Empirica Publications
Complete list of publications
Articles in refereed scientific journals
- Aktaş, Bilge (2018). Material as the Co-designer: exploring a new practice in the nature and at the studio. Synnyt/Origins, 3.
- Aktaş, Bilge (2019). Using wool’s agency to design and make felted artefacts. Ruukku Studies in Artistic Research, 10.
- Aktaş, Bilge (2019). Vernacular Design Examples to Study Climate’s Role on Design Decisions: an Example of Nomadic Yörüks in the Turkish Mediterranean. Pages on Arts and Design, 16, 136-157.
- Aktaş, Bilge (2021). You Have One New Message: Knitting intimacy for connecting opinions, people and the world. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 14(2).
- Aktaş, Bilge (2022). Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences (BICCS), Hybrid conference, Department of Conservation and the Craft Laboratory, Gothenburg University, Mariestad, 4–6 May 2021. Craft Research, 13(2), 439–46.
- Aktaş, Bilge (2022). Entangling with Materials: Crafting as a Way of Repairing Our Relationship with the Environment. In: Fredriksen, B.C., Groth, C. (eds) Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts. Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, vol 33. Springer, Singapore.
- Aktaş, Bilge; Mäkelä, Maarit; & Laamanen, Tarja-Kaarina (2020). Material Connections in Craft Making: The case of felting. In Proceedings of DRS2020 (Vol. 5, pp. 2326-2343). (Proceedings of DRS). Design Research Society.
- Aktaş, Bilge; Omwami, Anniliina; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; & Mäkelä, Maarit (2023). Obstacles, Solutions and Creative Agencies: How Forces and Agencies Shape the Learning Process of Weaving, The Design Journal.
- Aktaş, Bilge & Groth, Camilla (2020). Studying Material Interactions to Facilitate a Sense of Being with the World. Proceedings of DRS2020, 4, 1659–76.
- Aktaş, Bilge & Groth, Camilla (2021). Using Creative Practice in Interdisciplinary Education. Proceedings of the DRS LEARN X DESIGN 2021 - 6th International Conference for Design Education Researchers: Engaging with Challenges in Design Education, 2, 553–66.
- Aktaş, Bilge & Mäkelä, Maarit (2019). Negotiation between the Maker and Material: Observations on Material Interactions in Felting Studio. International Journal of Design, 13(2), 55-67.
- Aktaş, Bilge & Veryeri Alaca, Ilgim (2017). The Co-Knitting Project: A Proposal to Revive Traditional Handmade Socks in Turkey. Journal of Modern Craft, 10(3).
- Aktaş, Bilge; Veryeri Alaca, Ilgim & Gurel, Burak (2019). Connecting Rural Change And Local Crafts: Rebranding Sock Knitting In Yenikaraağaç. Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 1-19.
- Falin, Priska (2014). Connection to materiality: Engaging with Ceramic practice. Ruukku: Studies in Artistic Research, 2.
- Falin, Priska & Oksanen, Pia (2021). Ceramic pebbles as sensory tools: exploring the quality of muteness in tactile experience. Research in Arts and Education, 1/2021, 218-240.
- Falin, Priska; Falin, Petra; & Mäkelä, Maarit (2023). From an Embodied Understanding to Ethical Considerations during Creative Practice. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 16(4).
- Falin, Priska; Horsanali, Nur; Tvede Hansen, Flemming; & Mäkelä, Maarit (2021). Practitioners’ Experience in Clay 3D Printing: Metaphorical viewing for gaining embodied understanding. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 14(2).
- Groth, Camilla (2015) Emotions in risk-assessment and decision-making processes during craft practice. Journal of Research Practice, 11(2), Article M5.
- Groth, Camilla & Mäkelä, Maarit (2016). The knowing body in material exploration. Studies in Material Thinking, 14.
- Groth, Camilla; Mäkelä, Maarit & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2013). Making Sense. What can we learn from experts of tactile knowledge? FORMakademisk, 6(2), 1-12.
