Department of Design

Research output

Research output per year 1994 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

• 657 Exhibition
• 530 Article
• 495 Conference contribution
• 419 Chapter
• 680 More
  • 149 Design
  • 73 Doctoral Thesis
  • 58 Book
  • 49 Artefact
  • 39 Anthology
  • 39 Abstract
  • 34 Commissioned report
  • 32 Paper
  • 28 Editorial
  • 23 Other contribution
  • 19 Review Article
  • 16 Performance
  • 14 Working paper
  • 13 Comment/debate
  • 12 Book/Film/Article review
  • 11 Conference article
  • 10 Film
  • 9 Architecture
  • 8 Poster
  • 8 Blog article
  • 7 Foreword / postscript
  • 7 Web publication/site
  • 6 Special issue
  • 3 Other chapter contribution
  • 3 Master's thesis
  • 2 Literature review
  • 2 Digital or Visual Products
  • 1 Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary
  • 1 Meeting Abstract
  • 1 Letter
  • 1 Software
  • 1 Licenciate's thesis
  • 1 Discussion paper

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Baltic Sea Lab

  1 Jan 2023, CreaTures Co-Laboratory Catalogue. Dolejšová, M. (ed.). p. 11-18 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

  • artist 100%
  • stakeholder 71%
  • health 47%

• Beyond Robot Therapy: Embodied AI, Mental Healthcare, and Value Sensitive Design

  Kokkonen, T., Ehrenberg, N., Koi, P., Telakivi, P. & Vesterinen, T., Jan 2023, Social Robots in Social Institutions: Proceedings of Robophilosophy 2022. Hakli, R., Mäkelä, P. & Seibt, J. (eds.). IOS PRESS, p. 683-687 6 p. (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; vol. 366).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

  • Robotics 100%
  • Robots 84%
  • Health 64%

• Circular Textiles platform MOOC (massive online open course)

  Moreira, N. & Niinimäki, K., 14 Feb 2023

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Professional

  Open Access

  • cotton 100%
  • textile 93%
  • entrepreneur 65%
  • project 52%
  • ecosystem 29%

• Citizen energy lost in sustainability transitions : Knowledge co-production in a complex governance context

  Lukkarinen, J. P., Salo, M., Faehnle, M., Saarikoski, H., Hyysalo, S., Auvinen, K., Lähteenoja, S. & Marttila, T., Feb 2023, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 96, 12 p., 102932.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • coproduction 100%
  • Sustainable development 76%
  • sustainability 63%
  • energy 58%
  • governance 55%
  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Creative Director, Vanelli AW23/24 collections: Design of interior textile collections launched at the international Heimtextil Fair 2023, Messe Frankfurt

  Salolainen, M., 10 Jan 2023

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in non-art work › peer-review

  • International Fair 100%
  • Creative Director 93%
  • Textile Collection 91%
  • Creative Direction 25%
  • Screen Print 12%

• CreaTures Co-Laboratory Catalogue

  Dolejšová, M. (ed.), 1 Jan 2023, 167 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

  Open Access

  File

  • Creatures 100%
  • Julia Lohmann 59%
  • Sustainability 56%
  • Paul Graham 52%
  • Hanafi 42%
  1 Downloads (Pure)

• CreaTures Framework

  Choi, J. H., Dolejšová, M., Houston, L., Light, A., Mattelmäki, T., Vervoort, J., Lane, R. (ed.), Zamuruieva, I., Wolstenholme, R., Komulainen, M. & Papagiannopoulos, K., 1 Jan 2023

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Web publication/site › Scientific

  • resources 100%
  • research policy 78%
  • social change 62%
  • funding 52%
  • evaluation 35%

• Design types in diversified city administration : the case City of Helsinki

  Hyysalo, S., Savolainen, K., Pirinen, A., Mattelmäki, T., Hietanen, P. & Virta, M., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Design Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Type Design 100%
  • Helsinki 76%
  • Public Sector Organizations 16%
  • Design Management 15%
  • Cultural Transformation 10%

• Direct CO₂ capture by alkali-dissolved cellulose and sequestration in building materials and artificial reef structures

