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Department of Design
Department of Design
The Department of Design is a diverse community of competent, creative and responsible individuals. In design, we appreciate technical skill, social significance and artistic expression.
We educate front-line design professionals and visionaries for established, changing and emerging fields of design. We renew our expertise through high level research in continuous collaboration with our stakeholders. We strive towards a sustainable and just society and environment.
Studies at Department of Design
You can choose the Bachelor's degree major between Design, Fashion or Aalto Bachelor Prorgamme in Design. Master's studies can be conducted either in Collaborative and Industrial Design; Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design; or Contemporary Design programme. In addition, the Department provides two Aalto-level Master's programmes: International Design Business Management and Creative Sustainability.
A student focuses either in the Master's degree major or the field of the programme, and may take advantage of Aalto University’s wide range of multidisciplinary courses for the minors and freely selectable studies.
Majors of the Bachelor's Programme in Design
- Bachelor's Programme in Design and Media
- Muoti, taiteen kandidaatti (only in Finnish and Swedish)
- Muotoilu, taiteen kandidaatti (only in Finnish and Swedish)
Majors of the Master’s Programme in Design
Research
Our research is at the international forefront in sustainable design, practice-based design research, human-centered design and co-design. Our research environment enables and our culture encourages goal-oriented research, imaginative experiments, critical discussion, and transdisciplinary collaboration.
Go to Aalto Design Research Site
Research Groups
Collaborate with us
We offer our partners the opportunity to collaborate with international level designers and design researchers.
Gallery
The gallery of the Department of Design.
News
Finnish design and student works on display in ARTEK Tokyo
Contemporary Collected displays Finnish design, student works alongside pieces by emerging and established Finland-based designers, crafters and photographers.
Training available in AI use, research data management, open science + more – register now!
New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2026 are open.
Aalto ARTS exhibiting AI-inspired designs at Dutch Design Week 2026
Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture returns to Dutch Design Week with ‘art-ai-fact’, an exhibition featuring multiple AI-inspired designs.
Aalto University and partners launch MELANGE, a new EU project using design to transform colouration practices in the interior textile industry
The new Horizon Europe project MELANGE will transform colouration practices in the European interior textile industry by moving colour design from the end to the beginning of the manufacturing process.Events
Doing qualitative research in conversation with AI, Nov 10, 2026
How to responsibly do qualitative research with AI tools? With Dr. Emrecan Gulay
Research data management for ARTS researchers, Nov 11, 2026
Learn about research data management (RDM) in visual arts.
Art of Research (external link)
The IX Art of Research Conference advances the development of artistic research. The ninth Art of Research conference will be held during 25-27 November 2026 at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.Art of Research 2026 (external link)
The IX Art of Research Conference advances the development of artistic research.Department management
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