Department of Design

Fashion/Textile Futures

Fashion/Textile Futures is a research group at Aalto University's Department of Design.
Sofia Ilmonen Biocolour
Biocolour | Design by Sofia Ilmonen | Photo by Diana Luganski

What do we do?

The Fashion/Textile Futures research group delves into innovative realms within the fields of fashion and textiles, employing a multifaceted approach to research. While sustainability in fashion and textiles, particularly the transition toward a circular economy, stands as a prominent focus, the group's research endeavors encompass a diverse array of themes and methodologies. Members exhibit expertise in material-based research, aesthetics and creativity studies, practice-based investigation, exploration of the intersection between textiles/fashion and technology, as well as strategic management within the fashion and textile domain.

The research group actively collaborates with diverse disciplines and companies to develop solutions for sustainable challenges and to advance sustainability knowledge in design, manufacturing, business, and consumption. Through these collaborations, the group seeks to foster innovative approaches that address pressing sustainability issues while promoting positive change across various sectors.

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Crops4Luxury project. Photo by Eeva Suorlahti.

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Latest publications

Advancing Integration of CSR and Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Textile and Fashion Industry

Anubhuti Bhatnagar, Kirsi Niinimäki 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility in Textiles and Fashion

Exploring the role of social life cycle assessment in transition to circular economy: A systematic review

Anubhuti Bhatnagar, Anna Härri, Jarkko Levänen, Kirsi Niinimäki 2024 Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Sorting and Composition Analyses of Discarded Textiles

Kirsti Cura, Mikko Mäkelä 2024 Recycling and Lifetime Management in the Textile and Fashion Sector

Designing with Biocolours

Ingvill Fossheim 2024

A Proof-of-Concept Study on Smart Gloves for Real-Time Chest Compression Performance Monitoring

Sofia Guridi Sotomayor, Henry Mauranen, Emmi Pouta, Guna Semjonova, Desale Tewelde Kahsay, Clayton Souza Leite, Riitta Rosio, Laura-Maria Peltonen, Miretta Tommila, Sanna Salanterä, Yu Xiao 2024 IEEE Access

Towards More Sustainable Interactive Textiles: A Literature Review on The Use of Biomaterials for eTextiles.

Sofia Guridi Sotomayor, Matteo Iannacchero, Emmi Pouta 2024 CHI '24: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Designing with Biocolours

Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe 2024

Washable textile embedded solar cells for self-powered wearables

Elina Ilén, Farid Elsehrawy, Elina Palovuori, Janne Halme 2024 Research Journal of Textile and Apparel
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