Second annual Designing Soul Conference will be held on September 6^th with speakers from Vanity Fair Corp, Brooklyn Design Accelerator and Artist Bart Hess among others.

For more information

designingsoul.aalto.fi

designingsoul@aalto.fi

+358 40 1467359

The Bachelor’s programme in Fashion was placed third in the ranking carried out by the Business of Fashion website. The Master’s Programme received a ranking of 15th on the equivalent list of Master’s Programmes. The ranking involved 54 universities around the world. The position in the ranking is based on global influence, learning experiences and the long-term value provided by the education. This was the second time that Business of Fashion listed fashion schools, and Aalto University made it to the list for the first time.

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The Fashion Seminar, Näytös16 fashion show and Tekstiili16 textile exhibition at Kaapelitehdas join in on the discussion on what is currently interesting in fashion and textile. The events are part of Aalto Festival.

Tekstiili16 Exhibition

The Tekstiili16 exhibition showcases the high level and multifaceted textile expertise and artistry at Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The exhibition is held for the first time this spring and brings the processes of designing and producing textiles from the behind the scenes to the main stage.

Advances in the teaching content and pedagogy together with Aalto’s resources and  facilities, such as working studios have brought the textile skills at Aalto ARTS to it’s internationally acknowledged status. Collaborating with the industry enables the students to design and produce remarkable and relevant interior and fashion textile collections.

Many of the experimental and innovative products are  endresults of collaboration between different fields of expertise. New directions in technological advancements and research broaden the horizon of textile futures into the realm of science.

The exhibition is produced in collaboration with Suomen tekstiili ja muoti ry organization.

Fashion Seminar

The Fashion Seminar brings together internationally acclaimed professionals from the fashion industry to discuss the topic Dream Worlds: Building the Fashion Narrative. The seminar is curated by the cult magazine named A Magazine Curated by editor in chief Daniel Thawley and the Showstudio producer and editor Lou Stoppard.

This spring taking part in the conversation are also LVMH Prize winner, London based designer Thomas Tait, Balenciaga and Vetemnts stylist Lotta Volkova, Man About Town magazine’s editor in chief Ben Reardon, designer Yhji Yamamoto’s righ hand, fashion editor legend Irene Silvagni and top model Paul Hameline.

Näytös16 Fashion Show

The Näytös16 fashion show brings the lastest student collections to the public eye. The most anticipated fashion event of the year in Helsinki attracts a crowd of around one thousand spectators, including local fashion and design professionals as well as international press and talent scouts. Among others, LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Céline etc.), Keirin Group (Gucci, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent etc.), OTB (Diesel, Marni, Maison Margiela etc.) have brough their  headhunters to Finland to see the Näytös fashion shows. This year a well know Parisian fashion designer, Lutz Huelle has taken part in the editing of the show.

In addition, four Aalto alumni will take part in Näytös16. Saara Lepokorpi, Julia Männistö, Siiri Raasakka and Tiia Sirén will present their collections at Näytös16. The collaborative menswear collection by Hanne Jurmu and Anton Vartiainen, that won both the Chloé Award and the Jury’s Special Mention at the Hyéres Fashion Festival earlier this year, will also be seen.

Tekstiili16
Exhibition opening hours
25.5.–29.5. (Wed 21–23, Thu 11–20, Fri 11–15 and Tekstiili16 Party 19–23, Sat 11–20, Sun 11–18)
For more information, please contact Professor Maarit Salolainen p. 050 442 8381, maarit.salolainen@aalto.fi

Fashion Seminar
Wed 25.5. 10.00–12.00 AM tickets 10/15 euros at the door. Payment only by card
For more information and reservations, please contact Tuomas Laitinen p. 050 384 8857, tuomas.p.laitinen@aalto.fi

Näytös16
Wed 25.5., Tickets 10/15e, in advance from the Diesel Storesta, Mannerheimintie 2, Helsinki, the tickets will be sold at the door if the show is not sold out beforehad. Payment by card only. Inqueries and press (for professionals), please contact Susse Roos, susse@toverihki.fi
For more information, please contact Professo Pirjo Hirvonen, p. 050 363 6011, pirjo.hirvonen@aalto.fi

The fashion seminar, hosted by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, brings together various international speakers from different fields of fashion to discuss the new boundaries and possibilities of fashion, and the value of creativity in today’s challenging ecological and economic climate.

The seminar’s guest curators are Daniel Thawley, Editor-in-Chief of the cult Belgian magazine A Magazine Curated By and, also, Lou Stoppard, Editor of the groundbreaking online fashion platform www.showstudio.com,  founded by the photographer Nick Knight.

Speakers of the past seminars have included the creative director of Loewe Jonathan Anderson, the milliner Stephen Jones, sound artist Michel Gaubert, and Art Director legend Marc Ascoli.

Tickets 10/15 euros at the door, card only. tuomas.p.laitinen@aalto.fi

Fashion and Collection Design is part of Aalto Festival with Tekstiili16 textile exhibition, Designing Cellulose for the Future II exhibition and seminar, and Näytös16 fashion show. The numerous events and exhibitions during Aalto Festival showcase a wide variety of design, art and technology during May.

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The show is held in Merikaapelihalli at Kaapelitehdas.

Tickets for sale now at Diesel store Helsinki.
15€/10€ (student discount)
Note: Payment by card only!

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Downloadable, printable clothing are coming to a closet near you! For designer Danit Peleg it started  as an experimental fashion project at Shenkar College, Israel in 2015, resulting in a collection of 3D printed outfits for the runway.

Peleg experimented with various materials and technologies such as laser cutting and 3D printing for 9 months and over 2 000 hours of printing. She believes that technology will democratize fashion and give designers more independence in the creation process. She now advises designers and fashion companies on new technologies.

Please sign up by 12.5 with an e-mail to tiina.aarras@aalto.fi
Space is limited. First come, first served. Confirmations with a personal ticket will be e-mailed by 16.5.

Following the success of Aalto designers in recent years, Hanne Jurmu and Anton Vartiainen win two prices at this year’s Hyéres Fashion Festival with their collaborative menswear collection. The duo won both the Jury’s Special Mention and the Chloé Prize at the festival, which is considered one of the most notable competitions for the fashion industry. More information here.

The A:Space empowers the next generation of thinkers, designers and makers to build in a way that is current and meaningful to them. An ever-changing space where the future is invented through the mash-up of colour and material design, functional fashion, technology, and entrepreneurship.

Tekstiili16 brings processes involved in designing and making textiles from behind the scenes to the main stage. The exhibition is coordinated with Näytös16 and produced in collaboration with Finnish Textile and Fashion at the end of May.

Recent curriculum and pedagogic development at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, linked to the vast textile studios have been able to bring textile design to a internationally acknowledged level.

Through collaboration with textile mills, fabrics can be incorporated to the students’ fashion or interior collections. There is also a growing need for knowledge of textile processes, structures and fibers outside of their conventional boundaries.

Numerous new and innovative products result from interdisciplinary projects. Furthermore new multidisciplinary and experimental research approaches extend the textile knowledge into science field.

Invitation Only Events:

Opening: Wed 25.05. 18:00-20.30

Textile Expert Party: Fri 16:00-18:00

Events Open for Everyone:

Tekstiili16 Party: Fri 27.05. 19:00-23:00

Contact

tekstiili16@aalto.fi

Curator professor: Maarit Salolainen

maarit.salolainen@aalto.fi