A-501, EKA
Start Date:
19.02.2025
Start Time:
16:30
End Date:
19.02.2025
Pirjo Kääriäinen
19.02.2025
A-501 kell 16:30
Weaving textile design with material innovation
Pirjo Kääriäinen is a material enthusiast and textile specialist, working as an Associate Professor in Design and Materialities at the Aalto University, Finland. She operates between research and practice, and she is involved in several material research projects focusing on bio-based materials. Since 2011 she has been developing interdisciplinary CHEMARTS collaboration between the School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) and the School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM). CHEMARTS is aiming to inspire Aalto University students and researchers to explore bio-based materials together, and to create new concepts for their sustainable use. Before her career in academia, Pirjo Kääriäinen worked over decade in the Finnish textile industry, and gained experience also as an entrepreneur and consultant for creative industries.
chemarts.aalto.fi
aalto.fi/en/aalto-university-bioinnovation-center
Supported by the Research Fund of EKA and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia