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Natural luxury – Wooden crystals make fashion shine
Biomaterials and 3D-printing conjure a sparkle out of wood without harming people or the environment

Smart Wearables courses teach students both design and engineering skills
Smart Wearables courses allow students to work on projects in multidisciplinary teams, generating incredibly creative projects and enabling them to learn from each other

Aalto University's Wood Program 30th anniversary project to Kuhmo Square
Every year, Aalto University students specialising in wood architecture carry out a Wood Program project. In the 30th anniversary year of the program, the City of Kuhmo is the partner. The project will be a stage and a platform on Kuhmo's main square.

Teamwork First-Aid Kit supports students in project-based courses
This online resource offers tools to support student teams throughout project courses.

Aalto ARTS alum Vidha Saumya’s artwork featured at the Venice Biennale 2024
The Pavilion of Finland presents ‘The pleasures we choose’ at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia until 24 November 2024.

Join us for the first Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony
All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!

Donor story - Yrjö Sotamaa: ‘Supporting the university is about building our own future’
Professor Emeritus is still an active design influencer both at home and internationally. He is now also a monthly donor to School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

5 ways to train your creativity this Spring and Summer
To celebrate the United Nations World Creativity Day on April 21, we made a list of five tips to boost your creativity this Spring/Summer

Wellbeing route on Otaniemi campus
The themes of the five-point welfare route are observation of emotions, fostering the relationship with nature, bodyliness, calming down, and reflection on moderation.

Bike thefts on campus have increased - remember to lock your bike properly
With the spring, bike thefts on the Aalto University campus have increased

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be hosted by Aalto University
Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be held at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus and in Zoom 3.–4.6.2024. Please register by May 3.

Designs created by aaltonians on display at the Milan furniture fair
An Italian designer and a Japanese architect are presenting their collaboration, inspired by the Finnish culture, at the "Salone del Mobile" in Milan in April. Other design projects from Aalto are on display at the INTERDEPENDENCE exhibition.

The Most Beautiful Books 2023 - The Finnish Book Arts Committee awarded several Aaltonians
Personnel and alumni were awarded in various categories

The New European Bauhaus festival brought together European decision-makers and experts in cross-sectoral sustainable development
Aalto University participated in the New European Bauhaus Festival with its sustainable construction exhibition, Time out! Rethinking construction.

Aalto’s art & design ranks in the top 10 globally
Aalto University also ranked in the top 100 in five other subjects in the prestigious QS ranking

Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 – Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science
We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.

Professor of Practice Pia Hannukainen: ‘I believe in the power of design also in the future’
Hannukainen believes that it is important for companies to secure skilled designers and for graduates to have sufficient skills for working life.

Can creativity be measured, managed and thus grow a business? Researchers join forces with Finnish companies
The Creative Leap research project, funded by Business Finland, aims to make creativity visible in business.

Aalto University shakes up construction practices at the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels
The exhibition Time Out! will be on show in Brussels from 9 to 13 April 2024 as part of the NEB Festival.

Aalto Open Science Award Third Place Awardee 2023 – Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project
We interviewed the Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project, 3rd place awardees of the first Aalto Open Science Award.
