International Design field

CEO of the Helsinki Design Week, Kari Korkman, had a lecture to design students at 12.3.2015 about interactive internationalization. Lectures about the International Design field was: 5.2. 2015 Sauli Laitinen – International UX-design 12.2.2015 Esa Vesmanen – How to separate oneself at the international operational environment 26.2.2015 Rosa Piironen – Small business export and operations … Read more

Dwell’s annual survey of the best emerging designers

Industrial design student Olli Mustikainen is one of the best emerging designers at Dwell’s annual survey of 2015. The Nappi sofa table, exhibited at Milan’s Salone Satellite 2014, is a prime example of the next generation in self-assembly, where quality materials merge with a considerably simplified human effort. “I wanted to create a table which can … Read more

Cozy Trash Shed of the Future

Lassila & Tikanoja gave a design challenge to students: Design a cozy trash shed. During the innovation project students completed a concept of the trash shed for the future. The shed included clear colour codes, bright lights and disinfectant for cleaning hands. Interior architecture student Mira Hölttä explains that bright colour codes work exellent when you guide … Read more

Virtuoso Robotic Hand competition

Industrial design students developed new design concepts in Electria’s Virtuoso Robotic hand competition. Metropolia’s Electria (electronics research and development unit) has developed robotic hand that is excellently suited for the teaching of programming. Miika Lehtinen’s concept  Reache won the first prize (600€) and Jaakko Ranne’s Handy concept won the second prize (300€). Concept Androidi, designed … Read more

Cooperation between Metropolia and University of Tennessee

Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and the University of Tennessee told the story of their long-lasting and responsible partnership that creates new things at Habitare Fair’s Ahead design area on 12–16 September 2012. Their first joint project was the 2008 UTZero prototype house which was developed into the Living Light house in the Solar … Read more

Nordic Luminaire Design competition

The brief of the 2014 Nordic Luminaire Design Competition was to design a series of light fittings or a single fitting suited for home lighting, and with a consistent design aesthetic. The winner of the STEK prize, donated by the Finnish Association for Electrical Safety, worth 5.000€, was the designer duo Miia Suvi (Industrial design … Read more

Ready14 Design Thesis Exhibition

Degree Programme of Design took part in the Helsinki Design Week Local Design exhibition 6.-14.9.2014. Local Design, the main exhibition of the Helsinki Design Week anniversary year, spread through the Abattoir yard to showcase the newest of Finnish design. Ready14 exhibition showcased the best of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences design thesis works implemented … Read more