The Everyday Discoveries International Design House Exhibition & Event was a World Design Capital Signature Event that was developed, organised and implemented in close collaboration with World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, and it could be visited during the Helsinki Design Week. The World Design Capital is established and operated by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid).
The free-of-charge exhibition took place in a series of indoor and outdoor showcases in central Helsinki, in Suvilahti, which is an old industrial space, refurbished for cultural activities. The exhibition and event was coordinated and produced by Design Forum Finland, the promotion organisation for Finnish design. The concept, the themes and central installations were created by Imu Design.
The Everyday Discoveries consisted of the CORE exhibition, which presented works and projects chosen for the six given themes, by all participating countries, and the country specific SATELLITE exhibitions. The exhibitions, representing Hungary were organised by the Hungarian Design Council.
Through a series of housed exhibitions, the event was intended to be an international showcase of design from around the world, involving more than 20 participating countries. The exhibition looked in depth at design as an instrument for communicating identity and values, and as a starting point for new economic development strategies.
The Everyday Discoveries exhibition was open between 6th and 16th September 2012.