Sep 29, 2010


Archie gets a new door!
















After making a template of Archie's arched opening, Katharina and Sarah spent an afternoon at the wood studio at TaiK, with some advice there from Martin (thank you!), then setting to work, very serious work, constructing a door...



features include:

- heavy duty thick and durable wood (~4cm)
- a souvenir of the original door ;)
- also can be used as a shield (ie. from hot flying pizzas)


















Later testing on site was successful!


Sep 28, 2010

Megapolis 2025

Saturday had the Old Student House on Mannerheimintie full of community-spirited folk gathering for Dodo's annual Megapolis event, where the theme this year was "The Rhythms of Cities". One of the talks was a slam-style "battle" between representatives of developers for two of Helsinki's decommissioned harbour areas Jätkäsaari and Kalasatama. The showdown ended in a cliffhanger, with the MC stating that "the winner will be revealed over the coming years", presumably when the grafitti wall and containers have long been replaced by blocks of flats. But it was fun watching Jätkäsaari's temporary use for concerts featuring certain megastars being parried with the Dodo city growers' harvest party (pictured below) where Archie was officially launched. I don't know what role developers have in the pre-construction phase, but hopefully they will continue to capitalize on local values rather than bending to global forces. The audience was most vocal with their concern over the presence of malls and the impact that would have on the ability of small businesses to thrive (photo). We look forward to hearing the topic for next year's Megapolis!

Sep 12, 2010

Tonight at 10 pm, MTV3-uutiset: Short feature about Archie!

Mika Tommola from MTV3 called the other day to ask for a short feature about the oven project at the end of the Sunday evening news- of course, we agreed! Due to rain on Saturday, we moved the baking and the interview to today’s afternoon. It was actually the first time of baking real sourdough rolls and bread in the oven, and it worked really nicely!

We had the freshly baked buns with butter (of course!) and home- made jam made from self-picked aronia berries from Herttoniemi (thanks to Felix, Anna, and Ville for the good hint where to find them!). Unfortunately, I was so busy baking and talking that I forgot to take pictures. We will upload the movie-file here soon, so stay tuned if you cannot see it tonight!

Sep 6, 2010

Busy happy weekend


On Saturday and Sunday, Archie produced loads of tasty food! First, about 60 pizzas and some cake and cookies on Saturday night during dodo's harvest feast, then about 12 different kinds of 'rieska' and oven vegetables (leftovers from Saturday in the leftover heat from Sunday) during yesterday's experimental food and art event 1/5, which is part of Katharina Moebus' MA thesis at the Aalto University School of Art and Design (there is 4 more events to come!).


Curious? Check the links to see pictures of both events! Stay tuned - and make a reservation for the oven if you would like to get a taste of it yourself! :)

Picture gallery of the dodo-feast
Picture gallery of 1/5 event

Sep 2, 2010

Public food/art event 1/5, this Sunday 3-6 pm!




The dodo harvest event will be followed by another happening during the same weekend. Here the description of the event (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113585698695682):

1/5: FERTILIZE// First happening of the food event series "5 - The dish"

“5″ is a series of food events and workshops taking place between June - November 2010 in Helsinki, each one symbolizing one step of the production process. Basic food is bread, the rest is a metaphore. The five steps consist of 1) fertilizing, 2) harvesting, 3) preparing, 4) consuming, and 5) salvaging. The basic idea is to inspire thought about culture, identity, and the objects we consume, with a shared experience of eating. Food as an ephemeral product, consumed by our very own bodies, represents an everyday experience that connects people and memories. We are what we eat – so, who are we?

If at hand, please bring a recipe for "Rieska" (Finnish flat bread) that you know from your family, friends, cookbook, or invented yourself. The first 25 recipe bringers will receive something in return. Welcome to an experimental autumnal afternoon outside!



Location: next to the cob oven at the container square, Kalasatama in Helsinki (follow the green "ranta-reitti"-markings on the floor/ check out the map here: http://www.uuttahelsinkia.fi/kalasatama/perustiedot/kalasatama-temporary the oven is situated close to #4)

Time: 5th of September, 3 pm- 6 pm (the evening may be continued @ Ptarmigan with a movie screening of the short film "Cities of Preferences", starting at 7 pm)

More information about the whole project can be found on its blog 1234viisi.wordpress.com. Welcome!