News archive: Archive 2013
Team of three students wins significant design prize
02.10.2013 Students of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture have won a significant design prize with their functional design product Motorcycle Riding Overalls With Integrated Torso Protectors!
Musta Taide to produce photography books though crowd funding
02.10.2013 The publishing company Musta Taide specialising in photography books will begin producing photography books using crowd funding.
Architecture students working with the City of Pori
21.10.2013 As part of their coursework, students from Aalto University's Department of Architecture are designing a new neighbourhood in Pori, as well as homes and green spaces and a jazz club, which they are working on in collaboration with the Pori Jazz association. The areas of interest are the Karjaranta area and a new housing fair area which is still at the design stage.
Students' Pattern Lab'14 collection tests its wings on the world stage
22.10.2013 Master's degree students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture are taking their recently completed Pattern Lab'14 collection out into the world. The sales of the collection to companies in Finland and Sweden begin in October. In February 2014, a group of students will go to the Première Vision show in Paris to exhibit and sell their collection to international companies.
Professional ethics important throughout the design process
22.10.2013 A designer’s work must be based on originality. The School of Arts, Design and Architecture tackled a topical issue by arranging a seminar discussing the teaching of professional ethics in design, ethical practices in the sector and copyright legislation.
Aalto University and the City of Pori agree to strengthen cooperation
23.10.2013 The new cooperation agreement ensures Aalto's continued presence in the University Consortium of Pori and in the Pori region.
Nordic design schools to be introduced in Shanghai
29.10.2013 Aalto University will be presenting its wellbeing design solutions at the Nordic Design and Innovation Week in Shanghai on 1–10 November. The aim is to bring the image of the Nordic countries as experts and innovators of design and sustainable development into a sharper focus.