Protoshop is an event jointly organised by Imu and the Finnish Fair Corporation for the Habitare design fair. This year Protoshop is presenting 13 new prototypes from 15 designers working in Finland. On show are inventive products for both home and public spaces. Protoshop is a fresh and exciting event that brings designers and businesses together in a new way and helps to find suitable homes for the exhibited designs.

Imu is a designer-led exhibition organization established in 2002. Imu has exhibited works by more than 40 designers in international events as well as in Finland. Imu stands for imagination, eccentricity and solidarity. www.imudesign.org

HABITARE, Finland's largest furniture, interior decoration and design fair, will be held at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre every autumn. The Ahead! design area at Habitare is dedicated to the latest in Finnish and international design.