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Maria Punkkinen succeeded in the Future Lights in Ceramics competition
Contemporary Design master student Maria Punkkinen is one of the six winners in the European ceramics competition. The theme of the competition was Go Green - Ceramics and the Environment.
鈥淒esign can be so many things鈥
Design historian and chief curator Kaisu Savola explains why the XXII Triennale di Milano is important to Finland, and how Aalto University hopes it will change how we define design, now and in the future.
Master's degree student in fashion Emilia Kuurila designed formal wear for Espoo鈥檚 female bishop
Kaisamari Hintikka was ordained as a bishop on 10 February at the Espoo Cathedral wearing elegant and modern bishop鈥檚 clothing.
Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees in Arts, Design and Architecture
The next ceremonial conferment of Doctoral and Master's Degrees in Arts, Design and Architecture will be held during the ceremony week on 13th June 2025. Doctors and Masters are welcomed into the scientific community at the most prestigious of academic events every six years.
Artists digging up contaminated soil
Artistic research does not provide ready-made answers, but instead raises important questions. Artist researchers are currently interested in global topics such as climate change and migration.
School of Arts, Design and Architecture awarded promoters of creative skills
In the Annual Review of the school altogether eleven prizes were awarded.
鈥楻efashioning the Renaissance鈥, researching and experimenting fashion techniques from the 16th century
History of fashion project funded by ERC, Refashioning the Renaissance, international fashion and textile research group based in Aalto University, has been working for two years combining traditional historical research with experimentation on objects, materials and techniques from the 16th Century.
Victorious Bocuse d'Or platter for Team Finland designed by Aalto students
Aalto University MA students Jinghua Zeng and Niko Mankinen designed Team Finland's platter for Bocuse d鈥橭r, an international gastronomic competition.
Finland opts for people-first experimentation at Milan Triennale
Celebrating inventiveness, curiosity and a willingness to fail, Finland will present its exhibition Everyday Experiments at the 22nd Milan Triennale from 1 March to 1 September this year.
Double victory for Aalto students at Designers' Nest
Fashion students Henna Lampinen and Tuuli-Tytti Koivula won the first and second prize in Copenhagen last night with their BA collections.
Finnish fashion showcase event, Fashion in Helsinki, receives state export subsidy
Event among five cultural export projects funded by Finland鈥檚 Ministry of Education and Culture.
Fragile Water exhibition highlights vulnerability of water resources
Water resources are limited and vulnerable in many places in the world. Design students and water researchers joined forces to visualise sustainable water solutions in the Fragile Water exhibition.
Aalto student wins the Finnish Design Academy logo competition
The Finnish Design Academy logo competition was won by Veera Kes盲nen, student in the Visual Communication Design programme.
Take Finland鈥檚 lead and choose clothes you don鈥檛 have to feel guilty about
An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look鈥攁nd feel鈥攇ood in sustainable fabrics
Clear user experience goals behind Rolls-Royce Marine's Red Dot design award
The concept of UX goals, developed by Aalto University, were essential to the success of Rolls-Royce Marine's user experience team in designing the award-winning solution.
Jenni Haukio鈥檚 Independence Day gown sets the stage for Finland鈥檚 next 100 years
Designed by Aalto students Emma Saarnio and Helmi Liikanen, the dress evokes nature with exquisite materiality and minimalist lines
Fiskars partners in design exploration with Aalto University
The cooperation between Fiskars and Aalto University started in 2017 by defining shared interest areas in the long term, and first concrete projects started in 2018.
"Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future" - experiences from a two-year exhibition tour
Produced and coordinated by Aalto University鈥檚 Department of Design, the exhibition has taught staff and students a lot of the industry and cooperation.
Jenni Haukio to wear gown made of sustainable Ioncell material at December鈥檚 Independence Day reception
Ioncell is a new technology that creates high-quality textile fibres from wood or recycled materials.