  Reyes, G., Vega-Coloma, M., Antonova, A., Ajdary, R., Jonveaux, S., Flanigan, C., Lautenbacher, N. & Rojas, O. J., 16 Mar 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 11, 12 p., 2209327.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Reefs 100%
  • Alkalies 84%
  • Cellulose 82%
  • Carbonate Mineral 53%
  • Gel 42%
  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Disrespectful thoughts about design: Social, political and environmental values in Finnish design, 1960–1980

  Savola, K., 2023, Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books. 231 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph

  Open Access

  • Finnish Design 100%
  • Environmental Values 75%
  • Political Values 62%
  • Social Values 53%
  • Design Education 16%

• Estonian Blues: Natural dyes as enhancers of environmental, intergenerational and heritage bonds in Fashion Design education

  Valle Noronha, J., 2023, (Submitted) In: Craft Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• E-textiles and Biomaterials: A Literature Review on the use of Novel-Biobased Materials for Smart Textiles

  Guridi Sotomayor, S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the Future Textiles Conference 2023.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

• Evaluating Social Impact of Smart City Technologies and Services: Methods, Challenges, Future Directions

  Hodson, E., Vainio, T., Nader Sayun, M., Tomitsch, M., Jones, A., Jalonen, M., Börütecene, A., Hasan, M. T., Paraschivoiu, I., Wolff, A., Yavo-Ayalon, S., Yli-Kauhaluoma, S. & Young, G. W., Mar 2023, In: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 7, 3, 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • smart city 100%
  • Social Change 93%
  • social impact 87%
  • Smart city 83%
  • social effects 70%
  2 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental Food Design for Sustainable Futures by Feeding Food Futures

  Dolejšová, M., Wilde, D., van Gaalen, S., Davis, H., Altarriba Bertran, F., Graham Raven, P., Heitlinger, S. & Light, A., 1 Jan 2023, CreaTures Co-Laboratory Catalogue. Dolejšová, M. (ed.). p. 33-38 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

  • Food 100%
  • Critical Thinking 24%
  • Design Research 24%
  • Social Sustainability 21%
  • Climate Change 20%

• Fashion in turmoil: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Finland’s textile and fashion industry

  Haukkala, T., Niinimäki, K. & Turunen, L., 8 Mar 2023, In: SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY. 19, 1, 14 p., 2173424.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • pandemics 100%
  • textile industry 91%
  • Finland 69%
  • industry 45%
  • Factory working conditions 40%
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Learning with the Natural Environment: How Walking with Nature Can Actively Shape Creativity and Contribute to Holistic Learning

  Mäkelä, M. & Aktas, B., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Art & Design Education. 42, 1, p. 139-154 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Students 100%
  4 Downloads (Pure)

• LIGHT TISSUE: Development of cellulose-based optical textile sensors

  Guridi Sotomayor, S., Pouta, E., Hokkanen, A. & Jaiswal, A. K., 26 Feb 2023, TEI '23: Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. New York: ACM, p. 1-14 14 p. 27

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Smart textiles 100%
  • Cellulose 75%
  • Textiles 68%
  • Sensors 35%
  • Optical waveguides 34%

• Materialising Norms - Norm-Critical and Speculative Explorations in Design

  Andersson, C., 2023, Espoo: Aalto University. 336 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

  Open Access

  • critical theory 100%
  • artifact 53%
  • research method 49%
  • Social Norms 30%
  • social inequality 30%

• Open Forest

  Botero, A., Dolejšová, M., Choi, J. H. & Chewie, 1 Jan 2023, CreaTures Co-Laboratory Catalogue. Dolejšová, M. (ed.). p. 72-79 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

  • stakeholder 100%
  • world 70%
  • resource 69%
  • project 65%

• Optimisation of knitted fabrics as visually concealing covers for textile-integrated photovoltaics

  Elsehrawy, F., Blomstedt, B., Ilén, E., Palovuori, E. & Halme, J., Apr 2023, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 252, 19 p., 112205.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Textiles 100%
  • Solar cells 89%
  • Solar Cell 87%
  • Yarn 34%
  • Optical properties 20%
  15 Downloads (Pure)

