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Department of Design

Design for Sustainability

Our sustainability research includes the development of new sustainable materials – especially fibres - research on product-service systems for sustainability, sustainable consumption and research on sustainability transitions.

Julia Lohmannin Hidaka Ohmu. Kuva: Mikko Raskinen
Professor Julia Lohmann research with seaweed

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The sustainable design research is closely connected with the , Fashion/Textiles Futures and INUSE research groups as well as the Creative Sustainability Master’s programme.

Examples of current funded projects

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CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures

CreaTures: Creative Practices for Transformational Futures aims at demonstrating effective paths to achieving sustainability, social cohesion and peaceful co-existence at a time of rapid change.

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We need systemic and fundamental changes in the textile and fashion industry’s business model.

Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX)

Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks (FINIX) is a joint research project with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto Design Research among others.

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Creative Teamwork in action

Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI)

Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI) is a joint research project between Tampere University, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto Design Research.

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Sustainability News at the Department of Design

Team Sealevä showcasing their project results
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From seaweed to startup, fostered by PdP and Aalto’s ecosystem

Sealevä shows how Aalto’s innovation ecosystem can turn biomaterial ideas into companies, combining education, infrastructure and entrepreneurial mindset to reshape how products are made.
911±¬ÁÏÍø circular economy exhibit with wood panels, display tables, samples and black and pink clothing.
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911±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s solutions at the New European Bauhaus Festival support the EU’s ambition to become world leader in circular economy

911±¬ÁÏÍø presented several different circular economy solutions at The European Commission’s New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels. The event brought together leading names in EU policymaking, researchers, designers and grassroots actors from across Europe to shape a more sustainable future.
Aerial view of a modern campus with red brick buildings, tram tracks and green trees on a sunny day
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A unique joint effort – 911±¬ÁÏÍø receives EUR 9 million in donations to accelerate the energy transition

Donations from ABB, Fortum, St1 and the Walter Ahlström Foundation will be used to establish new professorships. At the same time, the donations support the establishment of 911±¬ÁÏÍø House of Energy Transition.
Aerial view of a modern campus with red brick buildings, tram tracks and a lake with forest in the background
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St1 donates EUR 3 million to 911±¬ÁÏÍø to accelerate the sustainable energy transition

Lahjoituksella tuetaan kahden uuden professuurin perustamista: uudet energiateknologiat ja -innovaatiot sekä energiastrategia.

See the other foci of Aalto Design Research

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Codesign and Human-Centred Design

Codesign and Human-Centred Design research includes co-design, service design, interaction design, user experience, end-user innovation and open design.

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Shimmering Wood photos by Eeva Suorlahti

Materials, Textile & Fashion Design

Research on fashion and textile design and design strategies, and textile and fashion knowledge building, particularly sustainable fashion and textiles.

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Prof. Maarit Mäkelä and her work

Practice-Based Design Research

Practice-based design research includes artistic research, design-driven exploration on emerging technologies and materials, and the action research–oriented development of new design methods and approaches.

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