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Engaging audience and space
New Media MA student Robbert Groenendijk has been selected to create an installation for Mänttä Art Festival 14.6.–31.8.2020. 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 I’m 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 – 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 – and provides pleasure.
Aalto’s up-and-coming designers’ ‘Armchair’ exhibition on display at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair
Aalto University is presenting an exhibition called ‘Armchair’ 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.
Vibrant Helsinki School presents a comprehensive show in Lübeck
The exhibition explores relatedness with nature and the sense of space.
Young Finnish fashion designers work together with famous brands
Adidas, Fiskars and Terinit renew their brands with collections by fashion designers Anna Isoniemi, Maria Korkeila and Rolf Ekroth.
Design is the mission of life for Eero Miettinen
Professor in industrial design has always loved drawing cars. Miettinen is delighted that the understanding of design has expanded in society.
Paula Hohti Erichsen follows the trail of 500-year-old fashion
This professor of art and culture history appreciates joy and comfort and experienced the finest moment of her career during a funding interview.
Julia Lohmann: ‘We know too much and do too little’
Lohmann’s magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020.
ÄÄNIAALTO V OPEN CALL
ÄÄNIAALTO is an annual festival of audio-visual oddity. It aims to nurture and expand the sound/new media scene in Helsinki, and provide an open culture that is accessible to anybody interested.
Visual design enables communication between cultures
Award-winning designer Chao Yang sees visual communication design as a means to communicate across borders.
‘If you study data science, you won’t limit your choice of career in the future’
Before starting her Data Science studies at Aalto, Angeline Jayanegara obtained a diploma in fashion design. In the future, she would like to work as a Data Scientist in the fashion industry.
Concrete is cast stone moulded by humans
The Betoni–Concrete exhibition presents concrete and its use from the point of view of engineers, architects, designers and artists. The exhibition opens up on the 23 January in Dipoli.
Pattern Lab 20 designers present new collection in Heimtextil Messe Frankfurt 7–10 January
Pattern Lab has an impressive history of more than twenty years of selling successful designs to Scandinavian and international markets. A number of today’s top textile designers in Finland are Pattern Lab alumni.
Ambiguous problems require new types of leadership
In the future, automation will handle routine tasks, so even newcomers to the workforce will be required to work on complex problems. What should be considered when leading multidisciplinary teams that solve these kinds of challenging problems?
Anna Valtonen's portrait was revealed
The portrait of Anna Valtonen, former Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University, was unveiled at Aalto University's 10th anniversary on 8 January. The portrait was created by the artist, Doctor of Art Maija Tammi.
