Pirjo Kääriäinen

Pirjo Kääriäinen

Associate Professor
Associate Professor
A803 Dept. Design

I work as an Associate Professor of Design and Materialities at The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS). I joined the University in 2008, and since 2011 I have been facilitating interdisciplinary CHEMARTS collaboration between ARTS and the School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM), together with a cross'disciplinary team. CHEMARTS is aiming to inspire students and researchers to explore biomaterials together, and to create new concepts for the sustainable use of plant-based materials. Before my career in academia, I worked eighteen years for Scandinavian textile industry, and gained experience also as an entrepreneur and consultant for creative industries.

Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Phone number
+358503810217

Areas of expertise

Chemarts, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Bio-based materials, Textile design, Design for sustainability, Biomaterials

Honors and awards

Ioncell project selected for Designmuseum Habitare Collection

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Sep 2019

Suomi-palkinto

Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career Department of Design Dec 2019

Honor granted for Lost in the Wood(s) cover

Lost in the Wood(s) edited by Pirjo Kääriäinen and Liisa Tervinen, with graphic design by Safa Hovinen, was selected as one of the best book covers of the year by The Finnish Book Art Committee <br/><br/>
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2018

Art Goes Metsä competition

The winning entry 'Uusi kulottuvuus' was designed and produced by Karoliina Heikkinen, Tomi Jeskanen, Annamiia Suominen and Daniela Weintraub from Aalto University. They have been studying the opportunities offered by pulp within the multidisciplinary CHEMARTS programme. The completed work of art is on display at the Pro Nemus visiting centre, Äänekoski, Finland.
Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Design Mar 2018

Wood U Make it Happen

Innovation competition organised by Finnish Forest Industries<br/>2nd prize for ‘Kaarni’, by the multidisciplinary student team from CHEM+ARTS Eveliina Juuri, Sanna-Liisa Järvelä, Jinze Dou
Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Design Dec 2018

DIA Design Intelligence Award, China

Ioncell project awarded with DIA Design Intelligence Award (shortlisted among 22 best, 6.-8.5. Grand final), Hangzhou, China http://en.di-award.org, 10 000 euros
Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Design May 2018

Dean's Award (Aalto ARTS)

Community building across the University
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Dec 2017

Award of Excellence in ICMA competition for 'Lost in the Wood(s)' publication

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Nov 2017

Vuoden tekstiilitaiteilija 2016

Vuoden tekstiilitaiteilija on Tekstiilitaiteilijat Texo ry:n vuodesta 1981 alkaen jakama tunnustuspalkinto ansioituneelle tekstiilitaiteilijalle
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2016

H&M Global Change Award

Pirjo Kääriäinen & team. Ioncell-F™ waste-cotton into new textile was awarded as one of five winners among 2,700 proposals.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2016

Research groups

  • Fashion/Textile Futures

Publications

Behind bioinnovations / Dutch Design Week (curator)

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Anna van der Lei 2023

Applying DATEMATS Methods and Tools to Experimental Wood-Based Materials: Materiality in an Ideation Process

Tarja-Kaarina Laamanen, Pirjo Kääriäinen 2023 Materialising the Future: A Learning Path to Understand, Develop and Apply Emerging Materials and Technologies

Integration of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Waveguides for Smart Textile Optical Sensors

Sofia Guridi Sotomayor, Ari Hokkanen, Aayush Kumar Jaiswal, Nonappa Nonappa, Pirjo Kääriäinen 2022 Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2022

CHEMARTS at Design Festival Bern

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Tatja Jakovlev, Tapani Vuorinen, Janika Lehtonen 2022

CHEMARTS at Dutch Design Week 2022

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Liisa Tervinen, Tapani Vuorinen, Nina Riutta 2022

CHEMARTS at Dutch Design Week 2022 (curator)

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Anna van der Lei 2022

Designers – the agents of change

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Kirsi Niinimäki 2022 Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations

Facilitating the future of sustainable textiles and packaging: Aalto University Bioinnovation Center

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Michael Hummel, Susanna Ahola, Greta Salonen 2022