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
Category: Industrial design
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
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
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
Japanese Design Workshop 6.-8.3.2017 – Tsutsumi, the Art of Wrapping
Professor Takaaki Oe from Metropolia’s partner institution Kyoto University of Art and Design held a Japanese workshop for the design students from the 6th to the 8th of March. He brought with him 22 Japanese students who also took part in the workshop. The itinerary of the Japanese students also included a trip to the Marimekko… Continue reading Japanese Design Workshop 6.-8.3.2017 – Tsutsumi, the Art of Wrapping
Success in the Fennia Prize 2017 Competition
Industrial Design alumnus Antti Väisänen and Consair Oy received the €5 000 Fennia Prize Winner award for their CAMU 1200 – Clean Air Management Unit. Interior Architecture alumnus Sonja Lepistö and her team received the Fennia Prize Honourable Mention for their Home Store Concept. CAMU 1200 Design: Industrial Designer Antti Väisänen, Pekka Silen, Frank Russi, Innvolve Oy… Continue reading Success in the Fennia Prize 2017 Competition
Ljubljana in the Eyes of a Student
Industrial Design student Saara Ollila is currently on exchange at the University of Ljubljana. Below you can find her description of Ljubljana in the eyes of a student. I began my student exchange at the University of Ljubljana in the beginning of October. However, I moved into the city already in the beginning of September to… Continue reading Ljubljana in the Eyes of a Student
Fresens Concept to Tackle Food Waste Problem
Last spring a team of Industrial Design students (Miika Lehtinen, Jaakko Ranne, Marianna Salminen and Laura Lerkkanen) took park in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge competition. This is an annual competition organized by the US Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson foundation. Metropolia’s team entered the competition with Fresens, which consists of a service,a… Continue reading Fresens Concept to Tackle Food Waste Problem
Thesis Projects in Design
Students in Industrial Design, Textile Design and Interior Architecture have created thesis projects, of which ones related to urban design are on display 1.9.-1.10.2016 at Laituri. Short introductions to the thesis projects can be found below. Design and Productization of Knitwear Collection for R/H By: Amanda Halonen, Textile Design Thesis: Design and Productization of Knit… Continue reading Thesis Projects in Design