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A newly manufactured Futuro House revives Matti Suuronen’s space-age prefab

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A newly manufactured Futuro House revives Matti Suuronen’s space-age prefab

The first new Futuro produced for Finland in roughly six decades raises unusually rich questions about authorized architectural reproduction, prefabrication, plastics, conservation and how modern icons can re-enter production.

Location
Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, Helsinki, Finland
Organizations
Jan van Dijs — Architectural heritage specialist and project lead; JR van Dijs — Historical rehabilitation practice associated with the project lead; Matti Suuronen — Original Futuro House architect; Helsinki Design Week — Exhibition partner and venue programmer; Marimekko — Interior installation collaborator; Vibeke Rohland — Print designer for the Marimekko interior
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