Nordic Cool 2013 at the Kennedy Center February 19th - March 17th

Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival of theater, dance, music, visual arts, literature, design, cuisine, and film to highlight the diverse cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as the territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Áland Islands.

The foyer of the Kennedy Center houses the installation by Finish artist, Kaarina Kaikkonen who uses a thousand dress shirts donated by people from the DC area to construct a large-scale, site-specific hanging that takes the shape of a boat.

Throughout the Center there are exhibitions presenting a range of design, craft, and industrial products from throughout the Nordic region.

Invented in Sweden, plywood is one of the oldest mass-produced products in the world. This installation, created by famed Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta, features large-scale plywood sculptures.

 surprisingly small display of furniture and product design