ARTEFAKTI25
ARTEFAKTI returns for the third year at Helsinki Design Week
ARTEFAKTI
ARTEFAKTI is an annual exhibition presenting the work of recent graduates from the Contemporary Design MA programme at Aalto University during Helsinki Design Week. The exhibition spans a wide range of materials and design approaches, engaging with themes from material storytelling and craft to more-than-human design and personal, process-oriented exploration.
ARTEFAKTI 25
The third iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of the Contemporary Design MA programme, took place from September 5.-14. 2025, at Valssaamo, Kaapelitehdas as part of Helsinki Design Week.
Participating graduates of ARTEFAKTI25: Aarni Tujula, Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir, Dario Aguet, Federico Fiermonte, Hana Rehorčíková, Harvey Shaw, Jimin Hong, Merika Ina Katrina Oksanen, Paulina Varis, Mirva Kosonen, Pegah Shamloo, Wenla Nwajei, Xuanpu Huang,Vala Boucht & Zoë Robertson.
ARTEFAKTI 24
The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of the Contemporary Design MA programme, took place from September 6-14, 2024, at Valssaamo, Kaapelitehdas as part of Helsinki Design Week.
Showcasing the work of 11 graduates: Apolline Laforêt, Elise Piquemal, Etienne Thevenet, Ilkka Mutanen, Lennart Engels, Liv Telivuo, Milla Vainio, Nina Naveršnik, Ruut Launo, Taísa Helena Ferreira Ribeiro, Vihar Kotecha
ARTEFAKTI24
The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of Contemporary Design MA programme.
News around ARTEFAKTI:
The Making of ARTEFAKTI
The founding story of ARTEFAKTI - the annual CoDe graduation show
An interview with the Faculty of Aalto University’s MA in Contemporary Design
The ARTEFAKTI Team sits down with the faculty of Aalto University’s Master’s in Contemporary Design to discuss the origins of the programme, students’ expansive outcomes, and the common values that underscore its teachings. We also talk about how we interpret contemporary design and the way it factors into the wider field of design.
To learn more, visit the ARTEFAKTI website — a digital archive where graduates share their stories and each artwork is explored in greater depth.
Follow us on Instagram @artefakti.world to discover the process of creation and hear from previous Contemporary Design graduates and learn about their current practices.