Department of Design

Design for Sustainability

Our sustainability research includes the development of new sustainable materials – especially fibres - research on product-service systems for sustainability, sustainable consumption and research on sustainability transitions.

Julia Lohmannin Hidaka Ohmu. Kuva: Mikko Raskinen
Professor Julia Lohmann research with seaweed

The sustainable design research is closely connected with the NODUS, Fashion/Textiles Futures and INUSE research groups as well as the Creative Sustainability Master’s programme.

Examples of current funded projects

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CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures

CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures aims at demonstrating effective paths to achieving sustainability, social cohesion and peaceful co-existence at a time of rapid change.

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We need systemic and fundamental changes in the textile and fashion industry’s business model.

Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX)

Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX) is a joint research project with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto Design Research among others.

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Creative Teamwork in action

Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI)

Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI) is a joint research project between Tampere University, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto Design Research.

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Sustainability News at the Department of Design

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Cooperation, Press releases, Research & Art Published:

Music industry stakeholders: the industry’s value will double by 2040 through large-scale equality initiatives

The industry aims to establish a self-regulatory body and double the value of the music industry, as outlined in the report “An Equal Music Industry in Finland by 2040”, to be published 11 May.
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Campus, Cooperation, Studies, University Published:

May challenges the Aalto community to be active together

Take part in events on campus and make sustainable mobility part of your working or study day.
Two men in black tailcoats stand on stage by a microphone, speaking to a seated audience indoors.
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Walter Ahlström Foundation donates €3 million to Aalto University

The donation will enable Aalto to establish a professorship in sustainable industrial production.
Primary pupils sit spaced at wooden desks in a bright classroom, facing the teacher at the front.
Cooperation, Research & Art Published:

The Educational Partnership project is moving forward in Espoo – cooperation between guardians and schools is being developed through participatory methods

The two-year project explores and develops cooperation between guardians and schools using service design methods.

See the other foci of Aalto Design Research

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Codesign and Human-Centred Design

Codesign and Human-Centred Design research includes co-design, service design, interaction design, user experience, end-user innovation and open design.

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Shimmering Wood photos by Eeva Suorlahti

Materials, Textile & Fashion Design

Research on fashion and textile design and design strategies, and textile and fashion knowledge building, particularly sustainable fashion and textiles.

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Prof. Maarit Mäkelä and her work

Practice-Based Design Research

Practice-based design research includes artistic research, design-driven exploration on emerging technologies and materials, and the action research–oriented development of new design methods and approaches.

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