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
Empirica: Research Activities, Trips, and Expeditions
Field trips, research expeditions, and collaborative activities undertaken by Empirica Research Group members.
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...
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...
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...
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
Soil Laboratory
Soil Laboratory is a concept and practice that brings together artists, designers, craftspeople, researchers, and local human and nonhuma...
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) ...