Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
My research focuses on the designer-maker and the cultivation of knowledge through the physical act of making, as well as the role of material engagement in fostering a more holistic conception of design. Fundamental to my work is the visuality of making: specifically, how spatial engagement facilitated by craft-driven practices can support interdisciplinary research and provide new perspectives on designing. I work in the field, laboratory, and workshop, combining material-driven exploration, craft methodologies, and digital tools. Prior to joining Aalto, I was a university lecturer at design faculties in Germany and the United States.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Designer-maker
- Practice-led research
- Research through design
- Bio-based materials
- Material-driven design
- Making process
- Interdisciplinary research
- Sustainability
- Design thinking
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Designs for the Material Future / Dutch Design Week
Mahler, L., 18 Oct 2025Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Everyday Materials / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Mahler, L., 3 Sept 2025Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Shaping Space and Forming Dimensionality through Origami Practice
Mahler, L., 2025, Proceedings of Nordes 2025: Relational Design, 6-8 August, Oslo, Norway. Morrison, A., Culén, A. & Habib, L. (eds.). London: Design Research Society, p. 675-682 8 p. (Nordic Design Research Conference; vol. 11).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Designer-maker: Merging cognition and construction in practice-led design research
Mahler, L., 23 Jun 2024, DRS2024: Boston. Gray, C. M., Chehade, E. C., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P. & Lloyd, P. (eds.). Design Research Society, p. 1-13 13 p. (Proceedings of Design Research Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Fostering Bioinnovation / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Mahler, L., Masoodian, M., Niiranen, J. & Peltonen, K., 5 Sept 2024Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Projects
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Aalto University Bioinnovation Center
Hummel, M. (Principal investigator), Dessbesell, L. (Project Member), Ahola, S. (Project Member), Iannacchero, M. (Project Member), Mahler, L. (Project Member), Basnayaka, M. (Project Member), Babaeipour, S. (Project Member), Guridi Sotomayor, S. (Project Member), Westerback, H. (Project Member), Heimala, S. (Project Member), Real de Almeida, M. (Project Member), Qureshi, T. (Project Member), Hardjono, V. (Project Member), Piquemal, E. (Project Member), Mehmood, W. (Project Member) & Moussa, K. (Project Member)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2030
Project: Domestic funds and foundations
Prizes
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Design Principles and Practices: Emerging Scholar Award
Mahler, L. (Recipient), 13 Mar 2024
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Material, Transformation, and the Fold
Mahler, L. (Speaker)
5 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Helsingin Paperipaja (External organisation)
Mahler, L. (Member)
1 Jan 2024 → …Activity: Memberships (typically long-term positions of trust) › Regular membership of a society or network
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Bio-Based Tessellations: A Design Perspective on Ecology and Innovation
Mahler, L. (Speaker)
25 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Making with Nettle
Mahler, L. (Speaker)
23 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Structure and Construction: Investigating Perceptual Space through the Making Process
Mahler, L. (Speaker)
11 Mar 2024 → 13 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation