Radical ceramics: Rethinking geopolymers
A living laboratory, with local materials, experiments and haptic prototypes to uncover the potential of geopolymers.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 – Exhibitions
What don't we see even though we should – or could? Explore the exhibitions of Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 to discover what Aalto students and researchers should be made visible.
Exhibitions in Väre, Otaniemi
Väre building, Otaniementie 14
Mon–Thu 7:45–21:00 | Fri 7:45–20:00 | Sat 9:00–17:00 | Sun Closed
Wireless connection to the human brain
Learn about cutting-edge technology to study the brain, revolutionize diagnosis and transform therapy.
AGATE: Beyond human vision
Mini-sized sensor sees hundreds of colours to feed the world.
Unlikely materials
Experimenting with underutilised bio-based materials.
Time out! Rethinking construction
The construction sector affects climate, ecosystems, humans and non-humans every day – and mostly in negative ways. At Aalto University, we’re calling time out!
Accessible magnetic resonance imaging – AMRI
Featuring a pilot mobile stroke assessment unit.
WUUD - Novel wooden cladding solutions
Elegant and durable wood panels for different needs.
Exploring the sustainable future of digital textile printing
Greener textile design: less water, chemicals and pollution.
Ground Truth, or how to resurrect a tree
From forests to data points to forests again.
Textile circularity
Solutions for closing the loops.
Circular Panels – Biofoam acoustics
Acoustic elements from local side-stream materials.
Fantastic Lypsy stools – and their illusory making techniques
A furniture collection celebrating the art of craft.
Behind bioinnovations
Collaboration as the key to success.
Only way out is in
Culture and locality in architecture and urban design.
Sustainable change through global encounters
The significance of small actions.
Critical Approaches to Fashion
Showcasing 2023 Aalto Fashion collections.
Grasping Creativity exhibition and events
Explore the invisible dynamics enabling creativity.
Reusable – Visions of wood architecture circularity
How to design to extend, modify and reuse.
Structuring irregularity
Waste as the driving force for design.
Sustainable timber floor systems – concepts from circularity for circularity
Bringing circular thinking to wooden structural elements.
Designing Experiential Futures: Hidden dimensions of fashion
Explore the intersection of design and futures fields.
Satellite exhibitions
Huoju-A – a multi-sensory wooden pavilion
Mindful, experiential architecture.
Wood construction for any environment on earth
A vacuum that makes the wood endure.
Alusta pavilion – Environmentally conscious architecture
A place for encounters between humans and non-human animals.
Dialogues: An Ode to Textile Stories (external link)
Virtual Exhibition
Going Dark: Reimagining artificial lighting in public for a return to natural rhythms
Experience the night sky without light pollution.
Energy Futures: Critical minerals, climate neutrality and transition pathways
An exhibition on energy transitions and the challenges and solutions driving our response to the global energy crisis across research and industry.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 – Events programme
Welcome and participate in Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 through a variety of different events, from live talk shows to webinars, workshops and guided exhibition tours.
Designs for a Cooler Planet
Visit Designs for a Cooler Planet festival in Otaniemi on 6 Sep – 3 Oct 2024 to challenge your perception of the possible.
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