many of the items on show could be found in die local IKEA store. Perhaps some of them will. The exhibition carried little mention of the marketing of the products, however, it is a testament to the immediacy of the work i in display that so many thought that so much of it could find happy homes in Ottawa. Ottawa, a northern city too, but seemingly with little in common with its Nordic counterparts and their distinct cultural heritage. On that last day, the exhibition was in good order. Though there were numerous signs requesting not to touch, design exhibitions are usually so tempting that some wear and tear is common. There was little damage in evidence. The Glowblow lamp of Vesa Hinkola, Markus Nevalainen and Rane Vaskivuori was still slowly inflating and deflating, Sanna Hansson's FIVEFOOTELEVEN [5'11] mirror was unscathed, and all the many chairs seemed strong and new. Clearly the Nordic traditional values of functionality and good use of materials had not been lost in this Generation X group of designers.

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