Aalto University events at Helsinki Design Week
Open Climate School for all
Climate School is organized in collaboration by Aalto University, City of Helsinki and Helsinki Design Week.
Different themes, such as transport, housing, food and construction, and different challenges and phenomena we face as well as the context affect our solutions and the way we build our future. All these are touched upon during the week. By using design, all these pieces of the puzzle come together and form 鈥渢he big picture鈥. Free admission.
9.9. Monday: Systemic Challenge
The Physics of Climate Change
Sanna-Liisa Sihto-Nissil盲, Doctor of Philosophy
Food and Cities 鈥 Transforming Urban Food in the Climate Changed World
Idil Gaziulusoy, Aalto University
Plastic 鈥 Waste or Opportunity: Transforming current business models and practices
Helena Sustar, Aalto University
10.9. Tuesday: Sustainable City
Climate Smart City
Elisa L盲hde, Aalto University
The Environmental Effects of Construction -What Can We Do?
Matti Kuittinen, Aalto University
Energy Solutions and Reducing Energy Consumption
Jouni K. Juntunen, Aalto University
11.9. Wednesday: People and Society
Why Do I Consume? Rethinking Happiness and Consumption
Angelina Korsunova, Aalto University
Fast Fashion and Online Shopping
Minna Halme, Aalto University
12.9. Thursday: Companies and climatic effect
1.5 Degree Lifestyle Game
Michael Lettenmeier, Aalto University
Tomorrow's Archives Exhibition
Exhibition shows the creative journey of thirty-three students, in total 27 projects, from the Design Department of Aalto University (BA and MA). The outcomes are a collective result of three explorative, hands-on courses held during 2018 and 2019 at the university.
The briefs and projects were conducted in close co-operation with Iittala with an emphasis on the future of glass, ceramics and new colours and materials studies.
Open until 29 September.
Other Aalto exhibitions and presentations at HDW
- Critical Tide exhibition in collaboration with Design Museum
- Tea pavilion in collaboration with Design Museum and the University of Westminster
- Tomorrow鈥檚 archives exhibition in collaboration with Iittala
- Senseware event in collaboration with Ivana Helsinki
- Room with a view exhibition in Helsinki Design Week main exhibition:
- Korvaa The Microbial Headset
A view to the future how to replace plastics and animal based materials with microbes and fungi. - Salissa
By Salla Luhtasela, Tuuli Saarelainen, Saija Halko, Armi Teva, Lotta Mattila & Maria Punkkinen
Exhibition presents the work of young designers focusing on ceramics and highlights the importance of material knowledge and craft skills in the creative process. - Shared Stories by Aalto University & Tama Art University
A collaboration project between Aalto University and Tama Art University textile and fashion design students presents perspectives to cultural exchange and sustainable design thinking.
- 鈥淣ew Luxury from Biodiversity"professor Kirsi Niinim盲ki
- Young Designer of the Year Laura V盲re exhibition
- Art, Education and Entrepreneurship discussion event 6.9.
Architecture students designed a wooden pavilion in front of the Design Museum
The pavilion is a Finnish-British modern interpretation of a tea house.
Critical Tide exhibition at the Design Museum鈥檚 Gallery
At a time of deep ecological crises, Critical Tide will open our eyes to the urgent issues our oceans face and showcase creative ways of intervening.
Tomorrow's Archives
The Tomorrow鈥檚 Archives exhibition showcases experimental design by Aalto University students in collaboration with Iittala.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 鈥 Helsinki Design Week 2019
During September 2019, Aalto University's exhibition programme for Helsinki Design Week, titled 'Designs for a Cooler Planet' will introduce solutions for more sustainable lifestyles in Otaniemi
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Call for doctoral student tutors, September 2025
Sign-up to be a tutor for new doctoral students as part of the Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days!
Researchers turn energy loss into a way of creating lossless photonics-based devices
Turning energy loss from a fatal flaw into a dial for fine-tuning new states of matter into existence could yield better laser, quantum and optical technology.
Five things: Origami unfolds in many ways
The word ori means 鈥榝olded鈥 and kami means 鈥榩aper鈥 in Japanese. Origami refers to both the traditional Japanese art of paper folding and to the object it produces. At Aalto University, this centuries-old technique finds applications across a variety of disciplines. Here are five examples: