Welcome to the Demoday event 11.5.2023 – the 2023 program is published!

Demoday 2023 is an event for the Design, Conservation, Film and Television, Live Performance Engineering and Clothing degree programs of the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, which will be held at the Arabia Campus on Thursday, May 11, 2023. At the event, students present their projects, such as animations, games and short films, graphic and… Continue reading Welcome to the Demoday event 11.5.2023 – the 2023 program is published!

Students’ lights at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2020

Tukholman messut 2020

Lights of students of industrial design and textile design from Metropolias degree programme in design were exhibited in the international Furniture fair in Stockholm. The stand of our design students’ products was located in the Greenhouse area, which is a specific, juried area in the annual Furniture & Light Fair for young designers and the schools… Continue reading Students’ lights at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2020

Success in Lekolar Design Competition – Pattern for Inclusion

Metropolia’s textile design student Eveliina Hamari’s work was selected as one of the three winning patterns in Lekolar Design Competition called Pattern for Inclusion. Congratulations, Eveliina! These winning patterns will together create a limited edition collection as a part of Lekolar’s Inclusion campaign, that will be launched at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2020! Read more about… Continue reading Success in Lekolar Design Competition – Pattern for Inclusion

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

Textile Design Students at the Heimtextil Fair in Frankfurt

tuotteiden ja kahvilakonseptin suunnittelijoista.

A group of Metropolia’s Textile Design students spent a week in Germany, at the Heimtextil fair in Frankfurt. The students participated in the planning and implementation of the Micro Factory and Feels Like Home segments of the Campus exhibition. The Digital Textile Micro Factory was implemented in cooperation with Leeds College of Arts (England) and The Strzemiński Academy… Continue reading Textile Design Students at the Heimtextil Fair in Frankfurt

Yarn Visions 26.11.-5.3.2017

Norppa. Sonja Tanskanen. Näkyväksi neulottu -näyttely 2016. Kuva: Daniel Leiviskä.

”In the Baltic Sea, as in any other ecosystem, everything is connected.” (the Chain made by Sonja Tanskanen, Gerli Kotkamets and Iida Kopio) We textile design students got our first real art exhibition project few months ago. The job was to create and execute crochetted art pieces made of Novita’s yarn to Sinkka’s art show ”Yarn… Continue reading Yarn Visions 26.11.-5.3.2017

Thesis Projects in Design

Final Thesis. New concept development process of mono functional hybrid watches. 2016. Umberto Onza. Industrial Design. Photo: Umberto Onza.

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

Metropolia Home at Habitare

Metropolian osasto Habitarella

The fair stand by Metropolia designers is presented in Habitare-fair, The Block-area (6B89). Wellcome to see the products of the design students and alumni! More Information: firstname.lastname@metropolia.fi Alumni: info@simolahtinen.com liliansokolova@hotmail.com emmi.pesari@hotmail.com

Degree programme in Design, Metropolia at Helsinki Design Week 2016

Pattern design by Lakriima Machreich

Young, innovative and bold degree programme in design is taking part in many activities of Helsinki Design Week (HDW): 1.-10.9.: City planning by using the techniques of design – thesis fair at Laituri 5.-11.9.: The city installation Emotion – “Tunne” 7.-11.9.: Habitare exhibition The Block (6b89) This forum is an excellent opportunity to see the works… Continue reading Degree programme in Design, Metropolia at Helsinki Design Week 2016

Japanese Design Workshop

Noora Kauppila. 2016. Syömäpuikoista valmistettu valaisin.

Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulun muotoilun tutkinto-ohjelmaan saapui maaliskuun alussa 2016 vieraileva professori Kiotosta pitämään opiskelijoille suunnittelu-workshopin. Takaaki Oe on tuotemuotoilija, joka opettaa Kioton taiteen ja suunnittelun yliopistossa. Workshop oli jaettu kolmeen eri tehtävään. Osa opiskelijoista osallistui vain ensimmäisen suunnittelutehtävän tekemiseen. Osa opiskelijoista puolestaan suoritti koko workshopin tehden kolme suunnittelutehtävää. Suunnittelutehtävät kestivät kukin kaksi tai kolme päivää. Japanilaisessa… Continue reading Japanese Design Workshop