Metropolia will participate in the Habitare 2025 fair and is now looking for both products and a working team. The booth aims to showcase the innovative ideas of Metropolia’s students and highlight the significance of the design process in a designer’s work. The working team will organize a design competition, and the selected works will be displayed at Metropolia’s booth at Habitare in Helsinki Messukeskus. Below, you will find instructions on how to apply for the design task and participate in the working team.
Design Task: PROSESSI/PROCESS
Present your own design process in an interesting way. The work itself can be any interior product or functional object. Fair visitors are keen to see how a designer arrives at specific choices and what it takes to create a finished product. You may submit a piece you have already completed and showcase related process materials, or you can design something entirely new.
The most important aspect is to illustrate what designing and the process look like—it can include sketches, scale models, videos, reflections, sources of inspiration, or anything else that demonstrates your approach. We are looking for diverse and intriguing perspectives on the design process.
The selected competition entries will be showcased at Habitare in Helsinki Messukeskus from September 10–14, 2025, at Metropolia’s exhibition booth.
Submit a free-form application in PDF format, briefly introducing yourself, your design concept, and the process. Attach an image of the finished product or sketches of your design. Any Metropolia student can participate, either individually or as part of a team.
Deadline: April 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
Working Team for the exhibition booth
Are you interested in designing a visually appealing and functional exhibition booth? We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated students to plan and execute Metropolia’s exhibition booth at Habitare.
The tasks may include:
- Booth layout and spatial design
- Color schemes
- Lighting design
- Construction of the booth
- Graphic design
- Event posters and printed materials
- Advertising and communication
- Photography
- Logistics
We will form working groups based on the applicants’ interests and skills. No prior experience in exhibition design is required.
It is also possible to earn study credits for the project based on the hours worked (to be discussed individually with your teacher).
Tell us about your motivation and how your skills could contribute to the project. If you have a portfolio, you may attach it to your application.
Submit a free-form application in PDF format by April 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
Competition Rules
Application
Your submission can be any design product related to interior design or functional objects. Send your proposal as a PDF file no later than Tuesday, April 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM to juhani.raty@metropolia.fi.
Use the email subject line “Habitare Competition” or “Habitare Working Team”, depending on which you are applying for. You may also apply for both.
Decision Process
All applicants will be notified of the results within a week after the application deadline.
Selection Criteria
The jury will evaluate submissions based on their originality, creativity, and novelty.
Rights
The designer retains all rights to their work.
Questions
For any questions regarding the application process, contact juhani.raty@metropolia.fi by April 5, 2025.
Further Development of Selected Works & Exhibition Event
Metropolia will provide the exhibition space, visibility at Habitare and on social media, as well as event-related communication and marketing. The selected designers will be responsible for producing their own prototypes in collaboration with Metropolia.
The exhibition organizers reserve the right to exclude any selected work that does not meet the agreed production schedule.
