News archive: Archive 2013
School of Arts, Design and Architecture awards distinguished professionals
08.01.2013 The Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture held its anniversary gala on 7 January. The programme began with the exquisite opening lectures of the school’s 13 new professors and continued with speeches and other festivities.
Application period for master’s programmes begins on 2 January 2013
09.01.2013 The application period for Aalto University’s two-year master’s programmes leading to the degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science in economics, technology, architecture or landscape architecture begins on 2 January 2013.
Memories and experiences make a piece of jewellery important for a woman
15.01.2013 Women own and wear jewellery for the sake of others. Through their use of jewellery, women indicate belonging to a certain group, such as family or persons with a similar worldview or values. Jewellery is important for women, as it is associated with a number of significant memories and personal experiences.
School of Arts, Design and Architecture Formal Conferment Ceremony celebrated master’s and doctoral degree recipients
16.01.2013 The School of Arts, Design and Architecture held its fourth Formal Conferment Ceremony for recipients of master’s and doctoral degrees in art and design on 11 January 2013. The conferred masters, doctors and honorary doctors were accepted as members of the academic community. In addition to the honorary doctorates, 26 Doctor of Arts and 23 Master of Arts degrees were awarded.
Forms of a Chair exhibition by first-year MA students at Stockholm Furniture Fair
05.02.2013 Exhibition Forms of a Chair by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture presents 15 chairs designed and made by first-year MA furniture design students.
Sophie Sälekari & Hanna-Maaria Sinkkonen get second place in Designer's Nest competition
08.02.2013 Aalto University students Sophie Sälekari and Hanna-Maaria Sinkkonen were among the winners in a prestigious clothing design competition.
Academy of Finland funding for Handling Mind research project
12.02.2013 A multidisciplinary research consortium led by Maarit Mäkelä, Professor at the Department of Design of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, and Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Professor of Craft Studies at the University of Helsinki, has received a grant of nearly EUR 1 million for their Handling Mind research project. The grant has been awarded from the Academy of Finland’s Research Programme on the Human Mind.
Hyères Fashion Festival finalist from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
07.03.2013 Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture Master of Arts graduate Satu Maaranen has been selected from among 355 entrants to be one of the ten finalists in the Hyères Fashion Festival. The 28th International Festival of Fashion & Photography Hyères 2013 will be held between 26 and 29 April 2013 at the Villa Noailles in France.
Jussi Lehtomäki wins best student price with film Out into the woods at Tampere Film Festival
11.03.2013 Jussi Lehtomäki won the best student price with his documentary film Aamulla viemme lapset metsään (Out into the Woods) (ELO, 2012) at the Tampere Film Festival which was held on 6 - 10 March 2013 in Tampere, Finland. Out into the Woods takes the audience into the middle of a storytelling moment, and sends the viewer on a journey into the dark woods.
On Display application makes it to the innovation contest final
13.03.2013 Art display application On Display has been selected to the final round in the Uutisraivaaja innovation contest run by the Helsingin Sanomat foundation. The other finalists are Long Play, a platform for long-form feature journalism, Nearhood, a hyper local information service, Infogram, tool for combining video and infographics and PalloPostia, a news service for children. The contest drew 105 applications from Finland and abroad.
Artificial parts, electronics and the human body combine to produce a dance work Faux
18.03.2013 How can virtual reality and electronics become forms of social interaction in the future alongside non-verbal and kinaesthetic communication. Come and see dance piece Faux to find out.
Helsinki as World Design Capital 2012 grew larger than planned
26.03.2013 The World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 year grew larger than originally planned, states International Design Foundation, the managing body of WDC Helsinki 2012, in its final report. The design year exceeded expectations on media coverage both in Finland and internationally.
Finland’s Aalto University’s show at the Milan Furniture Fair
03.04.2013 Norther - Design from Aalto University Student work from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland will be on display at the Milan Furniture Fair from 9 to 14 April 2013. The name of the exhibition, Norther, refers to a sudden and stabbing north wind - it brings with it fresh design and fashion ideas from young northern designers of the future.