• Scalar trajectories in design: The case of DIY cloth face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Botero, A. & Saad-Sulonen, J., 23 Jan 2023, In: Artifact: Journal of Design Practice. 9, 1-2, p. 21.1-21.23 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Do-it-yourself 100%
  • Cloth 95%
  • Mask 70%
  • Masks 66%
  • Trajectory 64%
  17 Downloads (Pure)

• Service Design Handover to user experience design – a systematic literature review

  Leinonen, A. & Roto, V., Feb 2023, In: Information and Software Technology. 154, 19 p., 107087.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • User experience 100%
  • Communication 30%
  • Planning 12%
  103 Downloads (Pure)

• The Future(s) of Finnish Glass

  Hulkkonen, K. S. S., 2023, In: GASnews. 37, 1, p. 10-12 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public

  Open Access

• The only way to fix fast fashion is to end it

  Sahimaa, O., Miller, E. M., Halme, M., Niinimäki, K., Tanner, H., Mäkelä, M., Rissanen, M., Härri, A. & Hummel, M., Mar 2023, In: Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. 4, 3, p. 137-138 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Scientific

• User involvement in safety-critical system design

  Koskinen, H., 2023, Espoo: Aalto University. 249 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

  Open Access

  • Systems analysis 100%
  • Process control 14%
  • Usability engineering 12%
  • Pesticides 10%
  • Knowledge engineering 9%

• Whom do we include and when? participatory design with vulnerable groups

  Hodson, E., Svanda, A. & Dadashi, N., 27 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: CoDesign. 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Participatory Design 100%
  • Stakeholders 16%
  • Inclusion 15%
  • Planning 14%
  • Learning Disability 14%
• 2022

  AAVA

  Kaarakainen, J., 8 Sep 2022

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review

• Adorned in Memes: Exploring the Adoption of Social Wearables in Nordic Student Culture

  Epp, F. A., Kantosalo, A., Jain, N., Lucero, A. & Mekler, E., 30 Apr 2022, CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, p. 1-18 18 p. 364

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • clothing 100%
  • social studies 99%
  • interaction 91%
  • driver 80%
  • everyday life 80%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  42 Downloads (Pure)

• ÆON

  Tikka, E., 1 Mar 2022, Atlas der Datenkörper 1: Körperbilder in Kunst, Design und Wissenschaft im Zeitalter digitaler Medien. Bart, M., Breuer, J. & Freier, A. L. (eds.). p. 148-153 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • scenario 100%
  • medicine 49%
  • experiment 40%
  • time 23%

• Aesthetic Experience and Agency of Environmental Architecture – Could Beauty Save the World?

  Suomi, M., 2022, Architects of Disruption. Nyholm, C., Wiikinkoski, M. & Karkulahti, I. (eds.). Helsinki / Copenhagen, Vol. 1. p. 53-56 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

• Affective visual rhetoric and discursive practices of the far-right across social media

  Laaksonen, S-M., Hokka, J., Nelimarkka, M. & Nikunen, K., 4 Mar 2022, The Far-Right Discourse of Multiculturalism in Intergroup Interactions: A Critical Discursive Perspective. Petterson, K. & Nortio, E. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, p. 189-216 27 p. (Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

  • rhetoric 100%
  • immigration 96%
  • social media 93%
  • video 88%
  • visual communication 79%

• Alusta monilajisille kohtaamisille

  Suomi, M. & Koivisto, E., 17 Nov 2022, In: Tahiti . 12, 3, p. 91-98 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific

  Open Access

• Alusta Pavilion

  Suomi, M. & Koivisto, E., Jun 2022

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in non-art work › peer-review

  • project 100%
  • museum 99%
  • clay 94%
  • insect 89%
  • biodiversity 69%

• A more sustainable textile and fashion industry

  Niinimäki, K., 2022, Designing Change : New opportunities for organisations. Valtonen, A. & Nikkinen, P. (eds.). Espoo, Finland: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 38-45 8 p. (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE; vol. 2022, no. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

• Amos Rex coat

  Närvänen, A. & Peltonen, E., Apr 2022

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in non-art work › peer-review

  • Duo 100%
  • Artist 90%
  • Sustainability 78%
  • Sourcing 73%
  • Designer 67%

