Department of Design

Gallery

The gallery of the Department of Design.

Public defence in Design, MA Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe

A collage of the process of dyeing with achiote, a fruit that yields orange colour. A blue-dyed hand is holding it while liquid is poured.

Aalto University’s art & design ranked 9th in the world

Black text on yellow: “#9 in the world in art & design (QS 2026)” in bold sans serif font.

Energy poverty is not recognized in Finland

White panel radiator on a light wall beside a wooden-framed glass door with city view

The exhibition "Our land, for all" explores personal and national identity

Person from behind in dark coat with large embroidered scene of kneeling figure on dramatic black background

Public defence in Design, MAA Kata Fodor

Collage of the various elements composing the food environments of urban eaters - both connecting and separating them from the food system

Design strengthens industrial competitiveness – human-centered factory work at the core

HiFive research group: Joni Lappalainen, Juho Silmukari, Martina Čaić, Anna Viljakainen, Virpi Roto. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Public defence in Design, MA Nathaly Pinto Torres

Pictograms of indigenous Amazonian nationalities of Ecuado

Miklu Silvanto, who has worked with the world's most well-known brands, how do you nurture creativity?

A person wearing a black shirt stands outside near a tree.

Finnish Design Push – design accelerates the development of technology companies

In a bright room, a group of people talking, some sitting, some standing.

Professor Tuuli Mattelmäki: “Insight often comes through surprise”

Person in a white blouse speaks into a microphone, presentation slides projected on the wall behind.

Public defence in Design, MA (New Media), M.Sc.(Arch.) Jaana Hyvärinen

Doctoral hat floating above a speaker's podium with a microphone.

Young Designer of the Year 2025 is Enni Lähderinne

Person with blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a black dress, silver necklace, and earrings with a blue backdrop.

Aalto Fashion Showroom 2025 in Paris

A collage of various, diverse, and colourful fashion collections on models.

The Metex Prize winners are Dario Aquet and Venla Elonsalo

A hand holding a grey and black gadget resembling a retro camera against a white background.

Mikael “Miklu” Silvanto started as Professor of Practice at Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Modern atrium in an office building with two dark metal diagonal beams, large windows, and people wearing safety gear.

Unite! Seed Fund 2025 – Aalto involved in 15 projects

A young green seedling with water droplets in soil. 'unite!' text is written on the yellow-orange background.

Finnish Design Push launches second round with new company partners

Virpi Roto awarded for her work in promoting human-technology interaction

Woman with short blonde hair wearing a dark navy blue long sleeve shirt, arms crossed.

Aalto students' art and science work Mama depicts the often invisible roles of mothers and women

FIBRATIONS exhibition in Heureka. Photo: Susanna Oksanen.

Näytös/Näyttely25 award-winning works on display in the Bio Rex lobby

A spacious hall with people seated and standing, mannequins wearing costumes, and large windows letting in natural light.

Coming soon: Aalto ARTS Grad Show 2025

Poster for Aalto ARTS Grad Show from 3rd Sept to 6th Oct, with abstract black and cream design on a black background.

Aalto’s fashion and textile students part of EMMA Museum’s new exhibition Social Fabric

Two close-up images of women's legs wearing white and pastel-coloured outfits, with intricate designs and lace detailing.

Public defence in Design, MA Noora Yau

Aalto University participates in Finland's first Glass Biennale

Five clear glass sculptures with abstract shapes and human body parts inside, displayed against a dark background.

Näytös/Näyttely25 was a spectacular celebration of Aalto's extensive expertise in textiles and fashion

Three models walk on a runway. The front model wears a colourful jacket, black shorts, and black shoes.

Aalto University's flagship event for fashion and textile expertise Näytös/Näyttely25 now bigger than ever

Fashion show with models in avant-garde outfits walking down the runway, audience seated on both sides taking photos.

What windows does the Nokia Design Archive open?

A network visualisation of the Nokia Design Archive. Includes keyword search, filters, and a histogram of dates from 1992-2014.

Julia Lohmann’s seaweed installation and the ALUSTA pavilion to be exhibited in The Design Museum London

Julia Lohmannin Hidaka Ohmu. Kuva: Mikko Raskinen

The New Landscapes in Textile Design project is being displayed at EMMA Museum

Two women observe a display of patterned fabrics hanging vertically in a showroom with an orange backdrop.

Design solutions for the maritime industry - the revolutionary transition to remote shipping

Excerpts of workflow storyboards: weather and vessel size as sustainable considerations in voyage planning.

The visions that shaped us: Nokia Design Archive opens to the public online

A white flip phone with a screen open lies on a sparkling red sequined fabric.

