EKA, A101
Start Date:
25.01.2024
End Date:
25.01.2024
On January 25, 2024, the EKA Design Showcase gala will present to the audience the best cooperation projects of EKA students from the last year with companies and public sector organizations.
We are waiting for all current and future cooperation partners of EKA and those interested in future design to take part in the event!
Concepts, prototypes and ready-made solutions of innovative products and services created by students of the Faculty of Design of EKA during the last year for companies and organizations such as the Estonian National Library, Estonian Prison Service (Ministry of Justice), Antonius ÕU (Tartu Creative Economy Center), Eesti Energia, Pagulasabi MTÜ, Cignomet OÜ, Liven AS, GraceFit, Swedbank, Xarus Cosmetics OÜ, Integration SA (Ministry of Culture) and PERH will be presented.
The most influential and innovative projects will also receive awards!
These are projects created within the framework of the new business cooperation program LAETUS of the EKA Faculty of Design.
EKA has accumulated a very strong wealth of experience in carrying out cooperation projects over the years, and the LAETUS program, launched in 2022, has further expanded this field of activity. The program brings together EKA’s design field courses and business challenges of companies, offering synergy and fruitful cooperation, resulting in sustainable research and development projects that move all parties forward.
Come to the Design Showcase and get new knowledge and inspiration on how to take your organization’s products or services to the next level with the help of new generation design and open innovation in cooperation with EKA!
THE PROGRAM
15:00 EKA house tour for those interested (pre-registration required)
16:00 Start
Welcome words by moderator Jan Teevet and dean of EKA’s Faculty of Design Ruth-Helene Melioranski.
16:15-17:30 Presentations of cooperation projects
“Service Design Sprint with Real Life Challenges in Tallinn’s Biggest Hospital” – MA students of social design and service design and PERH
“Personal City – Let’s Walk!” – MA students of social design and Integration SA (Ministry of Culture)
“How to Become President?” – MA students of social design and Integration SA (Ministry of Culture)
“What Happens when a Schoolchild gets to the National Library?” – interaction design MA students and the Estonian National Library
“Nuclear Energy Experience in 2035” – MA students of interaction design and Eesti Energia
“Making Estonia a Stepping Stone” – MA students of interaction design and Pagulasabi NGO
Sustainable Natural Cosmetics Brand Concepts “PIXEL” and “æsce” – BA students of design and innovation and Xarus Cosmetics OÜ
17:20-17:45 Coffee break
17:45-18:50 Presentations of cooperation projects
“Giving Agency to Prison Inmates by Establishing Digital Communication in Tallinn Prison” – Design & Technology Futures MA students and Prison Service (Ministry of Justice)
“Empowering your fitness journey on GraceFit” – MA interaction design students and GraceFit
“National Library Service System to Support Adults with Dyslexia” – BA students in digital product design and the Estonian National Library
“Onboarding for Swedbank Based on Design Thinking” – BA students of digital product design and Swedbank
“Modular Storage of Electric Bicycles for Public Space and Apartment Associations” – BA students of industrial design and Cignomet OÜ
“Small forms of the Outdoor area of the New Residential Quarter” – BA students of design and innovation and Liven AS
“Rebranding of Antonius Õu Located in Tartu’s Historic Jaani Quarter” – BA students of design and innovation and Antonius ÕU (Tartu Creative Economy Center)
18:50 Acknowledgments and presentation of awards
19:00 The End
Presentations will be held in Estonian or English, without translation.
It is possible to participate both on site at EKA (room A101) and watch the broadcast http://tv.artun.ee/ .
We look forward to hearing from all current and future cooperation partners of EKA and those interested in future design!
Watch a video reminder of last year’s event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykpI2Jevyn0
Additional information:
Karin Kiigemägi
EKA Business Relations and Project Coordinator karin.kiigemagi@artun.ee