• An arena of transformation

  Hyysalo, S. & Marttila, T., 2022, Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations. Valtonen, A. & Nikkinen, P. (eds.). Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 18-23 5 p. (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE; vol. 2022, no. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

• Approach the future with design thinking

  Valtonen, A. & Solsona Caba, N., 2022, Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations. Valtonen, A. & Nikkinen, P. (eds.). Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 154-159 5 p. (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE; vol. 2022, no. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

• Architects as 'Mediators': Socio-political roles in mediating the ‘temporary use’ of vacant spaces

  Hernberg, H., 2022, Espoo, Finland: Aalto ARTS Books. 258 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

  Open Access

  • architect 100%
  • mediation 79%
  • Finland 22%
  • planning 14%
  • urban development 12%

• Arkkitehti muutoksen välittäjänä

  Translated title of the contribution: Architects as Mediators of ChangeHernberg, H., 2022, In: Arkkitehti - Finnish Architectural Review. 2022, 5, p. 12-21 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

  Open Access

• Assessing design approaches' political role in the public sector

  Vaz, F. & Ferreira Litowtschenko, M., 8 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Design Research. 19 , 4-6, p. 197 - 212

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Reinforcement 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A transdisciplinary review and framework of consumer interactions with embodied social robots: Design, delegate, deploy

  Blaurock, M., Caic, M., Okan, M. & Henkel, A. P., Sep 2022, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES. 46, 5, p. 1877-1899 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Robot 100%
  • transdisciplinary 94%
  • robot 92%
  • Interaction 47%
  • interaction 40%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  44 Downloads (Pure)

• At the roots of design

  van der Lei, A. & Lohmann, J., 2022, Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations. Valtonen, A. & Nikkinen, P. (eds.). Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 104-111 7 p. (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE; vol. 2022, no. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access

• Avant OptiTemp battery series rotational moulded cover: New type of 44 volt lithium-ion battery pack

  Piepponen, M., Vienamo, T., Westerlund, W., Ström, R. & Koskinen, R., 24 Oct 2022

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in non-art work › peer-review

  • Battery Pack 100%
  • Lithium-ion batteries 89%
  • Rotational molding 65%
  • Loaders 53%

• Becoming Self-Aware—How Do Self-Awareness and Transformative Learning Fit in the Sustainability Competency Discourse

  Jaakkola, N., Karvinen, M., Hakio, K., Wolff, L-A., Mattelmäki, T. & Friman, M., 9 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Education. 7, 13 p., 855583.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • self awareness 100%
  • sustainability 67%
  • discourse 49%
  • personality development 34%
  • learning 30%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  34 Downloads (Pure)

• Betonista toteutettuja valaisinkonsepteja: Valon muotoja – Forms of light

  Puintila, S., 2022, In: Betoni. 2022, 4, p. 100-107 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

  Open Access

• Better Balance In The Fashion System

  Onkinen, E. & Gorniak, K., 7 Sep 2022

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review

  • clothing design 100%
  • bark 60%
  • linen fabric 58%
  • natural dyes 46%
  • synthetic biology 45%

• Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences (BICCS), Hybrid conference, Department of Conservation and the Craft Laboratory, Gothenburg University, Mariestad, 4–6 May 2021

  Aktas, B., 1 Sep 2022, In: Craft Research. 13, 2, p. 439-446 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Scientific

• Bioinclusive Collaborative and Participatory Design: A Conceptual Framework and a Research Agenda

  Veselova, E. & Gaziulusoy, I., 15 Jun 2022, In: DESIGN AND CULTURE. 14, 2, p. 149-183 35 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Participatory Design 100%
  • Conceptual Framework 63%
  • Research Agenda 58%
  • Anthropocentric 35%
  • environmental ethics 29%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Breaking Ground – 8 ways research shaped our world

  Niinimäki, K., 7 Apr 2022

  Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review

  • Innovation 100%
  • Editor 99%

• Building blocks for an engaging everyday life

  Jalas, M. & Paavilainen, H., 2022, Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations. Valtonen, A. & Nikkinen, P. (eds.). Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 84-89 6 p. (Aalto University publication series ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE; vol. 2022, no. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

  Open Access