Essi Karell

Staff Scientist
Staff Scientist
A803 Dept. Design

I am a researcher and educator with a strong focus on the future of sustainable and circular fashion businesses and practices. My research is dedicated to generating insights that can support the textile and clothing industry in the transition toward a sufficiency‑oriented circular textile system.

Since 2017, I have been involved in several projects related to the circular economy and textiles, including Trash-2-Cash, Crops4LuxuryFinix and New Cotton

In 2021, I completed my doctoral thesis, Closing the Loop through
Clothing Design: Wishful Thinking or Achievable Practice? This dissertation explored the growing trend of advancing closed-loop textile recycling, focusing on what it means from a clothing design perspective and how design practices align with this goal.

I am also a member of Fashion/Textile Futures research group that approaches research in the field of fashion, clothing and textiles in multi-faceted ways. 

In my previous role at another higher education institution, I played an active role in developing fashion and clothing education, teaching courses that addressed various dimensions of sustainability in the context of fashion.

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Tutkimusryhmät

  • Fashion/Textile Futures, Staff Scientist

Julkaisut

Clothing Circulator - Data to extend the lifetime of garments

Sari Järvinen, Satu-Marja Mäkelä, Juha Häikiö, Essi Karell 2021 Proceedings of the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production

Solving the systemic challenges in textile and fashion industry

Kirsi Niinimäki, Essi Karell, Minna Halme, Marja Rissanen, Linda Turunen, Samuli Patala, Olli Sahimaa 2020

Deconstructing the Clothing Design Process for a Circular Economy

Essi Karell, Kirsi Niinimäki 2019 PLATE Product Lifetimes And The Environment 2019 - Conference Proceedings

Futures System for Textile Circularity

Essi Karell, Kirsi Niinimäki 2019

Natural Indigo

Essi Karell 2019

Closing the Loop: Intentional Fashion Design Defined by Recycling Technologies

Kirsi Niinimäki, Essi Karell 2019 Technology-driven Sustainability

Design for Circularity: The Case of circular.fashion

Essi Karell 2018 Sustainable Fashion in a Circular Economy