During Helsinki Design Week 2019 at Erottaja2 there is an exhibition presenting the collaboration project of Metropolia’s design students and ABL tiles. Dimensio exhibition is part of a big exhibition entirety that covers up the whole building, so we recommend to be prepared with a couple of hours, comfortable shoes and an open mind!… Continue reading DIMENSIO – New dimensions of ceramics / Helsinki Design Week 2019
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Conjuction – An AR art exhibition
During Helsinki Design Week there is an AR (Augmented Reality) exhibition, Conjunction, to be visited at Metropolia Arabia campus. Conjunction is a collaborative exhibition by young designers and photographer and it presents for example digital paintings, live sound artwork and photography. The exhibition is open during Campus Arabia opening hours from September 5th to 15th… Continue reading Conjuction – An AR art exhibition
ABL-Laatat & Metropolia Muotoilu Dimension – New Dimensions of a Ceramic Tile
A collaboration project with ABL-Laatat and Metropolia design students explores new ways of using ceramics. These visions created by the students are visible at Erottaja 2 part of Room with a View exhibition during Helsinki Design Week. ABL-Laatat & Metropolia Muotoilu Dimension – New Dimensions of a Ceramic Tile A shared learning process,… Continue reading ABL-Laatat & Metropolia Muotoilu Dimension – New Dimensions of a Ceramic Tile
Campus Arabia – Helsinki Design Week 2019
Campus Arabia opens up views to the present and future Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ design and creative studies. The work and working environment of designers are facing continuous transformations. Tools that utilize virtual and extended reality bring along new working habits. The campus area introduces the design unit’s practical work projects and new… Continue reading Campus Arabia – Helsinki Design Week 2019
Extra summer tip: ORNO – Light and shape exhibition
ORNO – Light and shape -lighting exhibition at Art and Museum Centre Sinkka in Kerava presents Orno’s famous design lighting as well as lighting prototypes by young designers from Aalto University. Two alumnis of Metropolia, Saara Ollila and Simo Lahtinen, have their lighting prototypes at the exhibition. The balance between classic, well-known lamps and new, more… Continue reading Extra summer tip: ORNO – Light and shape exhibition
Success in Protoshop
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
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