Coming to terms with complexity (external link)
Design’s superpower is that it has several fundamental qualities — both as a practice and as a mindset — that make it effective in the face of complicated issues.
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This webmag showcases a selection of some of our most ambitious projects. Enjoy these long reads from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. We've been educating creative professionals for over 150 years. Join us in celebrating this milestone!
Feature stories
Changing aspirations (external link)
Change to sustainability needs an extra push — and that’s where we all come in. How should our expectations and aspirations for housing and living change?
Health and wellbeing architecture creates environments that promote wellbeing (external link)
The built environment has a huge impact on us.
A new boom in Finnish cinema (external link)
Finland’s film industry is thriving and attracting new audiences at home and overseas. Where does the success come from?
Limitless, inexhaustible (external link)
Fashion resists attempts at definition and refuses to fit a mould. It’s a true hybrid, comprising countless different professions and specialisms.
Experts in mess (external link)
Design can help solve the complex challenges of our time, and it may be a key driver in our transformation process towards sustainability.
Data visualisation helps us understand the world (external link)
Information design plays an important role both in our daily lives and in presenting scientific results.
The next gaming revolution (external link)
Beyond the confines of the commercial gaming industry exists a diverse and thriving gaming culture offering virtually unlimited possibilities and potential.
Towards friendly-sounding environments (external link)
Intelligent sound design influences our experience of different spaces.
Exploring the metaverse (external link)
What will our future virtual realities look like? Or will there be any at all?
Form matters (external link)
Visual communication matters – it can promote our knowledge acquisition and help us to become better thinkers.
Time Out! Rethinking Construction
Our planet cannot sustain the current construction culture. We need a Time out! and a big change in mindset. Check out the work of the Aalto University community for a more sustainable built environment.
Wardrobe of the Future shows the future of fashion
It is clear that the textile, clothing and fashion industries need to change. How do we do it? Discover the Aalto University community's visions for a sustainable fashion future.
Selected themes, books and exhibitions
Research project brings the fashion of Renaissance to life (external link)
How did fashion spread during the Renaissance? The era is studied with new methods.
Aalto University’s pedagogy in textiles studies relies on ‘textile thinking’ (external link)
Textile design pedagogy aims at a holistic understanding of textiles and their potential.
Makers of Landscape (external link)
Landscape architects are constantly shaping our surroundings. They take care of the environment as a whole.
Building with wood is a climate-friendly option (external link)
Wood stores carbon and is a versatile, renewable and recyclable building material.
Design as a real driver for change (external link)
Julia Lohmann underlines, that design can play a major role in realizing sustainable changes on a vast scale.
CHEMARTS - Inspiration for Material Enthusiasts (external link)
Biomaterials are the best options as we seek more sustainable ways for our current world of materials.
Action! - Women's turn (external link)
Gender equality project in the film and TV sector has identified barriers to equality and women's employment in the sector.
More than 60 years of Finnish film education (external link)
Film education in Finland began among the first in Europe.
The first ever miniature film festival on Instagram (external link)
Our art-house short film festival presents seven tailor-made films on @aaltoarts Instagram.
Bioart inspires thought (external link)
Today, bioart is maybe more relevant than ever – it doesn’t provide solutions but prompts critical questions.
Solid Ground exhibition (external link)
The exhibition presents contemporary ceramics and reflections on the world around it.
Builders of Finland (external link)
The work and influence of Finnish architects has been essential throughout the ages in addressing social and cultural issues.
Builders of the Future (external link)
Professionals in art and design have played an important role in shaping Finland’s cultural and economic development.
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Aalto Art and Design Cases
Aalto Design Cases is a platform for activity-based creativity and practice-based research in the Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
CreaTures (external link)
Furthering the sustainability agenda with creativity
CHEMARTS (external link)
CHEMARTS website
Photography at Aalto (external link)
Photography studies at Aalto website
Aalto Visual Communication Design (external link)
The study programme's website
Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design (FaCT) (external link)
Aalto Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design major's own website. Learn more about course highlights, course leaders, facilities and more!
BioColour (external link)
Bio-based Dyes and Pigments for Colour Palette
Online Exhibitions
A selection of Aalto exhibitions made available online
Public art collections at Aalto University
The aim of public art across Aalto is to create a vibrant environment for experiencing the world through various perspectives and for embracing imagination, intuition, and exploration.
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