Annamari Vänskä
Senior University Lecturer
Senior University Lecturer
A803 Dept. Design
Dr. Docent Annamari Vänskä is Senior University Lecturer in Design Cultures at Aalto University. She co-leads the Design Culture Research Group, exploring visual and material culture, ethnographic methods, and design and fashion as embodied, socio-technical, and cultural practices. Her research addresses digitalization, sustainability, and the social impact of design, and extends to curatorial and applied projects nationally and internationally. Her work has been recognized for excellence in research, teaching, and societal engagement.
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Email
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi
Phone number
+358503378465
Honors and awards
Student prize: Marimekko Award (honorable mention)
Hanna Ruha – Bodily antiquities.
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Jan 2026
Student prize: Fiskars Award
Sasu Takko – Ihokas.
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Jan 2026
Student prize: Finnish Textile & Fashion Award (honorable mention)
Sasu Takko – Ihokas.
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Student prize: EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art Award
Sasu Takko – Ihokas.
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Jan 2026
Student prize: Architecture and Design Museum Award
Bethel Degefu – Yager Lij – Carrying tradition in motion.
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Jan 2026
Student prize: Amos Anderson Fund Award (honorable mention)
Eetu Kakriainen – Dress as a Spatial Practice.
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Student prize: Amos Anderson Fund Award (honorable mention)
Alexandra Hellberg – Flesh.
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Näytös/Näyttely 25 EMMA Award
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Jan 2025
Näytös/Näyttely 25 Konstsamfundet Award
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Näytös/Näyttely 25 Bloom Agency Award
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Publications
Mothers' motivations for purchasing secondhand children's clothing on peer-to-peer platforms
Minna Kallioharju, Terhi-Anna Wilska, Annamari Vänskä, Eero Rantala
2026
Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management
Pluralising Evaluations of Design Impact : A Design Culture Studies Approach
Joana Meroz, Harun Kaygan, Cyril Tjahja, Flavia Piancazzo, Ines Tolic, Annamari Vänskä, Barbara Predan
2026
Myth – Archetype – Prototype and Their (Re)Interpretation
Editorial : Opening up design impact assessment: From singular metrics to plural understandings
Cyril Tjahja, Barbara Predan, Joana Meroz, Petra Petra Černe Oven, Harun Kaygan, Flavia Piancazzo, Ines Tolic, Annamari Vänskä
2026
Proceedings of DRS
Maamme, kaikkien
Annamari Vänskä
2026
Pluralising evaluations of design impact : a research and educational agenda for design culture studies
Joana Meroz, Flavia Piancazzo, Cyril Tahja, Ines Tolic, Harun Kaygan, Annamari Vänskä, Olivér Horváth, Barbara Predan
2025
Dal Cuore Alle Mani (From the Heart to the Hands) : Dolce & Gabbana, curated by Florence Müller with scenography by Agence Galuchat, Palazzo Esposizioni, Rome, 14 May–13 August 2025
Annamari Vänskä
2025
Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty
Future visions in fashion / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Ilona Hyötyläinen, Elina Peltonen, Julia Valle-Noronha, Annamari Vänskä
2024
Näytös24 / Näyttely24
Ilona Hyötyläinen, Elina Peltonen, Julia Valle-Noronha, Annamari Vänskä, Emilia Kuurila, Anna-Eveliina Semi
2024
Fair Data is the New Black: Online Shopping, Data Leaks, and Broadening the Understanding of Sustainable Fashion
Annamari Vänskä, Sampsa Rauti, Timi Heino, Robin Carlsson, Sini Mickelsson, Natalia Särmäkari
2024
Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress Body and Culture
La mode à l’épreuve du genre : Un débat entre Marta Franceschini, Philippa Nesbitt, Nicole Pellegrin et Annamari Vänskä, mené par Damien Delille
Damien Delille, Marta Franceschini, Philippa Nesbitt, Nicole Pellegrin, Annamari Vänskä
2023
Perspective : actualité en histoire de l'art