Cindy Kohtala

Postdoctoral Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Design

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7417-0745

Phone+358505640400
Emailcindy.kohtala@aalto.fi

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Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Arts (Art and Design)

Master of Arts (Art and Design)

Keywords

fab labs
peer production
Design-for-Sustainability
open design
maker culture
digital fabrication
grassroots innovation
ethnography
distributed economies
circular economy
Sustainable Product-Service Systems
Sustainable consumption and production
Science and technology studies
Symbolic Interactionism

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Research Output

9 Conference contribution
9 Article
4 Chapter
3 Performance
7 More

A taxonomy of users’ active design engagement in the 21st century

Kohtala, C., Hyysalo, S. & Whalen, J., 27 Feb 2020, In : Design Studies. 67, p. 27-54

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

Open Access

Collaborative Confusion Among DIY Makers: Ethnography and Expertise in Creating Knowledge for Environmental Sustainability

Berglund, E. & Kohtala, C., May 2020, In : Science & Technology Studies. 33, 2, p. 102-119 18 p.

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

Open Access

Designing Care and Commoning into a Code of Conduct

Kohtala, C., Walls, J. & Collective, W-L., Jun 2019, Proceedings of the Nordic Design Research Conference: Who Cares?. Helsinki: Nordic Design Research Conference, Vol. 8. 5 p. (Nordes 2019: Who cares?; vol. 8).

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

Open Access

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21 Downloads (Pure)

Framing Open Design through Theoretical Concepts and Practical Applications: A Systematic Literature Review

Bakırlıoğlu, Y. & Kohtala, C., 2019, In : Human-Computer Interaction. 34, 5-6, p. 389-432

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

Open Access

File

3 Citations (Scopus)

99 Downloads (Pure)

Maker-Activists in the Post-Growth City

Kohtala, C. & Ede, S., 21 Nov 2019, The Critical Makers Reader: (Un)learning Technology. Bogers, L. & Chiappini, L. (eds.). Amsterdam, p. 278-285 8 p. (INC Reader; no. 12).

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