Merja Kosonen 
When: 28 May 2019, 10am–3pm Location: Hämeentie 135 D Extending Design Realities explores the use of rapidly evolving extended reality technology (XR; augmented, virtual and mixed reality) in participatory urban planning to create better participation and enhance urban resilience. Lue tapahtuman suomenkielinen esittely Have you ever felt lost in the city? Is it sometimes … Read more
What? Muotoilun kevätfoorumi 2019 or the Spring Design Forum 2019 in English: Future of design education & the turning point of creative work Where? At Metropolia UAS Campus of Arts, Hämeentie 135 D, Helsinki When? Thursday April 11th, from 9 am to 11 am The objectives and practices of design are shifting. What are the consequences of … Read more
The very first group of XR students in Metropolia got an assignment to write about the possibilities of XR tools in industrial design processes. As key points the students mentioned the intuitive design process, as well as examining and designing items in the natural scale. The XR tools start “a new chapter in the way … Read more
The works from the innovation project course of Metropolia’s third-year industrial design and interior architecture students are presented at the Urban Life exhibition at Iittala & Arabia Design centre. The exhibition shows eight groups’ projects, where students discuss urban life and environment from different points of views through service design. The innovation project … Read more
On Friday 23 March Barbara Pollini gave a lecture and workshop at the Degree Programme in Design. In the workshop students worked with different DIY bioplastic recipes. Barbara Pollini is an ecodesigner and a professor at NABA Design University in Milan. She teaches “Materials and New Technologies for Project Innovation” and is also a co-founder of … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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
What makes a vital and a livable city? One thing is certain, it revolves around people, education and business. As cities compete globally to attract the best talents, the urban culture and wellbeing become increasingly important. These are also the questions that are explored in the Livable City Forum organised by Design Metropolia in collaboration … Read more
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 … Read more