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‘Refashioning the Renaissance’, researching and experimenting fashion techniques from the 16th century
History of fashion project funded by ERC, Refashioning the Renaissance, international fashion and textile research group based in Aalto University, has been working for two years combining traditional historical research with experimentation on objects, materials and techniques from the 16th Century.
Victorious Bocuse d'Or platter for Team Finland designed by Aalto students
Aalto University MA students Jinghua Zeng and Niko Mankinen designed Team Finland's platter for Bocuse d’Or, an international gastronomic competition.
Finland opts for people-first experimentation at Milan Triennale
Celebrating inventiveness, curiosity and a willingness to fail, Finland will present its exhibition Everyday Experiments at the 22nd Milan Triennale from 1 March to 1 September this year.
Double victory for Aalto students at Designers' Nest
Fashion students Henna Lampinen and Tuuli-Tytti Koivula won the first and second prize in Copenhagen last night with their BA collections.
Finnish fashion showcase event, Fashion in Helsinki, receives state export subsidy
Event among five cultural export projects funded by Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture.
Fragile Water exhibition highlights vulnerability of water resources
Water resources are limited and vulnerable in many places in the world. Design students and water researchers joined forces to visualise sustainable water solutions in the Fragile Water exhibition.
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.
Take Finland’s lead and choose clothes you don’t have to feel guilty about
An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look—and feel—good in sustainable fabrics
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.
Jenni Haukio’s Independence Day gown sets the stage for Finland’s next 100 years
Designed by Aalto students Emma Saarnio and Helmi Liikanen, the dress evokes nature with exquisite materiality and minimalist lines
Fiskars partners in design exploration with Aalto University
The cooperation between Fiskars and Aalto University started in 2017 by defining shared interest areas in the long term, and first concrete projects started in 2018.
"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.
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.
Maria Sirén receives the Young Golden Award of Costume Design
Maria Sirén has won the Young Golden Award of Costume Design at an international costume design competition.
Environmental issues get form by ceramic art
Finnish ceramic artists visualise land contamination in Venice research pavilion.
Helsinki Design Awards ÄûÃʵ¼º½ alumni
Winners include Aalto student Mikko Latomäki and alumni Yrjö Kukkapuro and Maria Korkeila.
Aalto University at Habitare 2018
Aalto University and its alumni are again prominently present at Habitare, the largest furniture, design and interior design event in Finland.
Aalto’s faculty and students power Helsinki Design Week
Aalto University people play a prominent role at Helsinki Design Week (HDW), which starts today.
President Macron received a scarf made from old jeans with Ioncell-F technology
The sustainable textile process was introduced to the President during his visit ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University on 30 August 2018.
