/en/listing/264091/feed Article listing en /en/contemporary-design/the-dark-forest-by-seoyoung-lee Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:13:10 +0000 Carla Taboada 1366017 at /en The artefact was created as a reflection of my personal winter, the state of creativity I found myself in. Three linked grey ceramic bowls on a dark table, holding twigs, ash and small debris /en/contemporary-design/shamanism-the-heterotopia-of-language-by-yongsub-shin Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:35:47 +0000 Carla Taboada 1366006 at /en The artefact was created as a reflection of my personal winter, the state of creativity I found myself in. Person reads at a sunlit desk by a tall window with notes hanging on strings /en/contemporary-design/the-process-by-vilma-sainio Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:19:23 +0000 Carla Taboada 1366004 at /en ”The process” is a personal piece, made for the joy of doing. Two tall, thin chairs made of brown tree branches, with long bare twigs rising above white background /en/contemporary-design/once-home-to-us-by-olli-majalahti Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:26:31 +0000 Carla Taboada 1365998 at /en The installation forms a tetralogy perceived from an animal’s point of view. Tall thin metal rods arranged in a row against a plain grey background /en/contemporary-design/rhythm-that-holds-by-maria-shilnikova Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:19:40 +0000 Carla Taboada 1365995 at /en The artefact was created as a reflection of my personal winter, the state of creativity I found myself in. Coiled beige rope sculpture with twisted silver wire branches rising from the top, on a grey background. /en/contemporary-design/glass-as-a-lucid-forest-by-serra-zileli Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:36:08 +0000 Carla Taboada 1364765 at /en The project represents my journey of following curiosity towards unconventional materials I encountered in Kaamanen. Abstract clear glass sculpture with twisting branches and tendrils against a dark background /en/contemporary-design/chemarts-project Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0000 Carla Taboada 1361006 at /en The aim of this course is to develop a sustainable material or innovative product idea in the CHEMARTS lab, using renewable sources, waste streams, or plant biomass. Various natural materials and textures arranged on a white background, including dried plants, fabric, and woven items. /en/contemporary-design/personal-project Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:09:00 +0000 Carla Taboada 1360047 at /en This course is a journey around a theme of the student's choice, supported by tutors and multidisciplinary network of workshops at Aalto University. Various coloured fibre samples on white cards, arranged on a table. Each card has text describing the fibre type. /en/contemporary-design/reflecting-through-mingei-by-johannes-kaarakainen Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:29:22 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345153 at /en Explorations into making sense of a contemporary craft practice. A collection of ceramic mugs, teapots, and bowls in various earthy tones, including green, brown, and beige. /en/contemporary-design/how-to-make-a-living-with-the-things-you-love-by-hannakaisa-pekkala Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:19:52 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345152 at /en Helping emerging creatives build their career as entrepreneurs in the design field. Text on a blurred blue background reads: Hannakaisa Pekkala, How to make a living with the things you love? /en/contemporary-design/rethinking-portable-bluetooth-speakers-by-dario-aguet Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:12:48 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345151 at /en Disassemblability and Reparability in Product Design. A hand holding a silver and black electronic device with buttons and a speaker on a light background. /en/contemporary-design/kuitukasveja-tienpientareelta-fiber-crops-from-the-roadside-by-iines-jakovlev Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:08:29 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345150 at /en Material research on roadside plants and their suitability as design materials. A close-up of a woven green and beige mat made from natural fibres, with loose strands on the left side. /en/contemporary-design/metamorphosis-of-a-sauna-stone-by-lennart-engels Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:04:45 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345149 at /en Storytelling through investigative design & material development A person wearing a towel enters a wooden sauna door. The background is blurred and the wall is light-coloured. /en/contemporary-design/regenerative-binderless-panels-from-baltic-reed-by-hana-rehorcikova Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:36:12 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345147 at /en How design-led material innovation can contribute to ecological restoration. Two stacks of beige and brown rectangular boards, a glass dish with sticks, piles of fibres, and a dried plant. /en/contemporary-design/crafting-with-fungi-by-harvey-shaw Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:12:04 +0000 Carla Taboada 1345146 at /en Proposing a reimagined relationship between humans and fungal materials, within craft and design. A person slicing a mushroom with a knife on a tree trunk in a forest. /en/contemporary-design/exploring-the-inner-landscape-a-creatives-journey-to-a-deeper-connection-with-self-by-nina-naversnik Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:02:33 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306141 at /en Authenticity is the foundation of a sustainable and fulfilling creative career - by deepening our connection with our true selves, we unlock new ways of making, expressing, and thriving as creatives. This thesis explores how embracing both our light and shadow shapes a more authentic and meaningful creative practice. Exploring the inner landscape: A creative's journey to a deeper connection with self by Nina Naveršnik /en/contemporary-design/essence-by-iines-lahtinen Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:37:56 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306106 at /en Through stillness, repetition, and the almost unnoticed details, fundamental emerges: something quiet but deeply felt. ESSENCE by Iines Lahtinen /en/contemporary-design/animal-concoctions-by-daniel-kohvakka Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:29:37 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306105 at /en Ceramic bottles inspired by fantasy role-playing games and how humans perceive different animals and give them attributes and significance that don't always have any scientific background. Animal Concoctions by Daniel Kohvakka /en/contemporary-design/tamed-dissonance-grasping-our-tumultuous-nature-by-marcelo-guajardo-davila Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:42:41 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306104 at /en Humanity is inherently chaotic, where order and disorder constantly intertwine, one cannot exist without the other. Through photographic experimentation and overlapping images, I capture everyday chaos from our “new nature”, the human-made ecosystem of the city. TAMED DISSONANCE: Grasping our tumultuous nature by Marcelo Guajardo Dávila /en/contemporary-design/gender-specimen-by-vladimir-elia-von-arx Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:11:12 +0000 Fanny Kajela 1306103 at /en Species, gender, categorisations to make our world easier to deal with. During my work with understanding my own gender identity, I completely lost my grasp on what femininity and masculinity mean. What is it to feel feminine or masculine? What makes an object seem masculine or feminine? Gender specimen by Vladimir Elia von Arx