- Groth, Camilla; Mäkelä, Maarit & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2015). Tactile augmentation: A multimethod for capturing experiential knowledge. Craft Research Journal, 6(1), 57-81.
- Hulkkonen, Sara; Lötjönen, Miia; & Mäkelä, Maarit (2023). Sensing the Rhythm: Analysing human and non-human movement in a glassblowing process. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 16(4).
- Huotilainen, Minna; Rankanen, Mimmu; Groth, Camilla; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita & Mäkelä, Maarit (2018). Why our brains love arts and crafts: implications of creative practices on psychophysical well-being. FormAkademisk, 11(2).
- Kholina, Anna (2015). Aesthetic responses made visible through voices of experts. Journal of Research Practice, 11(2) Article M7.
- Kholina, Anna (2019). Maps, space and body: Connecting mental representations of space to the production of space. Ruukku: Studies in Artistic Research, 10.
- Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa (2018). Monet and me: A Story of an Inspiration. Synnyt/Origins, 3.
- Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa (2021). Warhol and me – battle of the authors: from copying to sharing. Research in Arts and Education, 1/2021, 50-71.
- Laakso, Harri; Mäkelä, Maarit & Helke, Susanna (2019). Catalyses. Editorial for Ruukku: Studies in Artistic Research, 10.
- Laakso, Haari; Pantouvaki, Sofia & Valle-Noronha, Julia (2021). Editorial: I-VII Art of Research VII: Authorship and Responsibility. Research in Arts and Education, 1/2021, I-VII.
- Laamanen, Tarja-Kaarina; Mäkelä, Maarit; & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2023). Material-led creative processes in the context of design education. Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, 22(1), 33–54.
- Latva-Somppi, Riikka (2022). Soil Laboratory: Crafting Experiments in an Exhibition Setting. In: Fredriksen, B.C., Groth, C. (eds) Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts. Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, vol 33. Springer, Singapore.
- Latva-Somppi, Riikka & Mäkelä, Maarit (2020). Exploring Ecological and Material Sensitivity through Craft Practice in the Context of the Venice Lagoon. Aisthesis, 13(1), 31-46.
- Latva-Somppi, Riikka; Mäkelä, Maarit; Lindström, Kristina & Ståhl, Åsa (2021). Entangled Materialities: Caring for soil communities at glass industry sites. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 14(2).
- Malla, Tuuli; Kholina, Anna & Jäntti, Lauri (2018). Urban Hitchhiking: Wandering with Others as a Research Method. Suomen antropologi, 42(3), 41-51.
- Mäkelä, Maarit (2013). Naisellista Sukupuuta rakentamassa. Ruukku: Studies in Artistic Research, 1.
- Mäkelä, Maarit (2016). Personal exploration: Serendipity and intentionality as altering positions in a creative process. FORMakademisk, 9 (1), Article 2, 1-12.
- Mäkelä, Maarit (2022). Crafting in Dialogue with the Material Environment. In: Fredriksen, B.C., Groth, C. (eds) Expanding Environmental Awareness in Education Through the Arts. Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, vol 33. Springer, Singapore.
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Aktaş, Bilge Merve (2022). In dialogue with the environment: The environment, creativity, materials and making. Craft Research, 13(1), 9-34.
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Aktaş, Bilge Merve (2023). Learning with the Natural Environment: How Walking with Nature Can Actively Shape Creativity and Contribute to Holistic Learning. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 41(4).
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Löytönen, Teija (2017). Rethinking materialities in higher education. Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 16(2), 241-258.
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Nimkulrat, Nithikul (2018). Documentation as a practice-led research tool for reflection on experiential knowledge. FormAkademisk, 11(2).
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Siukonen, Jyrki (2014). The Power of Materiality. Editorial for Ruukku: Studies in Artistic Research, 2.
- Mäkelä, Maarit; Nimkulrat, Nithikul & Heikkinen, Tero (2014). Drawing as a Research Tool: Making and understanding in art and design practice. Editorial for Studies in Material Thinking, 10.
