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This issueâs theme is trial and error
Aalto University Magazine 26 examines how you can learn from failure.
The cost of âfast fashionâ â Up to 92 million tonnes of waste and 79 trillion litres of water consumed per year to make garments
The fashion industry contributes to 10% of global pollution. A system-wide transition needed immediately to reduce environmental costs of the fashion industry, a new Aalto University study concludes in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment journal.
Mikko O. Koivisto's doctoral dissertation was awarded at the Most Beautiful Books 2019 competition
Mikko O. Koivisto's dissertation The Art of Egress: Madness, Horror, and the Pedagogy of Depsychiatrization has been selected for the Most Beautiful Books 2019 collection. The book was designed by Tuomas Kortteinen and printed by Unigrafia.
Samir Bhowmik in Helsinki Biennial 2020
Samir Bhowmik reflects on how humans hijack nature with their infrastructure and technology.
Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design MuseumÂŽs open call
Soil Matters exhibition chosen as the winner of Design MuseumÂŽs open call
Aalto ARTS gets its own course on entrepreneurial skills and making a creative life
The course teaches students skills and methods to build a sustainably creative life and career based on their personal interests and passions.
Two books by Aalto ARTS Books were awarded in an international competition
Aalto ARTS Books has received prizes in the International Creative Media Award (ICMA) competition. Both awards came in a series where science and textbooks were awarded: Juuso Koponen's and Jonatan HildĂ©n's work Data Visualization Handbook won gold and Pasi RĂ€bina's Print of Beauty received the âAward of Excellenceâ, which is awarded for outstanding performance.
Aalto University's art and design again ranked as 7th best in the world
Aalto also ranked among the QS Rankings top 100 in the fields of architecture and built environment, and business and management studies.
Aalto Universityâs fashion and textile know-how acknowledged in Finland and internationally
Aalto takes home two prizes at the Fashion Finland Gala and ranks third at CEO World Magazine fashion school listing
Aalto University Töölöâs art competition seeks radical creativity
Aalto University published an invited art competition that seeks to find public art to be situated in two spaces in Aalto Töölö
Finnfoto Award 2020: Maria Rehbinder
The Finnfoto Award is given annually to an individual or organization that has contributed significantly to the development of Finnish photography, as well as creating the conditions for increasing appreciation of photography.
Art as We Donât Know It invites readers into the fascinating world of bioart
Art as We Donât Know It presents a richly illustrated selection of artworks and bioart research.
Engaging audience and space
New Media MA student Robbert Groenendijk has been selected to create an installation for MĂ€nttĂ€ Art Festival 14.6.â31.8.2020. His upcoming work "Protocol" places the visitors within the data flow between two computers.
A movie as a Dove of Peace
The documentary film, Colombia in My Arms, brings together different perspectives in a unique way in post-peace Colombia.
'I know you think Iâm crazy'
Dissertation of the Month: in Mikko Koivisto's opinion, psychiatrically disabled people must have the right to define themselves and their role in the society.
Aalto ARTS Annual Review celebrated the highlights of 2019
Nine awards and prizes were presented 5 February 2020 at the traditional get-together for Aalto ARTS faculty, staff and students.
This strange instrument from Joker soundtrack was invented in Finland
There are only five of them in the world. And one of them can be heard throughout the movie that just won the Oscar for Original score. This rare device is the electro-acoustic halldorophone, and its story can be traced back to Finland and to the workshops of the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
Building with wood is a climate-friendly option â the Wood Wonders exhibition provides five interesting viewpoints on construction
Forest wood used in buildings can bind carbon for centuries. Wood is a strong and versatile building material that improves indoor air quality, reduces the need for heating and air conditioning â and provides pleasure.
Aaltoâs up-and-coming designersâ âArmchairâ exhibition on display at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair
Aalto University is presenting an exhibition called âArmchairâ at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Flux Island at Vuotalo
Flux Island is a collaboration between Aalto Media Lab and Vuotalo gathering an exhibition, workshops, and audiovisual performances.
