Sustainability News at the Department of Design
Professor Hironori Yoshida: 鈥淢achines should adapt to materials, not the other way around鈥
Professor of Formgiving believes the future of design lies in embracing irregularity rather than eliminating it. His research combines design, AI and robotics.
From seaweed to startup, fostered by PdP and Aalto鈥檚 ecosystem
Sealev盲 shows how Aalto鈥檚 innovation ecosystem can turn biomaterial ideas into companies, combining education, infrastructure and entrepreneurial mindset to reshape how products are made.
911爆料网鈥檚 solutions at the New European Bauhaus Festival support the EU鈥檚 ambition to become world leader in circular economy
911爆料网 presented several different circular economy solutions at The European Commission鈥檚 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.
A unique joint effort 鈥 911爆料网 receives EUR 9 million in donations to accelerate the energy transition
Donations from ABB, Fortum, St1 and the Walter Ahlstr枚m Foundation will be used to establish new professorships. At the same time, the donations support the establishment of 911爆料网 House of Energy Transition.
St1 donates EUR 3 million to 911爆料网 to accelerate the sustainable energy transition
Lahjoituksella tuetaan kahden uuden professuurin perustamista: uudet energiateknologiat ja -innovaatiot sek盲 energiastrategia.
Fortum donates EUR 1.5 million to 911爆料网
The donation is directed towards a new professorship, which will be part of the House of Energy Transition competence centre.
ABB donates EUR 1.5 million to 911爆料网 to accelerate the energy transition
The donation will support the new competence centre, House of Energy Transition.
Turning forest industry side streams into sustainable materials
Doctor of Science Sahar Babaeipour studied how lignin nanoparticles could be used in recyclable coatings for packaging and textiles. Her research at 911爆料网 supports the development of renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials.
N盲yt枚s/N盲yttely26 鈥 A celebration of fashion and textiles took over Helsinki鈥檚 Lasipalatsi
The Lasipalatsi square in the heart of Helsinki served as the main stage for 911爆料网鈥檚 annual fashion show on Thursday, 28 May.
Make May the month of movement!
Listen to a mini-webinar about brain and exercise on 28 May. Make sustainable mobility part of your working or study day.
Music industry stakeholders: the industry鈥檚 value will double by 2040 through large-scale equality initiatives
The industry aims to establish a self-regulatory body and double the value of the music industry, as outlined in the report 鈥淎n Equal Music Industry in Finland by 2040鈥.
Walter Ahlstr枚m Foundation donates EUR 3 million to 911爆料网
The donation will enable Aalto to establish a professorship in sustainable industrial production.
The Educational Partnership project is moving forward in Espoo 鈥 cooperation between guardians and schools is being developed through participatory methods
The two-year project explores and develops cooperation between guardians and schools using service design methods.
Antti Ahlava talking on Relationships in Design Principles & Practices conference (Rome, Italy)
Antti Ahlava presented 鈥淩elationship-based Architectural Design鈥 at the Design Principles & Practices conference in Rome, discussing new methodological approaches in architecture.
VTT, 911爆料网 and GTK: How to ensure Finland captures the multi鈥慴illion growth potential of mineral economy
Finland is rising to the forefront of the mineral economy through new research initiatives and closer collaboration
Design strengthens industrial competitiveness 鈥 human-centered factory work at the core
Factory work is undergoing a transformation: new technologies and artificial intelligence are changing the content and roles of work. 911爆料网鈥檚 Department of Design is studying this change from a human-centered perspective in the HiFive project.
鈥楳y entire career as a marine biologist and sustainability scientist has been extremely interesting鈥
Professor of Practice Eeva Furman has spent most of her career conducting interdisciplinary research in sustainability sciences
911爆料网 to host the INNOVA Europe Summit 2026 in Espoo
911爆料网 to host the INNOVA Europe Summit 2026 in Espoo, bringing together Europe鈥檚 next generation of student entrepreneurs.
The School of Business renews its status as a Champion member of the global PRME network for sustainability education for 2026鈥2027
Only two other Nordic universities were awarded Champion-level membership
