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Personal, Social, And Environmental Spheres in Consumers’ Knowledge of Textile Materials Novel bio-based textile materials are being developed as part of the sustainability transition of the textile and clothing sector. As consumers play a key role in the wider adoption of these materials...

Väänänen-Lauterbach J, Lewe E, Niinimäki K. Personal, Social, and Environmental Spheres in Consumers’ Knowledge of Textile Materials. J Sustain Res. 2026;8(2):e260032. doi.org/10.20900/jsr....

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Public defence in Design, MA Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe | Aalto University Colours also grow from the land: rethinking dominant textile colour practices through ethnographic research on bio-based dyeing crafts.

Defence 10.4.2026, at 12. Online. MA Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe: Colours from living lands: A multi-sited ethnography of human–environment relationships in bio-based dyeing practices. Synthetic dyes have expanded colour options but how colours are produced and at what cost. www.aalto.fi/en/events/pu...

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Materializing democracy: Participation in environmental and energy transitions in times of crisis and polarization | Material Democracy A two half-days event organized by the Material Democracy SRC project together with the Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies. The first day will focus on material engagements with energy. The second day will address participation and coproduction of knowledge.

Materializing Democracy: Participation in environmental & energy transitions in times of crisis & polarization. Two‑half‑day seminar, 12–13 May organized by the the Material Democracy project together with the Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies. Register & read about the speakers 👇

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The Struggle for Interdependence The struggle for interdependence: On the impossibility of co-existence in postnormal societies

Join us in hearing Noortje Marres' talk 'The struggle for interdependence: On the impossibility of co-existence in postnormal societies', as part of the Design Interrupted talk series.

11 May 2026, 17:00–19:00 📍 Aalto University School of Business, Espoo + Online

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Design After the Cuts As design faces cuts, join Arianne Miller to reflect and inspire resilient, human-centered models.

Welcome to join us in hearing Arianne Miller’s talk “Design After the Cuts,” as part of the Design Interrupted talk series.

29 Apr 2026, 17:00–19:00 📍 Demos Helsinki + Online

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Design Interrupted — a talk series by Department of Design — creates moments of interruption and conversation to reflect on what design is becoming in a world of digital, societal and material transformation.

Join us to explore what design is, can be and should be in the 21st century.

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Public defence in Design, MA Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe | Aalto University Colours also grow from the land: rethinking dominant textile colour practices through ethnographic research on bio-based dyeing crafts.

Defence 10.4.2026, at 12. Online. MA Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe: Colours from living lands: A multi-sited ethnography of human–environment relationships in bio-based dyeing practices. Synthetic dyes have expanded colour options but how colours are produced and at what cost. www.aalto.fi/en/events/pu...

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Public defence in Design, MAA Kata Fodor | Aalto University Understanding urban food environments: How to accommodate sustainable diets in the space between our plates and the planet?

Defence of Kata Fodor. 27.3. at 12. Online. Title: Kitchen Think-Over: Framing Food System Challenges through Design in Affluent Western Cities. How can design meaningfully engage with complex societal challenges, such as those associated with the food system? www.aalto.fi/en/events/pu...

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Aalto-yliopiston taide ja muotoilu on maailman yhdeksänneksi paras | Aalto-yliopisto Kaikkiaan viisi Aallon alaa ylsi sadan parhaan joukkoon arvostetussa QS-vertailussa.

Aalto-​yliopiston taide ja muotoilu on maailman yhdeksänneksi paras! Tässä alakohtaisessa QS World University Rankings -vertailussa tarkasteltiin kaikkiaan 55 tieteenalaa yli 1 700 yliopistosta ympäri maailman.
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Aalto University’s art & design ranked 9th in the world | Aalto University Five of Aalto’s fields placed in the top 100 in the prestigious QS ranking

Aalto University’s art & design ranked 9th in the world!
Aalto University ranked 9th globally in art and design in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, published on 25 March 2026.
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Experience in occupational safety: Case safety talks | Intellect The traditionally rationalistic domain of occupational safety is expanding from mistake prevention and fault-finding towards maximizing things that go well. The latter, known as Safety-II, calls for p...

