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Department of Design

Design for Sustainability

Our sustainability research includes the development of new sustainable materials 鈥 especially fibres - research on product-service systems for sustainability, sustainable consumption and research on sustainability transitions.

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Professor Julia Lohmann research with seaweed

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The sustainable design research is closely connected with the , Fashion/Textiles Futures and INUSE research groups as well as the Creative Sustainability Master鈥檚 programme.

Examples of current funded projects

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CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures

CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures aims at demonstrating effective paths to achieving sustainability, social cohesion and peaceful co-existence at a time of rapid change.

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We need systemic and fundamental changes in the textile and fashion industry鈥檚 business model.

Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX)

Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX) is a joint research project with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto Design Research among others.

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Creative Teamwork in action

Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI)

Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI) is a joint research project between Tampere University, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto Design Research.

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Sustainability News at the Department of Design

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University Published:

Aalto University ranks 126th in the world in QS World University Rankings

Aalto performs best in the employment outcomes and sustainability indicators.
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Aalto's SGT Programme celebrates 20 years of transdisciplinary learning through global collaborations

At the end of May 2026, SGT Studio course celebrated its 20th anniversary during the annual SGT Final Event. Student teams presented their projects, final deliverables, and experiences from field visits in Ecuador, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, and Vietnam.
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Appointments, Research & Art Published:

Professor Hironori Yoshida: 鈥淢achines should adapt to materials, not the other way around鈥

Professor of Formgiving believes the future of design lies in embracing irregularity rather than eliminating it. His research combines design, AI and robotics.
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From seaweed to startup, fostered by PdP and Aalto鈥檚 ecosystem

Sealev盲 shows how Aalto鈥檚 innovation ecosystem can turn biomaterial ideas into companies, combining education, infrastructure and entrepreneurial mindset to reshape how products are made.

See the other foci of Aalto Design Research

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Codesign and Human-Centred Design

Codesign and Human-Centred Design research includes co-design, service design, interaction design, user experience, end-user innovation and open design.

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Materials, Textile & Fashion Design

Research on fashion and textile design and design strategies, and textile and fashion knowledge building, particularly sustainable fashion and textiles.

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Prof. Maarit M盲kel盲 and her work

Practice-Based Design Research

Practice-based design research includes artistic research, design-driven exploration on emerging technologies and materials, and the action research鈥搊riented development of new design methods and approaches.

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