Touring:
On The Road
2024-05-18

Switzerland - Italy - France

Touring some 3600 km across Switzerland, Northern Italy and Southern France between middle of May to middle of June. Stop overs at Luzern, Lugano, Milano, Torino, Grenoble, Volanne, Aigues-Mortes, Marseillan and Lyon.

During the Tour, we met very nice people, enjoyed tasty food & drinks, and experienced fantastic nature + culture + architecture. The whole Tour was relaxing, reloading, and above all - fun!

Frank Gehry:
MasterClass
2024-04-15

Took part and completed Frank Gehry's MasterClass. It was interesting to follow Frank's lectures and work on the suggested assignments. The thinking behind Gehry projects, both built and unbuilt, was enlightening. The tips for making architecture (in Frank's definition 15% is reserved for that), were to be very practical, on schedule and on budget. Interesting aspects, as his designs are known to be showstopping expressive.

Thank you, Frank & Team, for a very educational experience!

THWS
Party
2024-04-04

The End Party of the "Skandinavische Architektur - Nordic Architecture" Course at the Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt THWS at Sektkellerei Höfer on 01.04.2024.

The students of architecture taking part on the Course made their project presentations at the Sektkellerei Höfer. Season 5 went in search of the "Spirit of Place" - and found it in the many fun designs for a new KunstKeller.

Schaufenster:
Dave Garbot
2024-04-01

Schaufenster Artist of the Quarter is Dave Garbot. Dave is an American artist from Portland, Oregon, who makes his artworks with pen on paper. You can admire Dave's drawings displayed at the large window in the front façade of the Studio from May until end of June 2024.

Interested in Dave's charming artworks?
Please visit his website >
www.davegarbot.com

FIN-GER
Joins DFG
2024-04-01

FIN-GER joins the Deutsch-Finnische Gesellschaft e.V. on April Fools' Day 01.04.2024.

Look what was in the welcoming package: Magazines, vouchers, stickers,... a lifesaver reflector (heijastin), etc. Fun to be part of DFG, and looking forward to do-good together in the future.

Studio:
Making movies
2024-03-01

FIN-GER Films

We are happy to announce that the Studio has been commissioned to make short movies for Sektkellerei Höfer at the Bürgerbräu Old Brewery in Würzburg.
Official website of Sektkellerei Höfer >
www.hoefersekt.de

For making these shorts, we use the legendary Leica 35 mm lens. The movie premiere will be in summer 2024.

Schaufenster:
Max Gehlofen
2024-02-01

Schaufenster Artist of the Quarter is Max Gehlofen. Max is a young German artist, who makes his artworks with traditional, non-electrical handtools. You can admire Max's sculptures displayed at the large window in the front façade of the Studio from January until end of March 2024.

Interested in Max's provocative artworks?
Please visit his website >
www.maxgehlofen.com

Nordic
Architecture + Design
2024-01-01

What is Nordic Architecture & Design?

The Studio has been working on this theme in Finland since 1983, and in Germany from 2014 onwards. For past five years, FIN-GER and the students at the Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) have discovered some common features: Strong connection with Nature, use of Light, creation of meaningful places, valuing equality, accessibility, democracy, transparency and social responsibilty, human scale, design for life, humanistic functionality, cozy, warm materials, wood, timeless design,...

FIN-GER Concept Studio 2024
2024-01-01

In January 2024, the new FIN-GER opened its doors as a Studio at the Kultur- und Kreativzentrum Bürgerbräu. The Studio is located in the former Horse Stables which now serve as a creative space for "Making Ideas".

FIN-GER provides insightful concepts, designs and plans for private, public and commercial clients. The services and products include Architecture & Design, Urban Planning, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography and Film. FIN-GER is also specialised in Nordic Lifestyle - with core value of "Love for Life".

FIN-GER Concept Store 2015-2023
2023-12-31

In summer 2014, two architects, Juhani Karanka (FIN) and Matthias Braun (GER), met for lunch in the container bar at the Bürgerbräu. During these lunch breaks an idea emerged to open a store for concepts - basically to make a living out of selling ideas. One thing let to another and in 2015 the FIN-GER Finnish-German Concept Store opened its doors in the former Horse Stables at the Bürgerbräu Old Brewery in Würzburg.

FIN-GER was all about creating innovative concepts and making ideas become reality. Since 2015, FIN-GER arranged an ArchitekturAkademie für Kinder and Architecture Biennale, unique events (nanokino, Urban Camping, Camera Obscura, Belvedere, Finnish Sky, etc.), took part in the Restaurant Day and arranged numerous art exhibitions. After almost ten years of activity, the FIN-GER GbR (company) finally closed at the end of 2023.