Himmanen, A., Roto, V., & Ahola, M. (2026). Experience in occupational safety : Case safety talks. Journal of Design, Business and Society, 11(1), 29-47. doi.org/10.1386/dbs_...

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Our Land, for All The exhibition features beloved Finnish classics, contemporary artworks and contemporary fashion.

Taidehalli Helsinki, exhibition 20.3. - 17.5.2026. Our Land, for All, makes room for a wide range of voices and viewpoints, inviting visitors to consider whose stories “Finland” is built from, and who it belongs to. taidehalli.fi/en/events/ou...

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Maamme, kaikkien Suomalaiset taidesäätiöiden juhlanäyttely esittelee suomalaisille rakkaita klassikkoteoksia, säätiöiden uusia hankintoja sekä nykymuotia.

Taidehalli Helsinki, näyttely: Maamme, kaikkien. Avoinna 20.3. - 17.5.2026. Näyttely tuo yhteen taidetta ja muotia ja tekee tilaa moninaisille äänille ja näkökulmille, kutsuen pohtimaan, keiden tarinoista ”Suomi” rakentuu ja kenelle se kuuluu. taidehalli.fi/events/maamm...

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Vaihtoehtojen avaamista vai politiikan määrittelyä? Murrosareenat kestävyysmurroksen edistämisessä Ympäristötutkimuksessa on viimeisten kahden vuosikymmenen aikana kiinnostuttu tiedon yhteistuotannosta, jonka lupauksiin kuuluu muun muassa tutkimuksen vaikuttavuuden parantaminen ja tilannekohtaisemm...

Vaihtoehtojen avaamista vai politiikan määrittelyä? Murrosareenat kestävyysmurroksen edistämisessä. doi.org/10.30663/ay.... Kirjoittajat: Lähteenoja,S.,Lukkarinen, J., & Hyysalo, S

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Co-production trajectories: rethinking impact formation in knowledge co-production, Science and Public Policy, academic.oup.com/spp/advance-...
Writers: Nielsen, S. & Hyysalo, S.

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For an inviting anthropology Anthropologists have recently become inspired, captivated even, by the practices of the arts, design, and architecture in efforts to renew anthropology's modes of engagement and understandings of its...

For an inviting anthropology. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 32(1): 7-26. doi.org/10.1111/1467... Writers: Criado, T., Martínez, F., & Berglund, E.

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Public defence in Design, MAA Kata Fodor | Aalto University Understanding urban food environments: How to accommodate sustainable diets in the space between our plates and the planet?

Defence of Kata Fodor. 27.3. at 12. Online. Title: Kitchen Think-Over: Framing Food System Challenges through Design in Affluent Western Cities. How can design meaningfully engage with complex societal challenges, such as those associated with the food system? www.aalto.fi/en/events/pu...

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Leading for Interdisciplinary Creativity podcast | Aalto University The podcast talks about leading for creativity, interdisciplinary teamwork, future of design intensive business and much more.

AALTO-PODCAST-Sarja "Leading for Interdisciplinary Creativity" aiheina mm. luovuuden johtaminen, monitieteellinen tiimityöskentely, Suomen talouden kilpailukyky ja muotoiluintensiivisen liiketoiminnan tulevaisuus.
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NODUS TALKS: How Many Ways to Hope? — NODUS Academy Research Fellow Johanna Ahola-Launonen (Aalto University) and urban strategist Katja Lindroos (Urban Practice) explore the ambivalence of hope in times of ecological and social crisis, discuss...

NODUS Talks: How Many Ways to Hope? 26.3. klo 16.15. Place: Oodi Kirjasto, Helsinki. Please register: www.nodus.aalto.fi/news/nodus-t...

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Art of Research 2025

ART OF RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2026 “VOICES”
2nd Call for Papers. Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2026. Conference Dates: 25-27 November 2026.
Prof. Bruno Moreschi will be one of the keynotes.
More information and the full Call for Papers at: artofresearch.aalto.fi

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CLOSER – Näyttely koostuu Contemporary Design maisterikurssin töistä | Aalto-yliopisto CLOSER – Exhibition comprising works from the Contemporary Design MA course, Personal Exploration. The exhibition is open through 20.2. – 5.3.2026

CLOSER – Exhibition in Otaniemi, Espoo. Encountered as a series of individual yet interconnected explorations, the exhibition unfolds without a prescribed path. Just as navigating a forest requires continual adjustment. www.aalto.fi/fi/tapahtuma...

