Latest Student Projects | Article listing | Aalto University /en/listing/264091/feed Article listing en Exploring the inner landscape: A creative's journey to a deeper connection with self by Nina Naveršnik /en/contemporary-design/exploring-the-inner-landscape-a-creatives-journey-to-a-deeper-connection-with-self-by-nina-naversnik Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:02:33 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306141 at /en Authenticity is the foundation of a sustainable and fulfilling creative career - by deepening our connection with our true selves, we unlock new ways of making, expressing, and thriving as creatives. This thesis explores how embracing both our light and shadow shapes a more authentic and meaningful creative practice. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Masters of Art master's thesis Exploring the inner landscape: A creative's journey to a deeper connection with self by Nina Naveršnik ESSENCE by Iines Lahtinen /en/contemporary-design/essence-by-iines-lahtinen Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:37:56 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306106 at /en Through stillness, repetition, and the almost unnoticed details, fundamental emerges: something quiet but deeply felt. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration ESSENCE by Iines Lahtinen Animal Concoctions by Daniel Kohvakka /en/contemporary-design/animal-concoctions-by-daniel-kohvakka Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:29:37 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306105 at /en Ceramic bottles inspired by fantasy role-playing games and how humans perceive different animals and give them attributes and significance that don't always have any scientific background. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Animal Concoctions by Daniel Kohvakka TAMED DISSONANCE: Grasping our tumultuous nature by Marcelo Guajardo Dávila /en/contemporary-design/tamed-dissonance-grasping-our-tumultuous-nature-by-marcelo-guajardo-davila Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:42:41 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306104 at /en Humanity is inherently chaotic, where order and disorder constantly intertwine, one cannot exist without the other. Through photographic experimentation and overlapping images, I capture everyday chaos from our “new nature”, the human-made ecosystem of the city. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration TAMED DISSONANCE: Grasping our tumultuous nature by Marcelo Guajardo Dávila Gender specimen by Vladimir Elia von Arx /en/contemporary-design/gender-specimen-by-vladimir-elia-von-arx Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:11:12 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306103 at /en Species, gender, categorisations to make our world easier to deal with. During my work with understanding my own gender identity, I completely lost my grasp on what femininity and masculinity mean. What is it to feel feminine or masculine? What makes an object seem masculine or feminine? Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Gender specimen by Vladimir Elia von Arx What Remains by Alarik Rantala /en/contemporary-design/what-remains-by-alarik-rantala Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:45:47 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306102 at /en When trying to look for commonalities between species, only one factor unites them all: the inevitability of death. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration What Remains by Alarik Rantala Layers of being by Minchen H Stenersen /en/contemporary-design/layers-of-being-by-minchen-h-stenersen Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:10:54 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306101 at /en If we recognize our similarities with the living world around us, would we treat it with more empathy? Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Layers of being by Minchen H Stenersen Carefull by Maike Panz /en/contemporary-design/carefull-by-maike-panz Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:32:43 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306100 at /en In times of war and climate change – at a time when trauma is on the rise, it is more important than ever that we honestly care. That we take care of ourselves, of each other and of nature. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Carefull by Maike Panz Forest Printer by Márk Nagy-Mihály /en/contemporary-design/forest-printer-by-mark-nagy-mihaly Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:52:53 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306097 at /en Spending time in the winter forest surrounded by both visual and auditory silence transforms the space into a canvas for thoughts and emotions. But what happens when we leave? Can we bring this connection home? Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Forest Printer by Márk Nagy-Mihály Lingonberry-Glazed Reindeer Dish by Suthasinee Naktnasukanjn /en/contemporary-design/lingonberry-glazed-reindeer-dish-by-suthasinee-naktnasukanjn Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:20:24 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306096 at /en The project represents my journey of following curiosity towards unconventional materials I encountered in Kaamanen. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Lingonberry-Glazed Reindeer Dish by Suthasinee Naktnasukanjn Reflective Practices /en/contemporary-design/reflective-practices Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:31:52 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1102466 at /en This 6 week long reflective practices course introduces critical and reflective approaches to design, which we consider to be an evolving, political and activist field. We look at different practices of critical design including speculative design, transition design, design activism and their theoretical and historical foundations. We also discuss how to use our agency as designers in line with our values and learn to incorporate new reflective practices into our work. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Department of Design Design Practices Hands moving salt around on a black background DON’T AXE ME WHY by Unknown /en/contemporary-design/dont-axe-me-why-by-unknown Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:12:37 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1028021 at /en Materials: Reindeer bone, porcelain Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration A notebook and curious object placed on a pedestal with a title saying ”DON'T AXE MY WHY” Halvvägs / Halfway by Vala Boucht /en/contemporary-design/halvvags-halfway-by-vala-boucht Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:53:31 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1028016 at /en wool, mohair & synthetic blend yarns Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration A square textile art piece in white, green and two different shades of blue Yhteen hiileen by Sanni Havas /en/contemporary-design/yhteen-hiileen-by-sanni-havas Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:45:07 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1028011 at /en Finnish oak, mouth blown glass, microcontroller Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration A pink glass blown piece placed on a white pedestal, two black objects on each side Embodied Forest by Samanta Kajėnaitė /en/contemporary-design/embodied-forest-by-samanta-kajenaite Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:36:19 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1028006 at /en What is a body? Can it be separated or extended? Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration A body made of photographs/collage Mummu and me by Lotta Paananen /en/contemporary-design/mummu-and-me-by-lotta-paananen Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:24:19 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1028001 at /en A portrait of me and my grandmother ‘Mummu’, who suddenly passed away during the Personal Exploration course. Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration A blue sculptural object with three black flowers A negotiation with snow and earth by Jimin Hong /en/contemporary-design/a-negotiation-with-snow-and-earth-by-jimin-hong Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:13:04 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1027996 at /en How are our ecosystems affected by the inconsistent snow blanket? Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Clay and clay stains on a white surface Local trees by Hanna Arhe /en/contemporary-design/local-trees-by-hanna-arhe Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:53:35 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1027991 at /en Ceramics Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration White clay pieces with a bark texture We could have been neighbours by Fanny Kajela /en/contemporary-design/we-could-have-been-neighbours-by-fanny-kajela-0 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:45:34 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1027986 at /en Spruce, wireless speaker Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration Photo: Tatu Rouvinen 白 by Zhonglei Li /en/contemporary-design/bai-by-zhonglei-li Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:38:32 +0000 Nina Naveršnik 1019741 at /en (Pronounce: Bai/Meaning: hollow) Arts and design Design CoDe Project Contemporary design Exploration A collection of drop like looking glass objects, some of them empty, some containing pine needles or colour