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Contemporary Design
A glass bowl with red liquid on a wooden slab, next to a white dome-shaped object.

Smell = Life

by Zoé Bruhat, Olli Majalahti, Mirjami Salminen

Contemporary Design
Close-up of several blocks of white and beige, paper-like Mycelium with textured surfaces.

Shhhroom

by Stig Hansen, Jaakko Hippinen, Alarik Rantala

Contemporary Design
Four wooden-framed samples with various textures and colours on a white surface, next to a paper labelled 'KASVAA'.

KASVAA

by Charlotte Becker, Asia Pomorska, Yongsub Shin

Housing Design
Modern multi-storey building with large windows, surrounded by trees and greenery.

Layers of the city - Exploring the potential of adaptive reuse at Monkola to support community, sustainability and urban vitality

Diploma work by Suvi Heinonen (2025).

Founder School
Black background. Relativity Collective logo in white. White text that says "Europe's best universities. One programme. Joint ambition."

Relativity Collective

Aalto Founder School joins the founding hubs of Relativity Collective, a selective pan-European program for ambitious student founders. Applications are open!

Department of Design
Two people walking by a river in autumn. One wears a red coat and hat, the other a white sweater with patterns.

Empirica: Research Activities, Trips, and Expeditions

Field trips, research expeditions, and collaborative activities undertaken by Empirica Research Group.

Department of Design
Collage of pottery images, sketches, and hands working with clay. Includes text, diagrams, and pottery pieces on a black background.

Empirica: Reading Circles, Seminars, and Events

Reading circles, seminars, and other academic events organized by Empirica Research Group.

Department of Design
Purple coneflowers in front of a perforated brick wall, with a building and greenery in the background.

Empirica: Exhibitions, Talks, and Workshops

Exhibitions, public talks, and workshops organized or participated in by Empirica Research Group.

Department of Design
People are working in a grassy field with scattered plants. There are structures in the background under a cloudy sky.

Empirica: AREA Doctoral School

Aalto University's doctoral school for artistic research providing training and community for doctoral candidates.

Department of Design
Text 'Art of Research 2026' in black, striped letters on a light grey background.

Empirica: Art of Research Conference

Biennial conference series promoting dialogue between art and design research practices.

Department of Design

Empirica: Handling Mind (2013–16)

Research project investigating embodied knowledge and creative processes in design practices.

Department of Design
People are gathered in a modern exhibition space with tables displaying various items. Some are interacting with the exhibits.

Empirica: Ceramics and its Dimensions (2014–18)

European research project exploring contemporary ceramic practices and their societal dimensions.

Department of Design
Two people on a boat collecting water samples near a brick building with green shutters.

Empirica: Traces from the Anthropocene (2018–19)

Research Pavilion #3: Research Ecologies, Venice, Italy

Department of Design
Five rectangular tags with abstract brown prints, connected by strings with black beads, displayed on a white surface.

Empirica: 3DKera (2019)

3D-printing with Reindeer Bone Waste

Department of Design

Empirica: Erasmus+ Project (2020–22)

European project developing doctoral education in design across European universities.

Department of Design
Small cups filled with various coloured clays on a black surface, each labelled with its type and origin.

Empirica: Radical Ceramics (2022–23)

Research initiative exploring radical approaches to ceramic practices and materiality.

Department of Design
Two people arranging various textured and coloured fabric samples on a white table.

Empirica: MakerStudioPeda (2020–24)

Research project examining maker pedagogies and studio-based learning in art and design education.

Department of Design
A gloved hand holds a soil sampler with soil inside, over a forest floor covered in leaves and moss.

Empirica: Soil Laboratory (2020–26)

Research project investigating soil as material, collaborator, and site for artistic inquiry.

Department of Design
Several people examine an old map spread out on a floral tablecloth. One person points at a location on the map.

Empirica: Sense of Water (2022–26)

Research project exploring human relationships with water through artistic and design practices.

Department of Design

Empirica Alumni & Affiliated Researchers

Alumni, and former members who have contributed to Empirica

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