- Nimkulrat, Nithikul; Groth, Camilla; Tomico, Oscar & Valle-Noronha, Julia (eds.) (2020). Editorial: Knowing together – experiential knowledge and collaboration. Special Issue of CoDesign – International journal of cocreation in the arts and design.
- Omwami, Anniliina; Vega, Luis; Mehto, Varpu; Falin, Priska; & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2023). From not-yet-knowing to achieving directionality: On the roles of materiality in multi-sited, interdisciplinary studio settings. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 16(4).
- Rankanen, Mimmu; Leinikka, Marianne; Groth, Camilla; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Mäkelä, Maarit & Huotilainen, Minna (2022). Physiological Measurements and Emotional Experiences of Drawing and Clay Forming. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 79.
- Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Huotilainen, Minna; Mäkelä, Maarit; Groth, Camilla & Hakkarainen, Kai (2016). How can neuroscience help understand design and craft activity? The promise of cognitive neuroscience in design studies. FORMakademisk, 9 (1), Article 3, 1-16.
- Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Laamanen, Tarja-Kaarina; Viitala, Jemiina & Mäkelä, Maarit (2013). Materiality and Emotions in Making. Techne Series: Research in Sloyd Education and Crafts Science, 20(3), 5-19.
- Suomi, M., & Mäkelä, M. (2024). Exploring Ecological Relationality Through Architectural Practice. Research in Arts and Education, 2024(1), 218-233.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana; Garin, Nickolay; Rogova, Alexandra & Mukhina, Anna (2013). Invisible Sustainability: Learning from the Arctic. The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context, 2013, 73-86.
- Valle-Noronha, Julia; Chun,Namkyu & Assis, Julia (2020). Failed Expectations, Successful Disruptions: Experimenting pattern-cutting from a student-centred learning perspective. International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education, (14).
- Valle-Noronha, Julia & Chun, Namkyu (2020). Woven through Trust and Affect: Four cases on Fashion Sustainability in Brazil. In Gardetti, Miguel and Patricia Francia (eds.) Sustainable Fashion and Textiles in Latin America, Springer.
- Vega, Luis (2021). Distributed Thinking through Making: Towards a relational ontology in practice-led design research. In Matters of Scale: Proceedings of Nordes International Conference. Nordic Design Research Conference, 9(1)270-80. ISSN: 1604-9705.
- Vega, Luis; Aktaş, Bilge Merve; Latva-Somppi, Riikka; Falin, Priska & Valle-Noronha, Julia (2021). Shared Authorship in Research through Art, Design & Craft. Research in Arts and Education, 2021(1), 1–22.
- Vega, Luis; Mäkelä, Maarit; Chen, Tzuyu & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2021). Moments of entanglement: Following the sociomaterial trajectories of an intersubjective studio practice. FormAkademisk - research journal of design and design education, 14(2).
- Vega, Luis; Mäkelä, Maarit; & Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita (2023). Listening to the sociomaterial: When thinking through making extends beyond the individual. Design Studies, 88, 101203.
- Vega, Luis; Valle-Noronha, Julia; Markle, Gary; Latva-Somppi, Riikka; Hulkkonen, Sara; Falin, Priska; Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa; Suomi, Maiju; & Giabardo, Gianluca (2024). Making things that change: Reconsidering the fluid nature of creative productions in research through art, design, and craft. Research in Arts and Education, 2024(1), 152–65.
- Veryeri Alaca, Ilgim & Aktaş, Bilge (2019). Exploring material culture of carpets in Turkey via an art project. Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 18(1), 17-34.
Articles in refereed scientific edited volumes and conference proceedings
- Aktaş, Bilge (2017). Material as the Co-designer: exploring a new practice in the nature and at the studio. In The Art of Research VI Сonference: Catalyses, Interventions, Transformations. Espoo: The Art of Research Conference.