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The School of Arts, Design and Architecture website will be out of service on 19 - 21 April 2013
16.04.2013 Aalto University's data centre in Otaniemi will be shut down. The data centre infrastructure will be transferred to a new facility located in Otaniemi that the university has leased from an outside company. The procedure will increase the university's data centre capacity to meet the current needs and improve service reliability.
Over 15 000 applicants to Aalto University
17.04.2013 A total of 15 014 people applied to Aalto University through the joint application system for Finnish universities. More than 11 500 applications were for bachelor’s degree programmes, and for 10 583 applicants Aalto University was their first choice. Approximately 3 500 applications for master's degree programmes were submitted. In 2012, there were approximately 16 000 applicants.
Results of the Master's admissions 2013 published
26.04.2013 Results of the Master's admissions at Aalto University have been published on 26 April 2013.
Satu Maaranen wins first prize at Hyères Fashion Festival competition
29.04.2013 Master of Arts Satu Maaranen, who graduated from the Department of Design of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, in Finland, has won the Grand Prix at the Hyères Fashion Festival with her collection for women. The prize is worth EUR 15 000. The inspiration for Maaranen's Garment in Landscape collection was landscape and its artistic interpretation. In addition, the prize includes EUR 3 000 from the Ra concept store and a collection to be produced in cooperation with Petit Bateau. The top fashion houses are interested in Maaranen and her collection.
Masters of Aalto is open – see the future of art, business and technology
08.05.2013 Aalto University's Masters of Aalto event (MoA) opens on Wednesday, 8 May in Helsinki's Sörnäinen neighbourhood in Finland. The memorable collection, which is open until 26 May, has more than 70 Master’s theses and works of graduates from all of the fields at Aalto University.
Website renewal at School of Arts, Design and Architecture kicks off with a competition for students and alumni
16.05.2013 A competition is being arranged to find a new concept for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture website. This is a competition aimed specifically at identifying a new concept rather than a ready-made website. The goal is to continue developing the winning competition proposal with its creator new autumn.
Graduation Ceremony attracted a large audience at Sampo Hall
24.05.2013 Recent graduates received certificates of their Master and Bachelor of Arts (Art and Design), Bachelor of Science (Technology) and Master of Science (Architecture) degrees at the spring Graduation Ceremony of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The Sampo Hall at the Media Centre Lume was crowded with the friends and family members of new graduates.
The road to success in the fashion industry consists of collaboration, challenges and finding your own rhythm
24.05.2013 A group of fashion’s leading professionals gathered in the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture for the Creative Currency- seminar to discuss the challenges the fashion industry is facing today.
Näytös13 brought a wonderful display of colour to Suvilahti
28.05.2013 New collections by students from the Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing Design at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture were showcased to the public on Friday 24 May. As has become traditional, the show displayed interesting collections by students graduating from master’s and bachelor’s degree programmes.
Discussing health care
10.06.2013 Aalto University wants to add the reform of wellbeing service contents and operating approaches to the debate on social welfare and health care in Finland.
Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2013 to Petteri Nisunen and Tommi Grönlund
18.06.2013 Petteri Nisunen and Tommi Grönlund have been granted a prestigious international art award by the World Cultural Council in recognition of their work with modern art, their interdisciplinary artistic approach and their views of synthesis.
ARTS+ENG project builds bridges between schools
18.06.2013 On 1 January 2011, the Aalto University Department of Architecture of the School of Engineering was merged with the School of Art, Design and Architecture. Prior to this, it had been a part of the Helsinki University of Technology and its predecessors for nearly 140 years.
Aalto University student projects on display at prominent Tokyo gallery
18.06.2013 At midsummer the 21_21 Design Sight Gallery in Tokyo will open an exhibition that will include works by students of applied art and design from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
The potential of Aalto University takes shape in cooperation project
19.06.2013 Business economics and creative artistic side joined forces in cooperation project.
Art-based environmental education inspires people to look at familiar landscapes in a new way
14.08.2013 In our digital culture, many people lack a direct experience with the ‘real’ natural world and do not feel connected to it in any way.
