Julia Lohmann

Associate Professor
Associate Professor
A803 Dept. Design
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Phone number
+358504720055

Areas of expertise

design, sustainability, natural materials, seaweed, eco system, critical practice, transition design, regenerative design, 613 Arts, Artistic design

Honors and awards

2024 Ziman Award: CreaTures (Creative Practices for Transformational Futures) project

The Award is given to the core team of the CreaTures (Creative Practice for Transformational Futures) project:<br/><br/>from Aalto University, Tuuli Mattelmäki (Principal Investigator/coordinator), Andrea Botero, Markéta Dolejšová (lead on our laboratory), Julia Lohmann, Kirsi Hakio, Gaurika Singhal, Savannah Vize, Namkyu Chun, Jarkko Mutanen (project manager);<br/>from University of Sussex, Ann Light (lead on research gathering and analysis), Lara Houston, Kit Braybrooke;<br/>from RMIT University, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi (lead on engagement), Cristina Ampatzidou, Ralph Horne;<br/>from Utrecht University, Joost Vervoort (lead on evaluation), Lucas Rutting;<br/>from Superflux (creative partner), Anab Jain, Jon Arden, Nicola Ferrao;<br/>from Kersnikova (creative partner), Jana Putrle Srdić, Simon Gmajner, Sandra Sajovic, Jurij Krpan, Klemen Kristan;<br/>from Hellon (creative partner), Kirsikka Vaajakallio;<br/>from Zemos98 (creative partner), Felipe Gonzáles Gil, Rosalía Gutiérrez;<br/>from Furtherfield (creative partner), Ruth Catlow, Charlotte Frost;<br/>from OKFI (NGO partner), Tarmo Tokkanen, Teemu Ropponen, Susanna Ånäs;<br/>from Sniffer (NGO partner), Ruth Wolstenholme, Iryna Zamuruieva.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jul 2024

Dezeen Sustainable Design of the Year Award

The Seaweed Pavilion Hidaka Ohmu won the esteemed Sustainable Design of the Year Award by Dezeen.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Nov 2020

Artistic Achievement Award

Aalto University's yearly achievement award at the Annual Review
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Feb 2020

Research groups

  • Empirica

Publications

Phytofictions and Phytofication

Julia Lohmann 2024 Being Algae : Transformations in Water, Plants

9 Dimensions for evaluating how art and creative practice stimulate societal transformations

Joost Vervoort, Tara Smeenk, Iryna Zamuruieva, Lisa L. Reichelt, Mae van Veldhoven, Lucas Rutting, Ann Light, Lara Houston, Ruth Wolstenholme, Markéta Dolejšová, Anab Jain, Jon Ardern, Ruth Catlow, Kirsikka Vaajakallio, Zeynep Falay von Flittner, Jana Putrle Srdic, Julia Lohmann, Carien Moossdorff, Tuuli Mattelmäki, Cristina Ampatzidou, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, Andrea Botero, Kyle A. Thompson, Jonas Torrens, Richard Lane, Astrid C. Mangnus 2024 Ecology and Society

Living with Feral Ecologies

Gloria Lauterbach, Kaisa Roover, Janne Backman, Julia Lohmann 2023

Baltic Sea Lab

Julia Lohmann 2023 CreaTures Co-Laboratory Catalogue

Beneath the Surface

Julia Lohmann 2023

Seaweed Shrine

Julia Lohmann, Kayoung Kim 2023