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Summer School teacher interview: Radical Creativity is a human capacity rather than a super talent
Get to know Natalia Villaman and Ricardo Dutra – the teachers behind the Radical Creativity summer course by Aalto University Summer School.

Young Landscape Architect of the Year 2024 is Aada Taipale
The award is particularly focused on taking an open-minded, fresh approach to landscape architecture.

Doctoral Researcher Solip Park's Paper Receives Honorable Mention at CHI 2024
Doctoral researcher Solip Park's paper has recently garnered attention at the prestigious CHI 2024 conference, earning an "honorable mention" distinction.

Seed funding available to boost collaboration between Aalto, KU Leuven and University of Helsinki
Aalto University, KU Leuven and the University of Helsinki launch the 2nd exploratory seed funding call to explore research collaboration possibilities. The funding call is open until 10 September 2024.

Vesa Kemppainen: ‘An important quality in working life is an interest in new things’
Alum story: Art Director at Fiskars Group Vesa Kemppainen believes that creativity and the ability to make creative decisions are important skills in working life.

Natural luxury – Wooden crystals make fashion shine
Biomaterials and 3D-printing conjure a sparkle out of wood without harming people or the environment

Aalto University's Wood Program 30th anniversary project to Kuhmo Square
Every year, Aalto University students specialising in wood architecture carry out a Wood Program project. In the 30th anniversary year of the program, the City of Kuhmo is the partner. The project will be a stage and a platform on Kuhmo's main square.

Aalto ARTS alum Vidha Saumya’s artwork featured at the Venice Biennale 2024
The Pavilion of Finland presents ‘The pleasures we choose’ at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia until 24 November 2024.

5 ways to train your creativity this Spring and Summer
To celebrate the United Nations World Creativity Day on April 21, we made a list of five tips to boost your creativity this Spring/Summer

Designs created by aaltonians on display at the Milan furniture fair
An Italian designer and a Japanese architect are presenting their collaboration, inspired by the Finnish culture, at the "Salone del Mobile" in Milan in April. Other design projects from Aalto are on display at the INTERDEPENDENCE exhibition.

The Most Beautiful Books 2023 - The Finnish Book Arts Committee awarded several Aaltonians
Personnel and alumni were awarded in various categories

Ways of seeing: life – glass – chem workshop was organized by Biofilia and Glass workshops
Ways of seeing: life – glass – chem is a multi-day workshop organized in April 2024 in cooperation with Aalto University Department of Art & Media and Bioart Society, and hosted by Laura Beloff, Biofilia and glass workshop at Aalto University

Ella Kaira and Matti Jänkälä to curate the Pavilion of Finland at the 2025 Biennale Architettura
The theme of the chosen exhibition concept by the architect duo is the preservation of modern architecture.

Handbook introduces the world of ceramics
The Ceramics Handbook guides the reader to working with clay through texts, images, illustrations, animations, and videos.

Panu Savolainen: I wish we would have a day when we remove the power dynamics completely
‘In many indigenous cultures, there are such periods, when leaders relinquish their power. Either that power is given to someone, maybe the poorest or most oppressed community member, or then the power isn’t used by anyone.’

14 ideas chosen to the Aalto Digital Creatives programme
Aalto University’s fifth pre-incubator programme was launched at the Aalto Startup Center on March 12th 2024.

The Annual Review took stock of the past year
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Annual Review on 13 March reflected on the results and highlights of the previous year. Also, the year's contributors and the Alumn of the Year were awarded.

Father's Badger awarded best student film at Tampere Film Festival
The film is the final work of Sameli Muurimäki's master's degree.

Saban Ramadani: Is it radical to create a rocket in a week?
‘When you are expected to come up with something quickly, for instance, in visual arts, is the purpose itself lost in the creative process? Is it radical to create a rocket in a week?’