Theatre goes movies brings movies to the theatre
14.08.2013 On 21 August, the Helsinki Triptych, a collection of three movies produced as a collaboration between three famous theatres, Ryhmäteatteri, KOM-teatteri and Viirus, will premiere as part of the annual Helsinki Festival.
Art is a tool for communicating in the social world
19.08.2013 According to the doctoral dissertation of Mika Karhu, M.A. (Art and Design), one of the essential roles of art is to act as a way of expressing social experiences. The dissertation discusses how the social world affects the work of artists. At the same time, it explores the origins of art and how arts have changed during the past centuries resulting in the work of modern artists.
Japanese art on the issues of time and eternity
26.08.2013 Tuula Moilanen, Graphic Artist, studied two abstract concepts in her dissertation – how ’time’ and ‘eternity’ appear in the depictions of Japanese woodblock prints and in the production process itself.
Arabianranta and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture impress Shanghai city leaders
28.08.2013 Espoo and Shanghai's 15-year sister city relationship brought the Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong to Finland. During his visit, he also visited Arabianranta, where the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture is located.
President Teeri challenged political parties to make education and research an election theme
03.09.2013 Aalto University held its opening ceremony for the academic year on 3 September at the Töölö Campus.
Aalto University’s screenwriting research presented in the United States
06.09.2013 Teachers and researchers of the Department of Film, Television and Scenography, Marja-Riitta Koivumäki, Raija Talvio and Riikka Pelo presented their research at the 6th conference on screenwriting research held this year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
National and international recognition for Yrjö Sotamaa
06.09.2013 Professor Yrjö Sotamaa from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture has been awarded for his life's work on behalf of Finnish design. Sotamaa has also received recognition for developing the Shanghai Design Week.
Reorganisation of School of Arts, Design and Architecture activity in Pori
26.09.2013 Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture is in discussions on possible reorganisation of its functions in the University Consortium of Pori. As a result of the Aalto University degree reform, the Master’s Degree Programmes in Visual Culture and Creative Business Management (CBM), which have a combined total of 78 students, will be suspended in their current forms in autumn 2014.
School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Showroom in Paris Fashion Week
26.09.2013 For the first time in September 2013 Aalto University presents a selection of its MA and BA graduate collections in a showroom space during Paris Fashion Week in co-operation with the Pre Helsinki organization.
Väre wins Aalto University’s Campus 2015 architectural design competition
27.09.2013 A winner has been declared for the open international architectural design competition Campus 2015, arranged by Aalto University Properties Ltd.
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.
Uncertainty worth tolerating in design
05.11.2013 In conceptualising new services, getting a moment of insight might involve a long wait. Patience is nevertheless worthwhile, according to a recent doctoral dissertation.
Jussi Kantonen's 'Moduuli' wins School of Arts, Design and Architecture website design competition
07.11.2013 A competition was held to find a new concept for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture website.
Helsinki School on display at world's largest photography fair in Paris
11.11.2013 The Helsinki School, run by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, is again taking part in the world's largest exhibition of photographic art, which will be held in the glass exhibition hall of the historic Grand Palais in Paris on 14 - 17 November, 2013.
Aalto University's Wood Program and the MFA in South Korea
12.11.2013 Aalto University's Wood Program and the Museum of Finnish Architecture opened an exhibition at the Seoul Museum of Art in South Korea presenting 22 examples of experimental wooden architecture from Finland as part of the 'Nordic Passion' program on architecture and design from the Nordic countries.
Architects need to understand the textual nature of an image
13.11.2013 Architects work primarily with images, which is why the pictorial understanding that forms the basis of their work is not irrelevant.
From cellulose to textile fiber and a ready product
21.11.2013 Aalto University has developed a new process with global significance for working cellulose into a textile fiber.
Anna Valtonen appointed Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
29.11.2013 Professor Anna Valtonen has been appointed Dean of Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture and a member of the university’s Management Team. She will begin her five-year term of office on 1 March 2014, when Helena Hyvönen comes to the end of her term as dean.
Lively discussion on degree reform with students and stakeholders
20.12.2013 The Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture organised a stakeholder event where, among other things, the focal points of the new degrees and strategic partners in education were raised in the discussion.