Talks & Workshops
Helsinki Interiors shares its Nordic Biodesign expertise through talks and workshops. We present the latest research on how people experience spaces, explain the benefits and practical ways of bringing cultural context into interiors, and support responsible approaches to renewal. In reality, all of these themes are closely interconnected.
We also offer small-group training sessions in our own studio in Ullanlinna—practical, concrete, and easy to approach.
Audience?
Design professionals (interior architects, architects, concept designers)
Interior and new-build sales teams (space as an experience—and how it guides decision-making)
Journalists and brands (background briefings, themes, timely perspectives)
Companies and communities (work environments, learning, wellbeing, customer experience)
Friends & private groups: an approachable after-work talk with light catering—e.g., together with Lettuce Date
Topics, for example
) What is biodesign?
Senses, the nervous system, and spatial elements: light, sound, materials, rhythm, and scent.) Cultural connection in space
How place, architecture, history, and local conditions form the “grammar” of a space—and why it feels right to the user.) Multisensory space: practical tools and elements
How to design a whole that supports focus, calming down, learning, or recovery.) Responsible renewal and reuse
How to create a high-quality whole from recycled, reclaimed, and surplus materials, through design expertise.) Spatial design as brand
What a space communicates before words—and how to make it culturally authentic as part of a company’s identity.
Formats
Keynote / Lecture (30–60 min)
Workshop (1.5–3 h, exercises + discussion)
Small-group training in Ullanlinna (6–10 participants)
In-house training at the client’s premises
After-work talk (light, inspiring, easy to approach)
And of course online, if we are not flying to you.