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Pirjo Kääriäinen

Pirjo Kääriäinen

Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor
A803 Dept. Design

Honors and awards

CHEM Impact Act of 2025

Authors of the Mainiot Materiaalit / Marvelous Materials book: Greta Isola, Susanna Ahola, Pirjo Kääriäinen, and Tapani Vuorinen<br/><br/>Workshops and events related to the book have reached more than 1700 children, teachers, and other professionals during 2024-2025. Helsingin Sanomien Lasten uutiset have reached around 100 000 views per episode.<br/><br/>The books have been showcased in several national and international exhibitions with a total of 25000 visitors (e.g. Designs for a Cooler Planet at Aalto, Graphic Days Turin, Italy and Dutch Design Week, Holland).<br/><br/>Seven teacher trainings have been organized to spread the message. Teachers have told that they have used the book in their teaching. Three summer camps were organized for children in collaboration with Aalto Junior, leading to comprehensive learning about bio-based materials.<br/><br/>The book has been featured in 12 national or international media including, e.g. a news item in Wallpaper magazine, a major voice in the forefront of global design and creativity.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Jan 2025

Student prize: Ornamo Award 2024

Awarded in the category of master's thesis. Iines Jakovlev: Kuitukasveja tienpientareelta - Materiaalitutkimus tienvarsien kasveista ja niiden soveltuvuudesta muotoilun materiaaliksi
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Sep 2024

Aalto Awards 2022: Education Impact award

Professor Jani Romanoff and Vice Dean Rasmus Vuori together with their teams, were awarded for their excellent contribution for the reform of the programme portfolios and structures of the education offered by their schools.<br/><br/>In the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the team led by Rasmus Vuori coordinated the comprehensive reform of the bachelor's and master's programme structure and management model. The reform enables the increase of multidisciplinary cooperation and the balancing of the workload of students and staff.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2022

Aalto Awards 2022: Aalto Research Impact Award

Aalto University Bioinnovation Center was granted the Research Impact award.<br/><br/>The Bioinnovation Centre, opened this summer and established with the grant received from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, will accelerate the transition towards bio and circular economy. Building pilot equipment based on the Ioncell® technology has been the centre's first significant investment, enabling a giant leap in the development of the Ioncell® technology. A multidisciplinary doctoral school forms a pivotal part of the centre's operations, with research projects focusing on, for example, eco-sustainable textiles, as well as packaging combining high-quality design and technology.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Jan 2022

Student Prize: New European Bauhaus Rising Stars 2022

Category: Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking > 2022 ‘The Rising Stars’ prize went ɫɫÀ² MA student Irene Purasachit’s FLAUX- flower waste project.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2022

Suomi-palkinto

Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career Department of Design Dec 2019

Dean's Award (Aalto ARTS)

Community building across the University
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Dec 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