Maarit Salolainen

Personal profile

Artistic and research interests

Maarit Salolainen is Professor for Textile Design at Aalto University. She is an experienced international textile design professional with passion for bringing textile knowledge to multidisciplinary platforms. Salolainen has developed higher education studies in the field of textile and surface design, focusing on renewing textile studio pedagogy and linking textiles studies to fashion education. She has been developing experimental pedagogy for multidisciplinary courses exposing engineering students to design processes.

In addition to her academic work, Salolainen works internationally as a creative director consulting textile manufacturers and interior textile editors. Currently she works as a creative director for the Turkish textile mill Vanelli, leading a team of over 20 designers in developing new concepts, products and collections for international interior textile editors and brands. Salolainen's past positions include working as creative director for the Mumbai based Indian mill G.M. Fabrics

In 2013 Salolainen was awarded with the Designer of the Year award by the Finnish Designers association.

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Arts (Art and Design)

External positions

Creative Director

1 Jun 2018 → …

Keywords

Textile design
Functional textiles
Interior textiles
Fashion textiles
Textile structures
Textile fibres
Industrial textile Design
Contract textiles
Constructed textile design
Woven fabrics
Jacquard fabrics
Printed textiles
Surface design
Textile and Fashion pedagogy
Experimental pedagogy
Multidisciplinary pedagogy

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Research Output

19 Design
8 Exhibition
3 Conference contribution
2 Book
5 More

Interwoven - Exploring Materials and Structures

Salolainen, M., 2020, (In preparation) Aalto ARTS Books. 350 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

Creative Director, Vanelli, Turkey: Design of Interior textile collections SS20 launched at the international Proposte Fair 2019, Villa Erba, Cernobbio, Italy

Salolainen, M., 15 May 2019

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

Creative Director, Vanelli, Turkey: Design of Interior textile collections AW19 launched at the international Heimtextil Fair 2019, Messe Frankfurt.

Salolainen, M., 8 Jan 2019

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

PatternLab19 surface design collection: presentation at Heimtextil 2019

Salolainen, M., 8 Jan 2019

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

Creative Director GM Fabrics, Mumbai, India: Design of Interior textile collections SS18 launched at the international Heimtextil Fair 2018, Messe Frankfurt

Salolainen, M., 9 Jan 2018

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

Prizes

Dean's Award: Commmunity Building Outside Own Field

Maarit Salolainen (Recipient), 15 Dec 2017

Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work

Designers of the year 2013: Textile Designer of the year

Maarit Salolainen (Recipient), 2013

Prize: Award or honor granted for academic career

Student prize: Dorothy Waxman Textile Design Prize

Maarit Salolainen (Supervisor), Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen (Student prize recipient), Tiina Paavilainen (Student prize recipient), Antonina Sedakova (Student prize recipient) & Aamu Salo (Student prize recipient), 12 Sep 2017

Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition

Activities

5 Conference presentation
3 Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
3 Regular membership of a society or network
3 Visit abroad
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Sensorial Design Workshop – Smells and Sounds

Maarit Salolainen (Chair), Margareta Zetterblom (Organiser), Jyoti Kapur (Organiser), Tiina Paavilainen (Organiser)

8 Apr 2019 → 10 Apr 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial

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Akira Minagawa and ‘minä perhonen’

Maarit Salolainen (Chair), Akira Minagawa (Member), Tiina Paavilainen (Organiser)

11 Apr 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial

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Textiles Tomorrow Summit

Kirsi Niinimäki (Chair), Pirjo Kääriäinen (Chair), Maarit Salolainen (Chair), Tiina Paavilainen (Organiser), Petra Haikonen (Organiser), Hilkka-Maija Fagerlund (Organiser), Pirita Lauri (Organiser), Anna-Mari Leppisaari (Organiser), Oldouz Moslemian (Organiser), Lidewij Edelkoort (Member), Michael Hummel (Participant), Harri Puputti (Participant), Helena Hyvönen (Participant), Zane Berzina (Participant), Mark Van Vorstenbos (Participant), Kati Miettunen (Participant), Jouni Partanen (Participant), Orlando Rojas Gaona (Participant), Yu Xiao (Participant), Hil Driessen (Participant), Tonje Kristensen Johnstone (Participant), Essi Johanna Glomb (Participant), Marija Jenko (Participant), Preethi Gopinath (Participant), Gabriel Asfour (Participant), Maartje Boer (Participant), Tina Downes (Participant), Beata Hamalwa (Participant), Louise Ravnlokke (Participant), Karen Marie Hasling (Participant), Riikka Räisänen (Participant), Alexia Venot (Participant), Antonin Mongin (Participant), Jenni Fisk (Participant), Mari Nurmenniemi (Participant), Elina Laitinen (Participant), Talisa Dwiyani (Participant), Outi Les Pyy (Participant), Maarit Aakko (Organiser), Marium Durrani (Organiser), Essi Karell (Organiser), Emmi Pakkanen (Organiser), Jenna Ervasti (Organiser), Eeva Suorlahti (Organiser), Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen (Organiser), Tiina Saivo (Organiser), Helmi Liikanen (Organiser)

30 Oct 2019 → 31 Oct 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar

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