“Left outside in the rain”: The story behind the stories of the Nokia Design Archive

Two mobile phones in plastic bags on bubble wrap and a torn cardboard box, notepad, pencil, and ruler on a purple surface.

Aalto University's Finnish Design Push: Empowering SMEs and Design students

Three people are presenting to an audience, with a large screen displaying a form on the right.

A dress that combines modular design and seaweed research was seen at the Independence Day Reception

A person stands indoors wearing a green dress with vertical lines and textured details. They have accessories on their wrist and ears.

Julia Lohmann becomes Honorary Royal Designer for Industry in Regenerative Design

Julia Lohmann in her office with large seaweed sculpture

Young Designer of the Year 2024 is Arttu Åfeldt

A person in a shiny outfit walks in front of a stack of wooden and metal beams in an industrial area.

Feminist Border Crossings seminar explored the significance of design in contemporary societies from feminist perspectives

A panel of six people seated in front of a screen, speaking to an audience in an indoor venue.

A new project in Espoo aims to improve disparities in children's learning outcomes – with the goal of preventing social segregation

People sitting around a table with papers, pencils, and colorful hexagon cards.

Public defence in Design, MA Luis Vega

The thesis employs three pottery-based design experiments to delineate the entangled becoming of thinking and making, individuality and collectivity, and sociality and materiality in collaborative and distributed research settings.

Flowing carbon celebration event

Public defence in Design, M.Sc Karoliina Auvinen

Policy codesign and decision-making model for accelerating the energy transition toward zero emissions.

DAMY recognition awards for Aalto graduates

Colorful illustrations to the environmentla citizen's playbook

Public defence in Design, Specialist Anna Kholina

Comparison of the shopping mall building in Otaniemi before and after renovation.

Tomi Rantanen uses design to tackle gender equality issues in the music industry

Finnish band PMMP performing for a big crowd in Ruisrock festival

Satu Lähteenoja: ‘Futures thinking and co-design are needed for advancing sustainability transformations'

Dark-haired woman in dark dress standing outdoors with Otaniemi campus on a summer day

Professor Maarit Salolainen: ‘Multidisciplinary cooperation is the key to solving sustainability issues in the textile field’

Woman in red dress leans against a light wall with windows

Public defence in Design, M.Sc Satu Lähteenoja

Arrows describing future pathways reach towards the sustainable development goals.

Näytös24 was a celebration of creativity and personality

A model walking the catwalk shows off an outfit created by a fashion designer, while audience sits watching the fashion show

Public defence in Design, MSc John Knight

Natural luxury – Wooden crystals make fashion shine

Biomaterials and 3D-printing conjure a sparkle out of wood without harming people or the environment

Smart Wearables courses teach students both design and engineering skills

Designs created by aaltonians on display at the Milan furniture fair

Two men dressed in dark clothes sit in the middle of furniture they have designed

Handbook introduces the world of ceramics

On a table there are tools for plaster modelling

Ruusa Vuori wins ALPHA Award 2024

Malli kävelee yleisön reunustamalla catwalkilla kohti kameraa

Designing a better bus experience in Helsinki

Helsinki public transport system mobile app on a phone

Kollegi collective illuminated Dutch Design Week with biodiversity lamps

Evolumination -teos DDW:ssä. Kuva: Sami Markkula

Ceramic artwork Rule of Play delights the people of Sompasaari

Rule of play ceramics artwork by Nathalie Lautenbacher2023 photo Naoto Niidome

Professor Marco Steinberg: ’We need to change, and we need to do it now’

Professor Marco Steinberg behind his desk

Revolutionary bio-based materials took center stage at Dutch Design Week

Iines Jakovlevin teos. Kuva: Anne Kinnunen

Biochar is a step towards a more lush and sustainable city

Internship in Denmark: as toy designer at LEGO Group

Joona Järvinen LEGO Group -pääkonttorin edessä

Young Designer of the Year 2023 is fashion designer Henna Lampinen

Vuoden nuori suunnittelija Henna Lampinen ja kaksi XL_mallia Kuva: Mortti Saarnia

Accessible MRI could revolutionise the diagnosis of brain disorders

Liikuteltavan magneettikuvauslaitteen prototyyppi.

”Butter Churner” won the prestigious 2023 Red Dot Concept Award

Anurag Sarda’s master’s thesis project Butter Churner

Team of Interior Architecture and Contemporary Design students won the Habitare Design competition 2023

Lennart Engels, Karolin Kull, Ágnes László, Julia Postrzech and Valenti Soler won the Habitare Design competition 2023.

