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A person holds up a brown, leathery bag in a meeting room with a large window. Another person sits at the table with notebooks and cups.
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See Me Make, Make Me See

A Nordic Exploration of Craft, Observation and Language
Art exhibition with various installations, including hanging portraits, pottery, and people observing the artworks.
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ARTEFAKTI25

ARTEFAKTI returns for the third year at Helsinki Design Week
ARTEFAKTI exhibition - photo: Lauriina Markkula
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ARTEFAKTI24

The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of Contemporary Design MA programme.
A large printed ARTEFAKTI presentational panel with artists' names and exhibition text
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The Making of ARTEFAKTI

The founding story of ARTEFAKTI - the annual CoDe graduation show

Latest Student Projects

Two stacks of beige and brown rectangular boards, a glass dish with sticks, piles of fibres, and a dried plant.
Contemporary Design

Regenerative Binderless Panels from Baltic Reed by Hana Rehorčíková

How design-led material innovation can contribute to ecological restoration.
A person slicing a mushroom with a knife on a tree trunk in a forest.
Contemporary Design

Crafting with Fungi by Harvey Shaw

Proposing a reimagined relationship between humans and fungal materials, within craft and design.
Exploring the inner landscape: A creative's journey to a deeper connection with self by Nina Naveršnik
Contemporary Design

Exploring the inner landscape: A creative's journey to a deeper connection with self by Nina Naveršnik

Authenticity is the foundation of a sustainable and fulfilling creative career - by deepening our connection with our true selves, we unlock new ways of making, expressing, and thriving as creatives. This thesis explores how embracing both our light and shadow shapes a more authentic and meaningful creative practice.
ESSENCE by Iines Lahtinen
Contemporary Design

ESSENCE by Iines Lahtinen

Through stillness, repetition, and the almost unnoticed details, fundamental emerges: something quiet but deeply felt.
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