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An exhibition at Oodi takes the visitor on tour into the library infrastructure
Art project by post-doctoral researcher Samir Bhowmik at Aalto University makes the hidden data and labour visible to the library goers.

Tomorrow's filmmakers supported by Suomi-Filmi Ltd. donation
Suomi-Filmi Ltd. has made a donation ʵ University School of Arts, Design and Architecture as part of its 100th anniversary celebration.

Aalto student wins the Finnish Design Academy logo competition
The Finnish Design Academy logo competition was won by Veera Kesänen, student in the Visual Communication Design programme.
VR art installation "The State of Darkness" explores the experience of co-presence
The State of Darkness - a biosensor driven VR art installation will have its premiere at International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) in Dublin.

Introducing Bassam El Baroni, Assistant Professor in Curating and Mediating Art
Bassam came ʵ in May 2018 from the Dutch Art Institute MA program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Clear user experience goals behind Rolls-Royce Marine's Red Dot design award
The concept of UX goals, developed by Aalto University, were essential to the success of Rolls-Royce Marine's user experience team in designing the award-winning solution.

Aalto Visual Communication Design student shortlisted for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Award
Adina Renner’s project ‘Wall of Silence’ places alongside the Guardian and the Washington Post as one of the most beautiful data visualisations of 2018.

Card illustrations made by students for the Finnish Refugee Council
Milja Komulainen and Ella Eskola, first year students in the Visual Communication Design programme, illustrated a series of cards for the Finnish Refugee Council’s ”Better Gifts” product family.

Six Aalto University alumni awarded Finnish State Awards for Arts
On 27 November 2018 the Arts Promotion Centre Finland bestowed 16 artists with the Finnish State Awards for Arts. Six are alumni of Aalto University.

New Children’s Hospital to feature birdsong and whooshing stars
The soothing soundscape designed for the new hospital was the first of its kind in Finland and unique in the world.

Students’ soundscape fills the New Children’s Hospital
A generative soundscape in a hospital is the first of its kind in the world. Created by Sound in New Media students at Aalto Media Lab, the soundscape will be developed further on the basis of user studies and research over years to come.

"Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future" - experiences from a two-year exhibition tour
Produced and coordinated by Aalto University’s Department of Design, the exhibition has taught staff and students a lot of the industry and cooperation.

Thesis award for student for studying controversial forest relationships
New Media student Juulia Juutiainen has been awarded the Rajapinta Association Thesis Award. Rajapinta is a Finnish researcher community focusing on digital social sciences and awards theses studied in Finnish universities. The awards are given to theses that are social science motivated studies of technologies or are using technology to help to run with social science research.

Students’ art works illustrate Helsinki metro stations
Several of the selected works are made by Aalto students. An exhibition of the art works opens today in Kamppi.

World premiere: Play Quantum Garden and help build a quantum computer!
Quantum Garden, a new and exciting Science and Art project, will be exhibited from 16.11 until 14.12. at A Bloc shopping center, Otaniemi.

Student wins major award with mobile music app
“Openness is the way forward,” says Ilari Niitamo, winner of the Apple Design Award 2018.

What does it take to make peace?
Conflicts are solved by talking—but how do we get to the discussion table and what else can we do? Three researchers share their thoughts on designing peace in a complicated world.

Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors course - apply now
The course is a unique opportunity to work with your hands and to build an exhibition in a group with many talents - including science.
Jenni Haukio to wear gown made of sustainable Ioncell material at December’s Independence Day reception
Ioncell is a new technology that creates high-quality textile fibres from wood or recycled materials.