Annukka Svanda: It's important to challenge yourself to do hard things

Annukka Svanda, photo by Linda Lehtovirta

Education collaboration generates new ideas for using design

Henkilö makaa lattialla pää betonista tehdyn kuvun sisällä, kuvussa on lukuisia johtoja

Emīlija Veselova: ‘We should consider nature as stakeholder in design process’

Nainen tummassa puvussa väitöstilaisuudessa luentosalin edessä

Erika Renedo Illarregi: I love being a design researcher and navigating a variety of emotional landscapes

Erika Renedo Illaregi, photo by Linda Lehtovirta

Sofia Guridi is designing a better world with smart textiles

Empathy in design and digitalisation – Aalto University researchers hold workshops for students at Arabia Comprehensive School

A teacher and two researchers smiling and sorting through paper presentations in a classroom

Ruusa Vuori wins the Näytös23 Award with her delicate collection

The winning collection by Ruusa Vuori at Aalto University's fashion show Näytös23, a model walking on the catwalk

Aalto University's fashion show Näytös23 challenges norms and highlights non-discrimination in fashion

Yleisöä Aalto-yliopiston Naytos18 -tapahtumassa kuva Mikko Raskinen

Kaisu Savola: ‘The 1960s and 1970s saw a change in the values of Finnish design’

Design historian Kaisu Savola, photo by Sanna Lehto

Camilla Andersson: ‘Discriminatory norms in society can be renegotiated through design’

Kuvassa on silmälasipäinen vaaleahiuksinen nainen, jolla on huulipunaa ja vaalea pusero

Professor İdil Gaziulusoy: ‘Our future visions are not ambitious enough’

The Textile Artist of the Year is Laura Isoniemi

Vaaleatukkainen nainen katsoo suoraan kameraan ja hymyilee, hänen edessään on tiheä vihreä kasviviidakko

Fashion design graduate Tuuli-Tytti Koivula wins Alpha Award23

Fluffy, colourful design by fashion design graduate Tuuli-Tytti Koivula, Aalto University

The CreaTures research project highlights how creative practices can contribute to the sustainability agenda

Professor Mikko Jalas: ‘We must be able to imagine the impossible to find new perspectives’

Huppupäinen mies purjeveneessä katsoo eteenpäin, sää on tuulinen

The state prize for design awarded to professor, textile artist Kirsi Niinimäki

Kirsi Niinimaki Photo Kukka Maria Rosenlund

DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures exhibition in Dipoli Gallery

An illustrated book with model wearing summery outfit lays on colourful textiles surface

What will we be wearing in the future?

A hand holding green purse on top of a green dress

New T-REX Project launches to drive closed-loop sorting and recycling of household textile waste across the EU

Aalto's strong textile expertise showcased at New York Textile Month event

Two hands hold a green textiles surface surrounded by rich green nature all around

Aalto University’s pedagogy in textiles studies relies on ‘textile thinking’

Interwoven-kirjan aukeama kreppisidoksesta.

Natalia Särmäkari: ‘Digital fashion is changing the ideals of designership’

Tummatukkainen nainen hymyilee, taustalla taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulun tiloja

Jenny Hytönen wins the Hyères International Fashion Competition

Jenny Hytonen's fashion collection with black leather and spikes

Lab-grown pigments and food by-products: The future of natural textile dyes

Woman touching a long-sleeved Marimekko Unikko shirt on display

Five things to see at Designs for a Cooler Planet: Evolving colours, wood glitter and garments with a history

Three mannequins displaying garments designed by Elina Onkinen and Kasia Gorniak. Photo: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University

Professor Julia Valle Noronha: ‘Fashion can be a major force in change’

Professor in Fashion Design Julia Valle Noronha_Aalto ARTS

Interwoven dives into textile design and weaving

Interwoven-kirjan harmaansävyinen kansi, jossa on kuparilankainen kudos.

An eco-filling to replace down

Höytyvällä täytetty tyyny ja naisen käsi sen vieressä.

What is the future of digital textile printing? 

Erilaisia värikkäitä digitaalisesti tulostettuja tekstiilikuoseja lomittain vaalealla tasolla

Fashion designer, photographer and band join forces to create a magical summer utopia

four band members posing on a small stage in colourful and shiny clothes

PatternLab set an all-time sales record

PatternLab2022-kurssi myi ennätykselliset 92 kuosia

Designer Lincoln Kayiwa wants to create heirlooms

Muotoilija Lincoln Kayiwa työhuoneensa ovella

Exhibition: Design creates equality

Kaiken kansan muotoilua -näyttely Designmuseossa pohtii muotoilun merkitystä tasa-arvon kannalta

Aalto fashion graduate Boram Yoo wins Designers' Nest Award

Aalto fashion design student Boram Yoo is the Designers' Nest Award winner 2022

’It is important to identify and bring together the accumulated user knowledge'

Mina vaitan_sarja_ARTS_Kaisa_Savolainen_kuva_Jaana Monone

Sun-powered Textiles - Textile solar cell modules for energy harvesting in wearables

