Artefacts of Remembrance: First prize in Milan glass competition
CoDe student Ariane Carde wins first prize in the Milano Vetro Under 35 competition.
Watching the Anagama: Heat, collaboration, craft and waiting
CoDe community participates in a traditional Anagama firing at Ceramic Center Kuu, Orimattila
Exchanges in algae and design: a week in Portim茫o
A trip to Portugal, where seaweed becomes a tool to engage with the environment, learn principles of design and start collaborations.
Growing Materials, Growing Ideas: Inside the BioMakerStudio
At Aalto University鈥檚 BioMakerStudio, initiated by Ena Naito, students and researchers experiment with living materials, from algae to mycelium.
CoDe 鈥 the year in review: What happened in 2025?
A recap of the milestones of the Master in Contemporary Design in 2025
ARTEFAKTI24
The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of Contemporary Design MA programme.
An interview with the Faculty of Aalto University鈥檚 MA in Contemporary Design
The聽ARTEFAKTI聽Team sits down with the faculty of Aalto University鈥檚 Master鈥檚 in Contemporary Design to discuss the origins of the programme, students鈥 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.
The Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition showcases 30 projects for a more sustainable future
What is wise to design for future generations in a world of plenty?
Designs for a Cooler Planet 鈥 Helsinki Design Week 2020
Helsinki Design Week at Otaniemi showcases inspiring future designs related to the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals.
Julia Lohmann: 鈥榃e know too much and do too little鈥
Lohmann鈥檚 magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020.
Contemporary design enables critical reflection
Design is the method with which we shape our world. The new MA Contemporary Design combines material-led design with critical and conceptual thinking practices.
We need to redesign everything鈥攂ut how?
Meeting sustainable development goals requires more collaboration between disciplines.
The trip to Venice鈥攊n the words of the students
Contemporary design students spent a week in Venice setting up the exhibition and gathering soil samples for the research.
