
Kirsi Niinimäki
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
A803 Dept. Design
Kirsi Niinimäki is Associate Professor in Design, especially Fashion Research, and the leader of the Fashion/Textiles Futures research group. Throughout her research Niinimäki aims towards a new, holistic understanding in the field of sustainable fashion and textiles and therefore her focus is on the connection between design, manufacturing systems, business models and consumption habits. Circular economy, strategic design, design practices and multidisciplinary collaboration are the base for her scientific knowledge building.
Full researcher profile
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Publications
Incorporating social lifecycle assessment in circularity metrics to avoid the unintended consequences of circular economy
Anubhuti Bhatnagar, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference
Color Matters: an exploratory study on the role of color on clothing consumption choices.
Marium Durrani, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
Clothing Cultures
Fashion in turmoil: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Finland’s textile and fashion industry
Teresa Haukkala, Kirsi Niinimäki, Linda Turunen
2023
SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY
Circular Textiles platform MOOC (massive online open course)
Natalia Moreira, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
BioColours: Sustainable stories from nature, lab and industry
Kirsi Niinimäki, Julia Lohmann
2023
How data can enhance circular economy of textiles: From knowledge and system understanding to actions
Kirsi Niinimäki, Kirsti Cura, Pirjo Heikkilä, Sari Järvinen, Satu Mäkelä, Inka Orko, Hanna-Maija Tuovila
2023
PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference
Kirsi Niinimäki, Kirsti Cura
2023
Textile circularity: Solutions for closing the loops / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
The only way to fix fast fashion is to end it
Olli Sahimaa, Elizabeth M. Miller, Minna Halme, Kirsi Niinimäki, Hannu Tanner, Mikko Mäkelä, Marja Rissanen, Anna Härri, Michael Hummel
2023
Nature Reviews Earth and Environment
Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable: Resizing Fashion for a Fair Consumption Space
Luca Coscieme, Lewis Akenji, Elli Latva-Hakuni, Katia Vladimirova, Kirsi Niinimäki, Claudia Henninger, Cosette Joyner Martinez, Kristian Nielsen, Samira Iran, Erminia D'Itria
2022