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…
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Utopia at the Heimtextil International Textile Fair
The grayness of Frankfurt was sprinkled with color for a week in January, when Messe Frankfurt gathered under its roof the whole spectrum of interior textile industry from every corner of the globe. Held yearly, Heimtextil is the biggest international textile trade fair with over 2700 exhibitors and 11 halls. Finnish design was represented by… Continue reading Utopia at the Heimtextil International Textile Fair
Glass prototypes at Nuutajärvi
Traditionally the industrial design students participate in a Glass Design course at the end of the first year. The course culminates to an overnight trip to the Nuutajärvi Glass Village. During the course students get familiar with drinking glass design and explore their own preferences in the field. After exploration students make 3D models from different glasses and… Continue reading Glass prototypes at Nuutajärvi