Finnish inventions have been awarded in Germany at the KWF-Tagung forestry fair 9-12.6.2016. Metropolia’s and UPM’s joint Biofore Concept Car received the KWF-Vision Award. Biofore car was praised as “a brilliant example of innovative use of wood” and was described as a pioneering development project.
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Live Baltic Campus tour in Holland – Design student’s reflections
The Netherlands is renowned for its innovative design culture. We Finns, too, are often held to a high esteem for our tradition in design and architecture. Yet, practicing design today entails much more than pursuing functional shapes and timeless aesthetics – it is a set of tools to understand and solve real life challenges and… Continue reading Live Baltic Campus tour in Holland – Design student’s reflections
Success in Vibrant Port Road competition
The industrial design student, Simo Lahtinen and a team won a Vibrant Port Road -innovation competition which was organized by city of Lahti, Lahti Energy and regional development of Lahti LADEC (29.1. -31.3.2016). The team members were Suvi Saastamoinen (landscape architect and environmental artist), Mikko Rikala (industrial designer of Sito) and Simo Lahtinen (industrial design… Continue reading Success in Vibrant Port Road competition
Design students discovering the world
Design as an industry is really international and so are our design students. During this academic year 11 Metropolia’s design students went to do their studies or practical training abroad and 12 exchange students came to study design at Metropolia. European countries are really popular among our students, but also further destinations such as Japan… Continue reading Design students discovering the world
New Party in Stockholm, February 9-13th
Design students of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences were asked to think of surprising and fresh ideas with the theme ‘New Party’. The fruits of the brainstorm will be gathered into a laid back compilation at Greenhouse Stand VH01:22 on 9-13 February 2016. Come and meet us to enjoy the party together! The works… Continue reading New Party in Stockholm, February 9-13th
What are good campuses made of? Exploration begins…
Campus development cooperation at the Central Baltic region began November 10 – 11 in Helsinki when kick-off meeting of the project Live Baltic Campus took place. The project is coordinated by the Degree Programme in Design at Metropolia and project’s partners are Universities of Latvia, Stockholm, Tartu, Turku and Uppsala – which all have interesting… Continue reading What are good campuses made of? Exploration begins…
Views for Myllypuro Campus
Ideas for the future Metropolia campus were on show on November 21st, when students presented their project work on service and co-operation possibilities with Myllypuro area inhabitants and companies. For the basis of the ideas, thoughts and wishes from the area had been gathered. The event was part of the User-Centered Campus Design project. Facilities:… Continue reading Views for Myllypuro Campus