- Aktaş, Bilge (2019). Human-Material Interaction: Examining the Material Agency Concept in Making Processes. In Design Research Society: Learn x Design (pp. 1017-1023). Ankara: Design Research Society.
- Aktaş, Bilge & Mäkelä, Maarit (2017). Craft Dynamics: Empowering felt making through design. In Design+Power, Nordes Conference, 2017(7), 1-9. Oslo: Nordes.
- Aktaş, Bilge & Groth, Camilla (2019). Studying Material Interactions to Facilitate Material Empathy. Making Futures, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
- Falin, Priska (2013). Aesthetic Experimentations on Ceramic materials. In Brandt, Eva; Ehn, Pelle; Johansson, Troels Degn; Hellström Reimer, Maria; Markussen, Thomas & Vallgårda, Anna (Eds.), Experiments in Design Research, Nordes Conference, 9-12 June 2013, 486-487. Copenhagen: Nordes.
- Falin, Priska (2014). Augmented Paper Diary Method for capturing the aesthetic experience in Ceramic Practice. In Mäkelä, Maarit (Ed.), Proceedings of The Art of Research V International Conference: Experience, Materiality, Articulation. 26-27 November 2014. Helsinki: Aalto University.
- Falin, Priska & Falin, Petra (2014). Making and Perceiving – Exploring the Degrees of Engagement with the Aesthetic Process. In Niedderer, Kristina; Lim, Youn-kyung; Stolterman, Erik; Redström, Johan & Valtonen, Anna (Eds.), Proceedings of the Design Research Society DRS2014 International Conference: Design’s Big Debates. 16-19 June 2014, 1612-1625. Umeå: Umeå Institute of Design.
- Groth, Camilla & Mäkelä, Maarit (2014). The knowing body in material exploration. In Mäkelä, Maarit (Ed.), Proceedings of The Art of Research V International Conference: Experience, Materiality, Articulation. 26-27 November 2014. Helsinki: Aalto University.
- Groth, Camilla; Mäkelä, Maarit; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita & Kosonen, Krista (2014). Tactile augmentation: Reaching for tacit knowledge. In Niedderer, Kristina; Lim, Youn-kyung; Stolterman, Erik; Redström, Johan & Valtonen, Anna (Eds.), Proceedings of the Design Research Society DRS2014 International Conference: Design’s Big Debates. 16-19 June 2014, 1638-1654. Umeå: Umeå Institute of Design.
- Hulkkonen, S., Mäkelä, M., and Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, P. (2025). In Concert with Molten Glass: Social and material actors in glassblowing practice, in Morrison, A., Culén, A. & Habib, L. (eds.), Nordes 2025: Relational Design, 6-8 August, Oslo, Norway. https://doi.org/10.21606/nordes.2025.9
- Ivanov, Vladimir & Kholina, Anna (2014). 3D Modelling for museum environment. In Franqueira, Teresa & Sampaio, João (Eds.), What’s On: Cumulus Spring Conference. 8-10 May 2014, 79-86. Aveiro: University of Aveiro.
- Jönsson, Li; Mäkelä, Maarit; Hansen, Flemming & Ahde-Deal, Petra (2013). Investigating design research landscapes through exhibitions. In Gottlieb, Halina (Ed.), NODEM 2013 / International Conference on Design and Digital Heritage. 1-4 December 2013, 113-120. Stockholm. Interactive Institute ICT.
- Kholina, Anna (2014). Understanding aesthetics of urban environment through drawing. In Mäkelä, Maarit (Ed.), Proceedings of The Art of Research V International Conference: Experience, Materiality, Articulation. 26-27 November 2014. Helsinki: Aalto University.
- Kholina, Anna & Akselrod Maria (2014). Tactile Adaptation of a Painting for Visually Impaired People Based on Information Layering. Proceedings of World Congress On Special Needs Education. August 11-14, 2014. Philadelphia: Temple University.
- Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa. (2017). Monet and Me: A Story of Inspiration. Proceedings of The Art of Research VI Сonference: Catalyses, Interventions, Transformations. Helsinki: Aalto University.
- Leinikka, Marianne; Huotilainen, Minna; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Groth, Camilla; Rankanen, Mimmu & Mäkelä, Maarit (2016). Physiological measurements of drawing and forming activities. In Proceedings of Design Research Society DRS2016 International Conference: Future–Focused Thinking, 50th Anniversary International Conference,7, 2941- 2958. Brighton: Design Research Society.
- Mäkelä, Maarit (2019). A Nourishing Dialogue with the Material Environment. In Fletcher, Kate; St. Pierre, Louise & Tham, Mathilda (Eds.), Design and Nature: A Partnership (pp. 173-178). (Earthscan). London: Routledge.
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Löytönen, Teija (2015). Enhancing material experimentation in design education. In Vande Zande, Robin; Bohemia, Erik & Ingvild (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Internatinal Conference for Design Education Researchers, Learn x Design, 1, Helsinki: Aalto University, 168-183.
- Na, Yuri (2013). Repositioning Contemporary Crafts by Crafts-Consumers’ Values. In Ferris, Malcolm (Ed.), Proceedings of Making Futures: The Crafts as Change-maker in Sustainably Aware Cultures, 2,157-167. Plymouth: Plymouth College of Art.
- Peltola, T., Santala, I., Hiedanpää, J., Latva-Somppi, R., Mishra, H., Mäkelä, M., Pihlajamäki, M., Pitkänen, K., Salo, M., Soini, K. & Svels, K. (2025). Hydrososiaalinen hoiva ja kriisiytyvä vesisuhde. In R. Norum, V. Kinnunen & N. Hämäläinen (Eds.), Käänteet ja kierrot: Kulttuuriset ympäristömuutokset pohjoisessa, Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 104(pp. 161-187). Finnish Literature Society. https://doi.org/10.21435/ksvk.104
- Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Pirita; Huotilainen, Minna; Mäkelä, Maarit; Groth, Camilla & Hakkarainen, Kai (2014). The promise of cognitive neuroscience in design studies. In Niedderer, Kristina; Lim, Youn-kyung; Stolterman, Erik; Redström, Johan & Valtonen, Anna (Eds.), Proceedings of the Design Research Society DRS2014 International Conference: Design’s Big Debates. 16-19 June 2014, 834-846. Umeå: Umeå Institute of Design.
Doctoral theses
- Aktaş, Bilge (2020). Entangled Fibres: An examination of human-material interaction.
- Falin, Priska (2022). Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice.
- Groth, Camilla (2017). Making Sense through Hands: Design and Craft Practice Analysed as Embodied Cognition.
- Kholina, A. (2024). Experiencing urbanity in the making - Embracing uncertainty in design for social diversity and rich public realm.
- Korolainen, Hanna-Kaisa (2022). The Making of Inspiration: From Monet to Warhol and beyond.
- Kosonen, Krista (2018). Finding One’s Own Way in Design: Reflections on Narrative Professional Identity.
- Vega, Luis (2024). Thinking with people and pots: A practice-led design study of sociomaterially distributed thought processes.
Earlier dissertations
- Ahde-Deal, Petra (2013). Women and Jewelry: A Social Approach to Wearing and Possessing Jewelry.
- Vuorisalo, Marjukka (2013). Of(f) Textile: Suomalainen Tekstiilitaide Esiin Nykyteknologian Avulla.
Peer-reviewed presentations
- Falin, Priska (2013). Experiencing the material: Ceramic material research from the aesthetic perspective. New Materialisms Conference IV: Movement, Aesthetics, Ontology. 17 May 2013. University of Turku, Finland.
- Hulkkonen, S. (2025). Sustaining the Poise. Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences. Version 1. https://biccs.dh.gu.se/2025/2025-06/1
- Kholina, Anna (2014). Understanding Aesthetics of Urban Environment through Drawing. SHARE Conference. 20-21 June 2014. Aarhus, Denmark.
