BioColour (external link)
Bio-based Dyes and Pigments for Colour Palette
Materials, Textile & Fashion Design
Materials, Textile & Fashion design research includes research on fashion and textile design and design strategies, and textile and fashion knowledge building, particularly sustainable fashion and textiles. Research also covers multi- and interdisciplinary investigations on new materials, with particularly emphasis on bio-based materials in design.
Research is closely connected to the Fashion/Textile FUTURES research group, ChemArts collaboration and the FaCT Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design Major (Master’s Programme in Design).
Examples of current funded projects
FINIX (external link)
Research project on sustainable textile systems
T-REX (external link)
T-REX Project brings together 12 major players from across the entire value chain to create a harmonised EU blueprint and business opportunities for closed loop sorting, and recycling of household textile waste.
New Cotton (external link)
The New Cotton Project harnesses collaboration and cutting-edge technology to create circular fashion
See the other foci of Aalto Design Research
Design for Sustainability
Development of new sustainable materials, research on product/service systems for sustainability, sustainable consumption and research on sustainability transitions.
Codesign and Human-Centred Design
Codesign and Human-Centred Design research includes co-design, service design, interaction design, user experience, end-user innovation and open design.
Practice-Based Design Research
Practice-based design research includes artistic research, design-driven exploration on emerging technologies and materials, and the action research–oriented development of new design methods and approaches.
Aalto Design Research