Nordic design schools to be introduced in Shanghai
29.10.2013
Aalto University will be presenting its wellbeing design solutions at the Nordic Design and Innovation Week in Shanghai on 1–10 November. The aim is to bring the image of the Nordic countries as experts and innovators of design and sustainable development into a sharper focus.
Aalto University will present its project on wellbeing design titled ‘365 Wellbeing’ in Shanghai. The exhibition ‘365 Wellbeing - Design Cares’ will feature wellbeing design solutions developed by students, researchers and experts at Aalto University during Helsinki’s year as the World Design Capital for such sectors as health care, care of the elderly and psychiatric treatment.
‘Shanghai, a city of the creative economy and an area emerging strongly in the field of design and fashion, is of great interest to us. It is vital for Aalto University to be part of this development’, says Pirjo Hirvonen, Head of the Department of Design at Aalto University.
The event comprises an exhibition and a series of seminars in which the countries will showcase their design and innovations. The joint Nordic exhibition will highlight design not only as products but also as a process. The exhibition is coordinated by the Department of Design at Aalto University. The seminars and workshops will discuss perspectives related to such topics as design, architecture and fashion, and top experts from Nordic countries will feature as speakers.
The event will be jointly organised by the Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Consulates and Aalto University, Beckmans School of Design (Sweden), The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (Norway) and Kolding Design School (Denmark). The targeted audience of the event are Chinese design sector professionals, students and teachers, as well as decision-makers and the media.
Nordic Design and Innovation Week 1–10 November 2013, Shanghai.
The exhibition titled ‘Design is a process, not just a product’ will be open on 1–10 November at the address Bridge 8, Phase 2, 436 Jumen Rd, near Quxi Rd, Hunagpu District.
Additional information: Krista Kinnunen, Aalto University, krista.kinnunen [at] aalto [dot] fi, +358 50 341 2256