Arts infra Workshops
Arts infra Workshops
LEARNING BY DOING
At the School of Arts, Design, and Architecture where Theory meets practice through hands-on projects and open-minded experimentation. Our skilled Workshop Masters oversee diverse workshops, allowing exploration of various materials and techniques. Each workshop, led by an expert in their field, offers guidance on tools and methods.
Close collaboration between Workshop Masters and Teachers ensures an unique, practical learning experience.
Arts infra news
Changes in Väre lockers
All student lockers in Väre will be turned into short term lockers. The change is based on an analysis of the usage logs and has been discussed with student representatives.
This 'n' That exhibition showcased the skills of the workshop masters
In October, the gallery spaces at Väre showcased an exhibition highlighting the diverse workshop activities across the school and the craftsmanship of the workshop masters
Holiday breaks and special opening hours at Arts infra
Special opening hours and exceptions at Arts infra workshops.
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 UniversityOur workshops
3D Print
The 3D Print workshop is a learning environment where ARTS students and researchers can prototype, create and investigate additive and digital manufacturing.
ARTS Workstations
In addition to shared IT classes, Aalto ARTS offers a wide range of workstation environments, including various video editing units, 3D-modelling units, a colour-managed IT class and editing room, and other special facilities as well as expertise in all your IT needs.
Ateliers
The Ateliers are painting and drawing spaces
Biofilia
Biofilia is a biological art unit which provides a platform for trans-disciplinary research and education. It provides artists, researchers, students and scholars with the ability to engage with the life sciences and their applications within an artistic and cultural context, thus making creative and critical links between biosciences, engineering and the arts.
Ceramics
The Ceramics Studio is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Chemicals Workshop
The Chemicals Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The Workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Construction Workshop
The Construction Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Darkrooms at Väre and Otakaari 1X
Otaniemi campus has two darkrooms, designed for the development of photos and black-and-white films, which can be booked for course teaching activities and for use by students.
Darkrooms are closed during summertime between 14.6.-5.8.2019
Glass Workshop
The Glass Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Knitting
The Knitting Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Mechatronics
The Mechatronics Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Metal NC and Waterjet cutting Workshop
The Metal NC Machining and Waterjet cutting Workshop is a learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Metal Workshop
The Metal Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Multi-material Workshop
The Multi-material Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Open Photostudio
The Open Studio is always available to students for creating course-related or personal projects.
Painting Room
The Painting Room is an environment for ARTS students and researchers to paint and apply surface treatments to prototypes or models. It is possible to paint with a syringe, roller, brush or apply spray coatings there.
Pattern making Workshop
The Pattern making Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Photography studio
Aalto University’s photographic studio on the Väre campus is an environment for learning, research and artistic activities which provides a versatile, professional studio for teaching in our school and for use by students.
Plastics & Laser Cutting
The plastics workshop is a learning and research environment for prototyping with plastics and laser cutting.
Printlab / Bookstudio
Bookstudio Digital printshop, Väre F014
Aalto’s students and staff can order printed media products form Printlab’s Bookstudio. This is intended as a support service for teaching, research, artistic activities and communication. The workshop master at Bookstudio can help for example with printing required for courses but also provides personal guidance and makes their expertise available when you need to know more about printed products. Make the reservations for printing and materials in advance, preferably by email or by visiting Bookstudio. The equipment at Bookstudio (e.g. Pantone colour charts, paper samples, loupes, rulers) can be borrowed while in the Bookstudio facility.
Publications are printed using a laser production printer. The printer is suitable for example for the following products: A3 posters, cards, brochures, portfolios and theses. When books/newspapers are produced, the binding option is saddle stitching (staples in the middle of a sheet folded in two). The paper weight per square metre can be 52-350 g/m2 and the sheet size for example SRA3 (32x45 cm). There is a small selection of paper material suitable for laser printing in the storage room at Bookstudio, but material should be booked well in advance, preferably a week before the planned printing. You can also suggest your own alternatives for testing, as long as they are suitable.
More information is also available on the Printlab website: http://printlab.aalto.fi/sample-page/bookstudio/
In addition to printing, Bookstudio also has an electric cutter, a creasing and folding machine and a manual saddle stitch stapler suitable for processing the products after printing.
Printlab Fine Art Printing
In Printlab’s Fine-Art Printing service you can make high-quality prints of photographs and graphics on the best museum-quality materials.
Printlab has the latest pigment-based large format printers with print width up to 160 cm. To use the service, you need to make a reservation. The master printer/workshop master provides assistance.
Printlab / Self-service
Self-service printing is for study-related projects
Printmaking
The Printmaking Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Sandbox
Sandbox is a space for building mockups for developing practical studio skills, creating sculpture and installation art.
Sewing Workshop
Sewing Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Textile printing Workshop
The Textile printing Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Transportation
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture owns a VW van, which can be borrowed. Additionally, Aalto offers campus bikes.
Weaving Workshop
The Weaving Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Wood NC machining
The Wood NC Machining Workshop is a learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
Wood Workshop
The Wood Workshop is a research and learning environment for ARTS students and researchers. The workshop offers facilities, equipment and technical staff to fulfill their course work and the physical part of the artistic research.
