It's Friday - time to check browser history. Some links, people.

1. According to my browsing behaviour one of the most interesting themes this week has been Milan 2010 Fair. Lots and lots of interesting stuff, but it is really hard to pinpoint the best designs and/or ideas - or to even make a decent summary of them. Dezeen's reports are worth checking out. Fast Company has a slide show of new Finnish goodies, too.

2. Now that we are talking about Milan Fair... Artek revealed their new chair, designed by Enzo Mari. According to Artek's press release, "customers will purchase a set of precut pinewood boards, nails and instructions for the chair". Apparently it's more of a concept than an actual chair. It may be noticable that we've seen a lot of these postmodern self-assemblage items recently, actually there was one rather similar chair in Milan called "Fruit Box" by Finnish group Creadesign. Nevertheless, mr. Mari's work and career is indeed worth checking out. If this is the first time you hear about this grand old man, go and google.

3. A new find (at least for me): Moustache. Fun and playful, some items have even echoes of baroque and the 70's - but not tacky. Like!

4. The Most Beautiful Finnish Books of 2009 have been selected. "The title chosen as Book of the Year was Amour unit deux cours - Henry Lönnforsin miniatyyrikokoelma - Henry Lönnfors miniatyrsamling (The Henry Lönnfors Miniature Collection) published by the Turku Art Museum." Good, traditional graphic design. Why not check out the previous awards (via my older blog post).

5. Did you know that the first world exposition was held already in 1851? This year China will host the 2010 Expo in Shanghai, and (naturally) Finland will take part in it, too. "The Finland Pavilion "Kirnu" is surrounded by a lake, appearing to float on the water. It has the slogan "Sharing Inspiration," where ideas can meet and mix. The design draws inspiration from Finnish nature. Elements reinterpreted in the pavilion include the shape of small rocks found on coastal islands, the surface of a fish, reflection on water, framed view of the sky and smell of tar on wood." Doesn't sound very avant-garde at all, but the 3D mockup looks kinda nice in pictures - but I didn't know that there is so much empty white space in Shanghai... and only a handful of people?

+ 1 And last but not least: someone has made calculations about font ink usage. Loving the comments, great professional entertainment. But seriously: if you really are concerned about your company's ink usage, please hire a designer to help solve these kind of problems.