Empirica Workshop: Sourdough, Forest, Fire
In Empirica, we gather annually to work as a group, with our hands, to pay attention to the lively materialities that also co-constitute and with which we co-exist in many of our research practices.
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AeRaTe
Artistic Research Exhibition and Symposium at Aalto University See event page The AREA artistic research doctoral school of Aalto Univers...
Studio visit: Montana Torrey’s residency at HIAP Augusta Gallery
In Empirica, different creative practices from the realm of art, craft and design are used as a catalyst for thinking and making research
Public defense by Luis Vega
MA Luis Vega will defend his doctoral thesis on November 15, 2024, at noon
Soil Laboratory: One solar cycle in Utsjoki
Many indigenous cultures believe in the earth as a sacred environment and regard themselves as an integral part of this holistic living l...
Public defence by Anna Kholina
Specialist Anna Kholina will defend her doctoral thesis on September 27, 2004, at noon
Empirica Workshop: Introduction to glassblowing
In Empirica, practices of art, design, and craft are used as vehicles of inquiry
EMPIRICA at the 2nd BICCS Conference
The Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences, BICCS, is a platform for communicating craft research within, and beyond, t...
EMPIRICA in the NORDES'2023 Conference
The 10th Nordic Design Research Society (NORDES 23) Conference was organized by Linköping University in Sweden
Soil Laboratory: Exploring a dialog between human and land in Utsjoki
Many indigenous cultures believe in earth as a sacred environment and regard themselves as an integral part of this holistic living lands...
MakerStudioPeda Open Seminar 2023
Join the MakerStudioPeda team for a seminar on creativity-oriented pedagogy in art and design universities, featuring keynote speeches by...
VIII Art of Research Conference - Re-Imagining
The theme of the eighth Art of Research conference is “Re-Imagining”, addressing the various gestures of going back, returning to take another look, or for starting anew.
Upcoming defence of doctoral thesis: Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice — MA Priska Falin
Master of Arts Priska Falin will defend the thesis "Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Pra...
Alusta Research Pavilion
The Alusta pavilion, located in the courtyard of Helsinki’s Designmuseum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, offers a space for multi...
Alusta pavilion moved to the Aalto Campus
The giant insect hotel, Alusta pavilion invites pollinators and other species, also humans to get together.
Julia Lohmann’s seaweed installation and the ALUSTA pavilion to be exhibited in The Design Museum London
This summer, the Design Museum in London will stage a landmark exhibition on more-than-human design.
MakerStudioPeda Summer School, 23–25 May, 2022
The core research team had their first summer school in Björkboda to discuss pedagogies related to design studio and craft teacher education
Upcoming defence: Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen
Master of Arts Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen will defend the doctoral thesis “The Making of Inspiration - From Monet to Warhol” on May 20, 2022,...
EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art) showcases evolving processes and artistic research in a ceramic art exhibition
Ceramics Facing the New presents twelve artists and two artist groups specializing in ceramic art, all of whom use materials and techniqu...
Soil Matters exhibition at the Design Museum Helsinki explores the materiality of soil and how it is interwoven with human activity.
4 September–10 January 2021 The Design Museum Helsinki Soil Matters exhibition at the Design Museum Helsinki’s Gallery presents craft and...
Reflections on the Doctoral Defence: is it really over? by Bilge Aktas
Bilge Aktaş defended her dissertation, Entangled Fibres: an examination of human-material interaction
VII Art of Research Conference
The seventh Art of Research conference will be held on 3-4 December 2020 in online mode
Entangled Fibres: An examination of human-material interaction
Doctoral Defence, MA Bilge Aktas
Reading Circles / Empirica
In Empirica, theoretical discussions and experiential knowledge form the two pillars of our research practice
Traces of Care: Exhibition by the students of the ‘Personal Exploration’ Course
Traces of Care is a virtual exhibition of 15 Master’s students of the Aalto ARTS Contemporary Design program under the course Personal Ex...
Utilizing local reindeer bone waste from Lapland in ceramics
The number of reindeers in northern Finland reaches over 200,000 each year, which is even greater than the population of people in the re...
First Expedition to Venice for the ‘Traces from the Anthropocene’ Project
The First Expedition to Venice was conducted in February 6th-13th 2019 for the Traces from the Anthropocene: Working with Soil (2018–19) ...
Soil Laboratory
Soil Laboratory is a concept and practice that brings together artists, designers, craftspeople, researchers, and local human and nonhuma...
Ceramics 3D printing skills developed through an international workshop
The international two-day workshop organised at Aalto ARTS on 4-5 February 2019 created a great space for learning and sharing informatio...
Shaping the Future Exhibition Opened in its Seventh and last Venue: The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
The seventh and last venue of the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition is at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Pragu...
Shaping the Future Exhibition: Touring Around Europe for Two Years
During the two years, the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition has toured around Europe, it has offered a great opp...
Matter Seminar
Call for Participation Matter Seminar: 4 June 2018
Interactive Clay Pit Workshop Organised at Aalto ARTS
On Tuesday February 13th 2018 the interactive Clay Pit workshop was organised for the first time at Aalto University