The Metex Prize is awarded for excellence in master’s thesis work done in collaboration with a technology company or to promote the significance and use of design and art in Finnish industry. Each year, the fund awards a prize of 5,000 euros for an outstanding master's thesis by a student graduating from Aalto University. This year, the Metex Prize will exceptionally be awarded to two master's theses. The Metex Fund, which promotes Finnish industries, operates as part of the Technology Industry 100th Anniversary Foundation.
Dario Aguet’s master’s thesis, Rethinking Portable Bluetooth Speakers: Disassemblability and Reparability in Product Design, Contemporary Design MA Major, Supervisor: Simo Puintila
Venla Elonsalo’s master’s thesis I weave dogs and clothes: Digital technologies for woven textile-form design , Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design MA Major. Supervisor Maarit Salolainen advisors: Holly McQuillan (Delft University), Maija Fagerlund.