1. New Biomateriality in Finland
Design for sustainable material innovations and better living environment
Pirjo Kääriäinen
Aalto University, CHEMARTS
Design Maija Järviniemi & Outi Mustonen, photo Eeva Suorlahti

2. No matter how virtual our future will be,
we still live in a material world
-and we have to take care of it.

3. Wood based Super Materials:
Renewable.
Recyclable.
Functional.
Healthy.

4. Substituting plastics. Replacing cotton
Substituting plastics. Replacing cotton. Creating high added-value products.
Design Marjaana Tanttu, photo Eeva Suorlahti

5. Design + Materials Research + Business
Together:
Design + Materials Research + Business
Technology leaps, business seeds and new biomaterial-focused ecosystem

6. Designing functional and interactive biomaterials
Designing functional and interactive biomaterials. New production methods.

7. Design Akino Kurosawa, photo Sara Riikonen
Ioncell F
Sustainable textile fibres from wood cellulose, cardboard or recycled cotton.
The winner of H&M Global Change Award 2016

8. CHEMARTS Aalto University
To inspire students and researchers to explore biomaterials together.
Design Matilda Tuure, photo Eeva Suorlahti

9. CHEMARTS
Long-term strategic collaboration in education and research between two Aalto schools,
the School of Arts, Architecture and Design and the School of Chemical Engineering.
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Lucky encounter,
mutual interest
Aalto University strategic funding
Aalto Act 2014
First summer project:
6 students x 3 months
DWoC research project,
strategic Tekes funding
T2C research project,
EU funding
Design Meets Biomaterials
course starts
Summer Schools continue
4 doctoral candidates
CHEMARTS minor

10. This year the overall theme of the Summer School is Plants.
You’ll familiarize with the basic and applied materials research and the concepts of bio mimicry and synthetic biology. The first phase in June includes lectures, visits and hands-on workshops.
The participants will continue their project(s) throughout the summer, depending on their plan and how many credits they are working for.
The results will be exhibited publicly at Habitare fair  

11. A successful multidisciplinary collaboration requires
an open mind, curiosity, high motivation and respect
for other’s working methods and disciplinary knowledge
– and lots of communication.

12. More information: www.CelluloseFromFinland.fi @CelluloseFin
Photo Eeva Suorlahti
More information:
@CelluloseFin
facebook.com/chemarts.aalto
@EUtrash2cash 12