- Lampinen, Tuulia (2014). What does a 17th century silk fabric tell for today’s design professional? Artefacta Conference: How do we study objects? 8-9 May 2014. Helsinki, Finland.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana (2013). Facing Global Changes: Local Appropriation of Technology in the Arctic. Reconstructing Change and Resilience in Environmental and Social Conditions Seminar: What can We Learn from the Past for the Future? 15 March 2013. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana (2014). Beyond Tradition and Modernity: Re-invention of a Mobile Tent in Russian Far North. Arctic Modernities Conference. 16 September 2014. University of Tromsø, Norway.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana (2014). Crafted Mobility: An Exploration into DIY Practices in the Russian North. EASA2014 Conference: Collaboration, Intimacy & Revolution. 2 August 2014. Tallinn, Estonia.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana (2014). Proximal Design: Exploring the Agency of Users Through Mobility in Russian Arctic. International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences VIII: Northern Sustainabilities. 23 May 2014, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.
- Viña, Sandra (2013). Micro Scale Neighbourhood Revitalization through Design Interventions. INCLUDE 2013 International Conference: Global Challenges and Local Solutions in Inclusive Design. 2-3 July 2013. Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong, China.
Earlier works
2012
- Kosonen, Krista & Mäkelä, Maarit: Designing platform for exploring and reflecting on creative process. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 45, 227-238.
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Liao, Tjhien: Drama in Design: An Open Brief to Design for Wellbeing. International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, 6-7 September, Artesis University College, Antwerp, Belgium.
Mäkelä, Maarit & O’Riley, Tim (Eds.):The Art of Research II: Process, Results, Contribution. Helsinki: Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
- Staff, Pia: Drawing and Sewing as Research Tools. In Mäkelä, Maarit & O’Riley, Tim (Eds.), The Art of Research Conference II: Process, Results and Contribution, 52-82. Helsinki Aalto University.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana & Garin, Nikolay: Shifting from Practice to Research in Design Education: an Experiment within the Framework of an MA Course. International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, 6-7 September. Artesis University College, Antwerp, Belgium.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana & Putilova, Irina: Developing a New Northern Way of Living: Adaptation Potential of Movement. Proceedings of the 2nd Human and the North Conference: Archaeology, Anthropology, Ecology. March 26-30. Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, Russia.
- Viña, Sandra: Designers Out of Demand? Organized Communities and Local Development. Proceedings of 8th International Design and Emotion Conference, 11-14 September. Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, England.
- Viña, Sandra: Participation Encouraged by Law. 26th Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning AESOP, 11-15 July. Ankara, Turkey.
- Viña, Sandra: Making Sense of Interventions in Public Places as Drivers of Urban Renewal. Proceedings of the Design Research Society DRS2012 Conference, 1959-1970. Bangkok, Thailand.
- Xue, Haian, & Kujala, Sari: From transient to durable: Exploring the emotional value of obsolete objects. 8th International Design and Emotion Conference. London, England.
2011
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Kosonen, Krista: Exploring Designers’ Experiences through Visual Narratives.
Liao, Tjhien: Activism, Event and the Transmission of Behavior: Designing with Behavior for Behavior.
Liao, Tjhien: From Private Issues to Public Concerns: Activism and the Event as Design Tactic for the Creation of Publics.
Mäkelä, Maarit: What works? Experiments in Practice-led Research Approaches in Art and Design.
Mäkelä, Maarit & Farber, Leora: Exploring through practice: Connecting global practice-led research approaches with South African production.
Mäkelä, Maarit & Latva-Somppi, Riikka: Crafting narratives: Using Historical Context as a Reflective Tool.
Mäkelä, Maarit & Nimkulrat, Nithikul: Reflection and Documentation in Practice-led Design Research.
- Mäkelä, Maarit; Nimkulrat, Nithikul; Dash, D.P. & Nsenga, Francois: On Reflecting and Making in Artistic Research.