Solar cells and textiles to be combined for energy harvesting in textile wearables

Idaliina Friman is the Young Designer of the Year 2021

Idaliina_Friman_Vuoden nuori suunnittelija 2021_1_kuva_Sofia Okkonen

They changed Finnish fashion in the 2020’s

Leevi Ikäheimo's anatomical outfit (2020). Photo: Mika Kailes

Idaliina Friman is the winner of the Designers’ Nest competition

Muotinäytöksen malleja kävelee kohti kameraa muhkeissa vaaleanharmaan ja sinisen sävyisissä asuissa

Towards interfaces that distinguish user’s visual attention

taidemaalauksesta poimittu yksityiskohta ihmisen silmästä on rajattu ympyräksi oranssilla pohjalla

Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design student Elisa Defossez won the Materials Innovation prize at at NextGen Awards Première Vision

NUKUMORI textile collection by Elisa Defossez

Young Designer of the Year 2020 Ervin Latimer wants to highlight minorities

vaatemallit seisovat metsän keskellä ja katsovat kameraan

A sculpture or a garment? Designers’ Nest Exhibition Prize winner Amina Saada’s concept exhibited in Denmark

Amina Saada, Red Bride, Designers Nest. Photo Alexander Höllsberg

Winning service concept to bring better healthcare for Roma people

Student Service Design Challenge 2020 -kilpailussa toiseksi sijoittunut Aallon opiskelijaryhmä hymyilee kuvassa

Designs for a Cooler Planet: ‘The Race’ theme calls for action

Väreen aulaan on pystytetty näyttely, jonka rakenteiden alla voi kulkea: kattorakenteesta roikkuu kasveja ja julisteita

Cumulus GREEN 2020 competition sought for solutions on sustainability and circular economy

kuvassa on erilaisia kokeiluja riisijätteestä: kasoja, nippuja, tilkkuja, kankaita ja ruukku,

A smart jumpsuit provides information on infants’ movement and development

lapsi älypotkupuvussa kuva: sampsa vanhatalo / helsingin yliopisto

Aalto University’s fashion and textile know-how acknowledged in Finland and internationally

Research project CreaTures seeks to further the sustainability agenda with creativity

Students develop tools for Helsinki to evaluate the impact of design

Strategid Co-Design -kurssin opiskelijat tekivät ratkaisuehdotuksia Helsingin kaupungin muotoilutoiminnan vaikuttavuuden arvioimiseksi.

Small tech companies meet summer design school: reveals a great potential for customer-driven success stories

Internship in Japan: Working as an Industrial Designer at Mitsubishi Electric

Janne Pärssinen seisoo Mitsubishi Electronicin rakennuksen edessä Japanissa.

Pattern Lab 20 designers present new collection in Heimtextil Messe Frankfurt 7–10 January

project group with men and women in black and white

In search of more sustainable innovation and design

Andrea Botero Cabrera, kuva: Mikko Raskinen / Aalto-yliopisto

Aalto University presents six concepts on renewable biomaterials at Dutch Design Week

Shimmering Wood-based Structural Colour by Noora Yau. Photo Eeva Suorlahti

Aalto University’s fashion studies are enhanced by a strong expertise in textiles

Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe: Stories from cold and warm lands

Breaking the chain of vulnerability

Aalto University fashion students to reveal their sustainable visions for the future

Fireworks filled the catwalk in Näytös19

Master's degree student in fashion Emilia Kuurila designed formal wear for Espoo’s female bishop

Espoon uuden piispan virka-asun on suunnitellut muodin maisteriopiskelija Emilia Kuurila. kuva: Markku Pihlaja

Maria Punkkinen succeeded in the Future Lights in Ceramics competition

Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition in Ljubljana

Saija Halko, Hanna-Kaarina Heikkilä and Tuuli Saarelainen: Spirit of the place, 2016. Photo by Chikako Harada.

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The liturgical textiles of the New Children’s Hospital in Helsinki were created as a master’s thesis by Terhi Laine,at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, and were woven by Lapuan Kankurit.

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Designed by Aalto students Emma Saarnio and Helmi Liikanen, the dress evokes nature with exquisite materiality and minimalist lines

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Finnish ceramic artists visualise land contamination in Venice research pavilion.

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Näytös18, Henna Lampinen, BA graduate collection, photo Guillaume Roujas

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Tekstiili18 exhibition showcased the versatility and artistry of textile design at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

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Design students produced a unique collection of ceramic vases for Aalto University Executive Education.

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Aalto-yliopisto Muotoilun laitos, PatternLab18

Patternlab aims to create a broad, professional pattern collection. The year long project gives students the possibility to design and coordinate patterns for different purposes.

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