MakerStudioPeda Summer School, 23–25 May, 2022
The core research team had their first summer school in Björkboda to discuss pedagogies related to design studio and craft teacher education
Alusta Research Pavilion
The Alusta pavilion, located in the courtyard of Helsinki’s Designmuseum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, offers a space for multi...
Upcoming defence of doctoral thesis: Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice — MA Priska Falin
Master of Arts Priska Falin will defend the thesis "Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Pra...
Three book chapters: Bilge Merve Aktas, Maarit Mäkelä, & Riikka Latva-Somppi — Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts: Crafting-with the Environment (Springer)
Three book chapters: Bilge Merve Aktas, Maarit Mäkelä, & Riikka Latva-Somppi — Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts: Crafting-with the Environment (Springer)
MakerStudioPeda Open Seminar 2023
Join the MakerStudioPeda team for a seminar on creativity-oriented pedagogy in art and design universities, featuring keynote speeches by...
MakerStudioPeda Summer School, 23–29 May, 2023
From May 23 to 29, different locations in Helsinki, Espoo and Björkboda served as the backdrop for the MakerStudioPeda Summer School 2023...
Public defence by Anna Kholina
Specialist Anna Kholina will defend her doctoral thesis on September 27, 2004, at noon
Public defense by Luis Vega
MA Luis Vega will defend his doctoral thesis on November 15, 2024, at noon
AeRaTe
Artistic Research Exhibition and Symposium at Aalto University See event page The AREA artistic research doctoral school of Aalto Univers...
Studio visit: Montana Torrey’s residency at HIAP Augusta Gallery
In Empirica, different creative practices from the realm of art, craft and design are used as a catalyst for thinking and making research
Soil Laboratory: One solar cycle in Utsjoki
Many indigenous cultures believe in the earth as a sacred environment and regard themselves as an integral part of this holistic living l...
Making Things that Change: EMPIRICA Research Group—Research in Art and Education
Vega, Luis; Valle-Noronha, Julia; Markle, Gary; Latva-Somppi, Riikka; Hulkkonen, Sara; Falin, Priska; Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa; Suomi, Mai...
EMPIRICA at the 2nd BICCS Conference
The Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences, BICCS, is a platform for communicating craft research within, and beyond, t...
EMPIRICA in the NORDES'2023 Conference
The 10th Nordic Design Research Society (NORDES 23) Conference was organized by Linköping University in Sweden
Soil Laboratory
Soil Laboratory is a concept and practice that brings together artists, designers, craftspeople, researchers, and local human and nonhuma...
Soil Laboratory: Exploring a dialog between human and land in Utsjoki
Many indigenous cultures believe in earth as a sacred environment and regard themselves as an integral part of this holistic living lands...
Material-led creative processes in the context of design education: Tarja-Kaarina Laamanen, Maarit Mäkelä, & Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen — Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education
Laamanen, Tarja-Kaarina; Mäkelä, Maarit; & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2023)
Listening to the Sociomaterial: Luis Vega, Maarit Mäkelä, & Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen — Design Studies
Vega, Luis; Mäkelä, Maarit; & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2023)
Learning with the Natural Environment: Maarit Mäkelä & Bilge Merve Aktas — International Journal of Art and Design Education
Mäkelä, Maarit & Aktaş, Bilge Merve (2023)
In dialogue with the environment: Maarit Mäkelä & Bilge Merve Aktas — Craft Research
Mäkelä, Maarit & Aktaş, Bilge Merve (2022)