- Tikka, Heidi; Viña, Sandra; Jacucci, Giulio & Korpilahti, Teemu: Provoking the City – Touch installations for urban space.
- Xue, Haian & Almeida, Pedro Carvalho: Nostalgia and Its Value to Design Strategy: Some Fundamental Considerations.
- Xue, Haian & Woolley, Martin: The Charm of Memory: Examining Nostalgic Experience from a Design Perspective.
- Ylirisku, Salu; Kola, Jari-Pekka; Lohi, Hannu; Mikkola, Tapani; Pekkanen, Risto; Sarjakoski, Tiina & Udd, Sture: Business Case: Digital Map Services for Outdoor Leisure.
2010
- Ahde-Deal, Petra: Jewelry as Provocateurs of Emotions.
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Ahde-Deal, Petra & Koskinen, Ilpo: When Memories Become Tangible. Jewelry as Physical Representations of Memories.
Mäkelä, Maarit: Käsin työstettyjä suhteita arkeen ja materiaaliin.
Mäkelä, Maarit & Latva-Somppi, Riikka: Crafting Connections between Emotions and Materiality.
Mäkelä, Maarit; Kalajo, Reetta & Wahlroos, Tuija: Arjen voima. Käsin työstettyjä suhteita arkeen ja materiaaliin.
Viña, Sandra: Engaging People in Public Space – Animato a Design Intervention.
Viña, Sandra & Mattelmäki, Tuuli: Spicing up public journeys – Storytelling as a design strategy.
Vuorisalo, Marjukka: En halua sanoa mi tään tai deteksti i lei stä.
2009
- Ahde-Deal, Petra: Jewelry in the Cycles of Everyday Life.
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Ahde-Deal, Petra: Multigenerational Possessing – Pieces of Jewelry Mediating Generations.
Ahde-Deal, Petra; Latva-Ranta, Sanna; Vaajakallio, Kirsikka & Hahn, Young-Ae: Narri – Utilizing the full potential of narrative data through a design game.
Ahde-Deal, Petra; Mikkonen, Jussi & Latva-Ranta, Sanna: Spatial Jewelry An Experiment with Communicative Party Jewelry.
Garin, Nikolay; Usenyuk, Svetlana; Panova, Maria & Kukanov, Denis: Design Education in Russia – The Experience of the Master of Design Course.
Mäkelä, Maarit: In Between Art and Research: Integrating Two realms of Knowing as a Process of Inquiry.
Mäkelä, Maarit: The Place and The Product(s) of Making in Practice-Led Research.
Usenyuk, Svetlana: Arctic Design – a Methodological Sketch.
Xue, Haian & Woolley, Martin: Collective Memory and Nostalgia: A New Perspective on Affective Design Strategy for the Chinese Market.
2008
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Ahde-Deal, Petra: Domestication and Subjective Value of Jewelry.
Ahde-Deal, Petra: Power Jewelry: Mediating Power through Jewelry.
Ahde-Deal, Petra & Mikkonen, Jussi: Hello – Bracelets Communicating Nearby Presence of Friends.
- Mäkelä, Maarit: Minä ja Marilyn: Taiteilija tulkitsijana.
- Usenyuk, Svetlana: The Russian North – Northern Tourism through Design Professionals.
2007
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Ahde-Deal, Petra: Appropriation by Adornments – Personalizing Makes the Everyday Life More Pleasant.
Mäkelä, Maarit: Knowing Through Making: The Role of the Artefact in Practice-led Research.
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Routarinne, Sara: Artist as Researcher. In Between Art and Research.
- Staff, Pia: Tekstiili kerronnan ja argumentaation välineenä.
2006
- Mäkelä, Maarit: Framing (a) Practice-led Research Project.
- Mäkelä, Maarit & Routarinne, Sara (Eds.): The Art of Research.
Earlier publications can be found in the Aalto Research Database.