This year, two Metropolia’s industrial design students have been selected to the Protoshop exhibition at Habitare Fair in September 2019. The chosen works are Jukka Surakka’s table and floor lamps Maiden, and Onni-Vilhelm Ojanen’s ceiling lamp Varjo. Altogether, there will be presented works by ten young designers, chosen from 117 participants. Protoshop exhibition has… Continue reading Success in Protoshop
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Glassblowing in Nuutajärvi
Again, as the spring is soon about to turn into summer, it was time for the first-year students of industrial design to wrap up their first year of studies by travelling to Nuutajärvi glass village, two hours north-west from Helsinki. In collaboration with the Nuutajärvi glass school students and teachers the drinking glasses designed in… Continue reading Glassblowing in Nuutajärvi
METEMUT Alumni Event
METEMUT Alumni event for current and alumni students of Metropolia’s industrial design was held on Friday 26th of April at Arabia Campus of Arts. Lots of people gathered to the new campus and the atmosphere was excited and cheerful. The evening started with a music performance, and the welcoming words following with the program of… Continue reading METEMUT Alumni Event
At the Milan Salone del Mobile 2019 Fair
A big group of Metropolia Design students travelled to Milan for Salone del Mobile Fair. They saw and experienced much, and came home with a lot of inspiration and fresh ideas from the fair and other design week events. Photos: Anne Vepsä
Spring Design Forum from students’ perspective
On 11th April, Thursday morning, first Spring Design Forum was held at Metropolia UAS´s campus. The event was organized by Aalto University as a part of Finnish Design Academy’s project. The auditorium was filled up with various design universities’ representatives, students and other people interested in the subject. As a nice addition to… Continue reading Spring Design Forum from students’ perspective
Extending Design Realities event 28.5.2019
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… Continue reading Extending Design Realities event 28.5.2019
Spring Design Forum 2019
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… Continue reading Spring Design Forum 2019
How to utilize XR tools in industrial design
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… Continue reading How to utilize XR tools in industrial design
Opening of the Urban Life Exhibition
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… Continue reading Opening of the Urban Life Exhibition
Sustainable Material Lecture and Workshop
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… Continue reading Sustainable Material Lecture and Workshop