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Upcoming: Juha Vehmaanperä’s knit art - AD Museum Knit artist Juha Vehmaanperä’s first large-scale solo exhibition will open in February 2026 at the Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki.

Knit artist Juha Vehmaanperä’s first large-scale solo exhibition will open in February 20th 2026 at the Architecture and Design Museum’s Gallery, Helsinki. admuseo.fi/en/upcoming-...

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Tulossa: Juha Vehmaanperän neuletaidetta - AD-museo Neuletaiteilija Juha Vehmaanperän ensimmäinen laajamittainen yksityisnäyttely kutsuu Arkkitehtuuri- ja designmuseon Galleriaan helmikuussa 2026.

Vuoden 2025 Taito Finlandia -näyttely. Palkinnon voittaneen Juha Vehmaanperän työt Arkkitehtuuri- ja designmuseossa Helsingissä, näyttely avautuu 20.2.2026. admuseo.fi/tulossa-juha...

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Laboratory of Hope exhibition | Aalto University In this exhibition, people from across Aalto University share what hope means to them and how they are helping to build a more hopeful society — through, for example, inclusive fashion and entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and new quantum materials.

Laboratory of Hope: People from across Aalto University share what hope means to them and how they are helping to build a more hopeful society. Find out online: www.aalto.fi/en/events/la... Or in our exhibition in Otaniemi, Espoo. The exhibition is open from 5 February to 27 March.

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Toivon laboratorio -näyttely | Aalto-yliopisto Tässä näyttelyssä aaltolaiset eri aloilta kertovat, mitä toivo heille merkitsee ja miten he auttavat rakentamaan toiveikkaampaa yhteiskuntaa esimerkiksi tasa-arvoisen muodin, tekoälyn tai uusien kvanttimateriaalien avulla.

Toivon laboratorio -näyttely. Marsiossa Otaniemi, Espoo. Aaltolaiset eri aloilta kertovat, mitä toivo heille merkitsee ja miten he auttavat rakentamaan toiveikkaampaa yhteiskuntaa Myös verkossa. Avoinna 5.2.– 27.3. www.aalto.fi/fi/tapahtuma...

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paikallisista maanäytteistä valmistetut savilietteet ja esineet päästettiin vuoropuheluun virtaavan veden ja luonnonvoimien kanssa. Tuloksena syntyi sarja teoksia, joissa maa, vesi ja ihminen käyvät keskinäistä keskustelua – muuntuen yhdessä osaksi elävää maisemaa ja toisiaan.

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2023-2024 työryhmä asui ja kulki Utsjoen maisemissa havainnoiden, dokumentoiden ja keräten materiaaleja, kuten maata ja kiviä. Materiaaleja tutkittiin ja työstettiin keramiikan keinoin.

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Maalaboratorio tutkii ihmisen ja maan välistä suhdetta ja yhteyttä elävänä maisemana. Projekti haastaa länsimaisen tavan nähdä maa pelkkänä hyödynnettävänä resurssina ja etsii kokemuksellisia tapoja ymmärtää maata kokonaisvaltaisena, elävänä toimijana.

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NÄYTTELY: Maalaboratorio – ihmisen ja maan välistä dialogia tutkimassa Utsjoella. Galleria Kellokas, Tunturintie 54, 95970 Äkäslompolo. 26.1.-11.3.2026, ma-pe 9-16 Maarit Mäkelä & Mira Niittymäki & Vertti Virasjoki. Kutsutut taiteilijat: Priska Falin, Amedeo Martinez, Sonja Dallyn

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Growing Design - The natural alchemy of becoming. | Aalto University Maurizio explores partnering with Funga to deliver a re-generative material culture.

Design Interrupted talk in Aalto University On 4.2.2026 at 17-19: Growing Design - The natural alchemy of becoming.
the transitionally regenerative processes that fungal mycelium embodies and triggers - can support us in promoting a radical paradigm shift..
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