Pirjo Kääriäinen
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
A803 Dept. Design
I work as an Associate Professor of Design and Materialities at The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS). I joined the University in 2008, and since 2011 I have been facilitating interdisciplinary CHEMARTS collaboration between ARTS and the School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM), together with a cross'disciplinary team. CHEMARTS is aiming to inspire students and researchers to explore biomaterials together, and to create new concepts for the sustainable use of plant-based materials. Before my career in academia, I worked eighteen years for Scandinavian textile industry, and gained experience also as an entrepreneur and consultant for creative industries.
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Kompetensområde
Chemarts, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Bio-based materials, Textile design, Design for sustainability, Biomaterials
Utmärkelser
Ioncell project selected for Designmuseum Habitare Collection
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Sep 2019
Suomi-palkinto
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Design
Dec 2019
Honor granted for Lost in the Wood(s) cover
Lost in the Wood(s) edited by Pirjo Kääriäinen and Liisa Tervinen, with graphic design by Safa Hovinen, was selected as one of the best book covers of the year by The Finnish Book Art Committee <br/><br/>
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2018
Art Goes Metsä competition
The winning entry 'Uusi kulottuvuus' was designed and produced by Karoliina Heikkinen, Tomi Jeskanen, Annamiia Suominen and Daniela Weintraub from Aalto University. They have been studying the opportunities offered by pulp within the multidisciplinary CHEMARTS programme. The completed work of art is on display at the Pro Nemus visiting centre, Äänekoski, Finland.
Invitation or ranking in competition
Department of Design
Mar 2018
Wood U Make it Happen
Innovation competition organised by Finnish Forest Industries<br/>2nd prize for ‘Kaarni’, by the multidisciplinary student team from CHEM+ARTS Eveliina Juuri, Sanna-Liisa Järvelä, Jinze Dou
Invitation or ranking in competition
Department of Design
Dec 2018
DIA Design Intelligence Award, China
Ioncell project awarded with DIA Design Intelligence Award (shortlisted among 22 best, 6.-8.5. Grand final), Hangzhou, China http://en.di-award.org, 10 000 euros
Invitation or ranking in competition
Department of Design
May 2018
Dean's Award (Aalto ARTS)
Community building across the University
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Dec 2017
Award of Excellence in ICMA competition for 'Lost in the Wood(s)' publication
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Nov 2017
Vuoden tekstiilitaiteilija 2016
Vuoden tekstiilitaiteilija on Tekstiilitaiteilijat Texo ry:n vuodesta 1981 alkaen jakama tunnustuspalkinto ansioituneelle tekstiilitaiteilijalle
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2016
H&M Global Change Award
Pirjo Kääriäinen & team. Ioncell-F™ waste-cotton into new textile was awarded as one of five winners among 2,700 proposals.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2016
Forskningsgrupp
- Fashion/Textile Futures
Publikationer
Materialising the Future: A Learning Path to Understand, Develop and Apply Emerging Materials and Technologies
Venere Ferraro, Pirjo Kääriäinen, Paz Morer-Camo, Anke Pasold
2023
Behind bioinnovations / Dutch Design Week (curator)
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Anna van der Lei
2023
Unlikely materials: Experimenting with underutilised bio-based materials / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Enni Äijälä
2023
Applying DATEMATS Methods and Tools to Experimental Wood-Based Materials: Materiality in an Ideation Process
Tarja-Kaarina Laamanen, Pirjo Kääriäinen
2023
Materialising the Future: A Learning Path to Understand, Develop and Apply Emerging Materials and Technologies
Integration of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Waveguides for Smart Textile Optical Sensors
Sofia Guridi Sotomayor, Ari Hokkanen, Aayush Kumar Jaiswal, Nonappa Nonappa, Pirjo Kääriäinen
2022
Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2022
CHEMARTS at Design Festival Bern
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Tatja Jakovlev, Tapani Vuorinen, Janika Lehtonen
2022
CHEMARTS at Dutch Design Week 2022
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Liisa Tervinen, Tapani Vuorinen, Nina Riutta
2022
CHEMARTS at Dutch Design Week 2022 (curator)
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Anna van der Lei
2022
Designers – the agents of change
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Kirsi Niinimäki
2022
Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations
Facilitating the future of sustainable textiles and packaging: Aalto University Bioinnovation Center
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Michael Hummel, Susanna Ahola, Greta Salonen
2022