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The past as catalyst for the future - Historical knowledge in design education and research

Professor Pekka Korvenmaa will retire summer 2019
This symposia is arranged to commemorate his forty years as university teacher in Finland and internationally.
The past as catalyst for the future

THE PAST AS CATALYST FOR THE FUTURE.  Historical knowledge in design education and research

4.4.2019,  B-hall, (Y203) Otakaari 1, Espoo

Professor Pekka Korvenmaa,  Symposium

Please register BY 26.3. 

Professor Pekka Korvenmaa will retire summer 2019

This symposia is arranged to commemorate his forty years as university teacher in Finland and internationally.

THE PAST AS CATALYST FOR THE FUTURE.  Historical knowledge in design education and research

Speakers:

prof. emer. Jonathan Woodham, University of Brighton: “Meeting the past, experiencing the present: Some thoughts about design history”.

prof. Sara Kristoffersson,  Konstfack, Stockholm: “Why history matters”.

Break

Panel discussion with main speakers: Leena Svinhufvud (Museum lecturer, Designmuseum, Helsinki); Guy Julier (professor, Dept. of Design, Aalto University); Kaisu Savola (doctoral candidate, Dept. of Design, Aalto University).

Moderator: prof. Pekka Korvenmaa

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