Professor Takaaki Oe from Metropolia’s partner institution Kyoto University of Art and Design held a Japanese workshop for the design students from the 7th to the 9th of March. He brought with him 15 Japanese students who also took part in the workshop. In addition to the Japanese students, 25 Metropolia students attended the… Continue reading Japanese Design Workshop 2018
Author: Merja Kosonen
Angelica electric car
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and AET Corporation announced the new electric car Angelica in 29.9.2017 at Arabia campus. Industrial design alumni Juha Tuomola and Toni Grönmark participated in designteam. The result of the co-operation between Metropolia and chinese AET, the new electric supercar Angelica as well as the electric vehicle technology R&D center Eurosina… Continue reading Angelica electric car
Metropolia Home at Habitare
The fair stand by Metropolia designers is presented in Habitare-fair, The Block-area (6B89). Wellcome to see the products of the design students and alumni! More Information: firstname.lastname@metropolia.fi Alumni: info@simolahtinen.com liliansokolova@hotmail.com emmi.pesari@hotmail.com
Bicycle Traffic in Helsinki Exhibition Opens on April 14th
Where are bicycle paths built? How are cycling conditions planned in Helsinki and is it possible to affect the process? Everything you need to know about bicycle traffic in Helsinki will be available for you at the City Planning Department’s exhibition space Laituri from April 14th onwards. The exhibition allows you to find out more… Continue reading Bicycle Traffic in Helsinki Exhibition Opens on April 14th
Japanese Design Workshop
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulun muotoilun tutkinto-ohjelmaan saapui maaliskuun alussa 2016 vieraileva professori Kiotosta pitämään opiskelijoille suunnittelu-workshopin. Takaaki Oe on tuotemuotoilija, joka opettaa Kioton taiteen ja suunnittelun yliopistossa. Workshop oli jaettu kolmeen eri tehtävään. Osa opiskelijoista osallistui vain ensimmäisen suunnittelutehtävän tekemiseen. Osa opiskelijoista puolestaan suoritti koko workshopin tehden kolme suunnittelutehtävää. Suunnittelutehtävät kestivät kukin kaksi tai kolme päivää. Japanilaisessa… Continue reading Japanese Design Workshop
Towards Stockholm
Design students are participating first time to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair at 9. – 13.2.2016. The video presents the process of designing and building up the fair stand and furniture. Students Venla Anttila, Sini Mäkinen and Laura Lerkkanen. Alumni Olli Mustikainen and Mikko Siponen. Video: Sini Mäkinen
Towards Stockholm
Design students are participating first time to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair at 9. – 13.2.2016. The photos presents the process of making the furniture by Lilian Sokolova. Photos: Linda Kivi
Towards Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair
Design students are participating first time to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair at 9. – 13.2.2016. The fair is the world´s largest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design. At the Metropolias fair stand there will be presented furniture and products by design students. Students visited at Nuutajärvi Glass Village on January to… Continue reading Towards Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair
Concepts for the Circle House kiosks
The topic of the Innovation Project (10 ECTS) was very interesting. The brief for the design students was: what should be done with the kiosks beside the Circle House (Ympyrätalo) in Hakaniemi? The kiosks of the Circle House has been there since year 1968. The kiosks were originally built as drive-in banks and during the… Continue reading Concepts for the Circle House kiosks
Ready15 – New serie of houseplant products
Interior Architecture thesiswork, Heidi Taskinen RUOTI – New serie of houseplant products My thesis is a prototype of a plant light that is meant to enable diverse use of plants in decoration. It allows plants to be set in to spaces that natural light does not reach.