/en/listing/1205549/feed News listing en /en/news/growing-materials-growing-ideas-inside-the-biomaker-studio Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:09:43 +0000 Carla Taboada 1351218 at /en At Aalto University’s BioMaker Studio, initiated by Ena Naito, students and researchers experiment with living materials, from algae to mycelium, creating an open, interdisciplinary space where design, biology, and collaboration grow together. Research & Art Studies A table with bowls, bottles, and cups. People are working with various items, including a bottle of dark liquid. /en/news/code-the-year-in-review-what-happened-in-2025 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:22:59 +0000 Carla Taboada 1351103 at /en A recap of the milestones of the Master in Contemporary Design in 2025 Studies People in an art gallery with large windows, viewing various artworks including portraits and abstract pieces. /en/news/see-me-make-make-me-see Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:26:14 +0000 Carla Taboada 1344698 at /en A Nordic Exploration of Craft, Observation and Language Cooperation Studies A person holds up a brown, leathery bag in a meeting room with a large window. Another person sits at the table with notebooks and cups. /en/news/artefakti25 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:01:45 +0000 Carla Taboada 1344050 at /en ARTEFAKTI returns for the third year at Helsinki Design Week Cooperation Studies Art exhibition with various installations, including hanging portraits, pottery, and people observing the artworks. /en/news/artefakti24 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:42:56 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1328859 at /en The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of Contemporary Design MA programme. Cooperation Studies ARTEFAKTI exhibition - photo: Lauriina Markkula /en/news/the-making-of-artefakti Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:41:17 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1021986 at /en The founding story of ARTEFAKTI - the annual CoDe graduation show Cooperation Studies A large printed ARTEFAKTI presentational panel with artists' names and exhibition text /en/news/an-interview-with-the-faculty-of-aalto-universitys-ma-in-contemporary-design Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:34:37 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1000941 at /en The ARTEFAKTI Team sits down with the faculty of Aalto University’s Master’s in Contemporary Design to discuss the origins of the programme, students’ expansive outcomes, and the common values that underscore its teachings. We also talk about how we interpret contemporary design and the way it factors into the wider field of design. Studies Header image of ”Contemporary Design In Context” /en/news/experience-aalto-university-at-helsinki-design-week Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:20:27 +0000 Maria Uusitalo 954696 at /en Aalto University is once again widely represented in Helsinki Design Week's official programme, all throughout the festival on 8 – 17 September 2023. Come and explore Aalto at HDW through exhibitions and events – see this list to explore what, where and when! Cooperation Research & Art Lypsy stools by Josh Krute. /en/news/sofia-guridi-is-designing-a-better-world-with-smart-textiles Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:05:39 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 916526 at /en Sofia Guridi, a doctoral student at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center, wants to introduce bio-based smart textiles that help improve people’s everyday life. Research & Art Studies Sofia Guridi pictured in a lab setting. /en/news/donor-artwork-was-unveiled-at-the-vare-night-out-stakeholder-event Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:02:01 +0000 Sini Koskimies 893251 at /en The power of creativity and sustainability brought together stakeholders, alumni, researchers and staff of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Campus Cooperation Lasileipiä roikkumassa vartaassa /en/news/irene-purasachit-saw-the-floral-industrys-waste-problem-firsthand-now-she-makes-material-for Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:37:22 +0000 Minna Hölttä 469701 at /en Nearly half of cut flowers end up in the trash, never making their way to dinner tables or first dates Research & Art Irene Purasachit /en/news/open-online-design-course-launched-for-non-designers Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0000 Tiina Toivola 439671 at /en Design Bits is an introduction course to help people everywhere become more creative problem-solvers Press releases Studies Design Bits is Aalto's introductory online course to design for non-designers. Illustration: Paulo Dziobczenski /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? Campus Cooperation Research & Art Resource Wisdom Designs for a Cooler_Planet heroimage design Aino Salonen and Oona Raadelma /en/news/contribute-to-the-new-european-bauhaus-initiative-this-spring Tue, 23 Mar 2021 06:48:53 +0000 Tiina Toivola 329761 at /en We all have the possibility to contribute to the EU’s Green Deal pilots and agenda during Spring 2021.  Cooperation Research & Art Aalto New European Bauhaus proposals Photo: Aleksi Poutanen /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. 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. Campus Research & Art Julia Lohmann's Hidaka Ohmu seaweed pavilion at the A Bloc shopping centre. Photo: Mikko Raskinen /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. Research & Art Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020: Race for the Future /en/news/soil-matters-exhibition-chosen-as-the-winner-of-design-museums-open-call Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:07:10 +0000 Sini Koskimies 198191 at /en Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design Museum´s open call Research & Art Soil exhibits from the project Traces_from_the_Anthropocene Working_with_Soil. Photo:TzuyuChen /en/news/small-tech-companies-meet-summer-design-school-reveals-a-great-potential-for-customer-driven-success Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:46:08 +0000 Tiina Toivola 183961 at /en Companies around the world use design to grow their business. The three-year research project looks for ways to speed up the transformation of small businesses to become more design-driven. The first year has already given great results. Cooperation Research & Art Studies Design students Christopher Gros and Molly Balcom Raleigh worked on a brand refresh at Tume, and and studied how farmers express the pride in their work. /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. Research & Art Studies Julia Lohmann's Department of Seaweed at WEF. Photo: Mikko Raskinen