/en/listing/278571/feed News listing en /en/news/aalto-universitys-finnish-design-push-empowering-smes-and-design-students Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:15:38 +0000 Liivia Pallas 1262401 at /en The Finnish Design Push, a joint initiative between School of Arts, Design and Architecture and Technology Industries of Finland, started collaboration with five SME technology companies by exploring design integration into their digital services. Design Teaching Studies Research Design research business projects Cooperation Research & Art Studies Three people are presenting to an audience, with a large screen displaying a form on the right. /en/news/feminist-border-crossings-seminar-explored-the-significance-of-design-in-contemporary-societies-from Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:33:10 +0000 Liivia Pallas 1233786 at /en The Feminist Border Crossings seminar was organized at Aalto University to celebrate the launch of the Design Culture Studies Research Group and the 20th anniversary of Hilma, a network of ten gender studies units in Finland. Arts and design Collaboration Design Design research fashion Research & Art A panel of six people seated in front of a screen, speaking to an audience in an indoor venue. /en/news/empathy-in-design-and-digitalisation-aalto-university-researchers-hold-workshops-for-students-at Wed, 31 May 2023 10:22:38 +0000 Samuli Ojala 914171 at /en Aalto University researchers organised workshops for seventh graders, whose creative thinking skills were put to the test in designing future information services Design Collaboration Design research Department of Design Department of Computer Science health technology computer science Research & Art A teacher and two researchers smiling and sorting through paper presentations in a classroom /en/news/lab-grown-pigments-and-food-by-products-the-future-of-natural-textile-dyes Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:01:20 +0000 Anonymous 796601 at /en As the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industries becomes clearer, the demand and need for sustainable alternatives is growing. One international research group aims to replace toxic synthetic dyes with natural alternatives, ranging from plants to microbes to food waste. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Design Arts and design Research Collaboration Bio Materiality Design research School of Chemical Engineering Department of Design School of Arts, Design and Architecture materials material science Research & Art Woman touching a long-sleeved Marimekko Unikko shirt on display /en/news/good-design-benefits-us-all-welcome-to-open-designtalks-lecture-series Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:48:20 +0000 Tiina Toivola 487671 at /en Join us for our open lecture series discussing about the relevance of design in different contexts. Design Design research lecture series radical creativity Studies designtalks_banner.jpg /en/news/the-designs-for-a-cooler-planet-exhibition-showcases-30-projects-for-a-more-sustainable-future Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:32:29 +0000 Tiina Toivola 400541 at /en What is wise to design for future generations in a world of plenty? Art and Creative Practices Design Living environments Materials and natural resources Sustainability Technology and engineering Contemporary design Design research Exhibitions Helsinki Design Week climate change cooler planet radical creativity Campus Cooperation Research & Art Resource Wisdom Designs for a Cooler_Planet heroimage design Aino Salonen and Oona Raadelma /en/news/let-ceramics-challenge-you-at-the-emma-museum Wed, 12 May 2021 07:13:49 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 357931 at /en The newly opened exhibition reflects on our relationship to ceramics, clay and the environment. Arts and design Design Materials and natural resources Research Sustainability Design research ceramics Cooperation Research & Art Särkyvää-keramiikka näyttely EMMA-museossa toukokuu2021_elokuu2022_kuva_Ari KArttunen_EMMA_2021 /en/news/the-exhibition-intimacy-featured-at-the-design-museum Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:56:17 +0000 Sini Koskimies 302021 at /en The exhibition Intimacy opens this autumn at the Design Musem and will explore the intimate relationship between the body and the clothes we wear. Design Design research fashion Cooperation Research & Art Leevi Ikäheimo's anatomical outfit (2020). Photo: Mika Kailes /en/news/materials-shape-our-understanding-of-the-environment Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:47:02 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 288091 at /en Dissertation of the Month: Bilge Aktaş believes that if we start paying more attention to what happens in the world beyond humans, we can start repairing our relationship with the environment. Materials and natural resources Design Dissertations Design research material research Research & Art Tummatukkainen nainen katsoo suoraan kameraan, hänellä on punainen mekko yllään ja taustalla vaalea seinä /en/news/designs-for-a-cooler-planet-2021 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:04:36 +0000 Tiina Toivola 279011 at /en In a world of plenty, what is wise to design for the next generations? This year's theme is Resource wisdom, and a university-wide event will take place in September 2021. Campus Design Sustainability Contemporary design Design research Helsinki Design Week design Research & Art Designs for a Cooler Planet logo /en/news/a-six-meter-wide-seaweed-installation-takes-over-finnish-shopping-centre Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:12:56 +0000 Tiina Toivola 261561 at /en Julia Lohmann's globally acknowledged seaweed pavilion is on display around the clock at A Bloc in Otaniemi, Finland. Art and Creative Practices Design Materials and natural resources Sustainability Bio Materiality Contemporary design Critical Design Practices Department of Design Design research Exhibitions art and creative practices radical creativity Campus Research & Art Julia Lohmann's Hidaka Ohmu seaweed pavilion at the A Bloc shopping centre. Photo: Mikko Raskinen /en/news/solid-ground-tells-the-story-of-ceramics Wed, 26 Aug 2020 06:23:09 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 235771 at /en Nathalie Lautenbacher's book intertwines essays with photos of contemporary ceramics in a charming way. Arts and design Design Materials and natural resources Studies Teaching Aalto ARTS Books Design research ceramics Research & Art Kantava maa – Solid Ground kirjan etukansi /en/news/engaging-with-materiality-and-colour-through-biocolourants Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:55:28 +0000 Enni Grundström 231511 at /en The BioColour project organizes a broad audience event on Monday 17.8, concentrating on different points of view on materiality and colour. Julia Lohmann, designer and Professor of Practice in Aalto University, is one of the project’s researchers and a speaker in the event. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Design Arts and design Research Design research University of Helsinki Julia Lohmann Department of Design Exhibitions School of Arts, Design and Architecture Research & Art University dried seaweed displayed in reds, yellows and greens /en/news/designs-for-a-cooler-planet-helsinki-design-week-2020 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 06:00:00 +0000 Tiina Toivola 221436 at /en Helsinki Design Week at Otaniemi showcases inspiring future designs related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Art and Creative Practices Design Sustainability Contemporary design Critical Design Practices Department of Design Design Factory Design research Experimental Design Helsinki Design Week cooler planet design graphic design product design service design spacial design unfolded Research & Art Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020: Race for the Future /en/news/julia-lohmann-we-know-too-much-and-do-too-little Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000 Tiina Toivola 181086 at /en Lohmann’s magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020. Art and Creative Practices Arts and design Design Research Sustainability CoDe News Critical Design Practices Design Practices Design research Radical creatives movie art and creative practices climate change cooler planet sustainability unfolded Research & Art Studies Julia Lohmann's Department of Seaweed at WEF. Photo: Mikko Raskinen /en/news/revival-of-garment-mending-communal-reskilling-addresses-global-issues-of-textile-waste Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:43:20 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 180556 at /en Dissertation of the month: Mending clothes, one of the oldest practices known to humankind, nowadays stands for global awareness of the textile waste problem. Design Research Aalto ARTS Books Design research Research & Art Studies Marium Durrani