22/05/2026
Would you design with citrus peels, banana fibres or mushroom mycelium? 🍌🍄
Come meet the researchers, experts and exhibitors at Materials Day at Aalto University on 28 May and explore how emerging materials are shaping design practice today.
👉 Materials play a key role in enabling more responsible ways of living. Exploring materials through practice and innovation across disciplines is essential for accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable material future.
✨ Meet the experts joining the day ✨
Barbara Pollini, Assistant Professor, Aalto University, Department of Design
🔎 Researching Biodesign Integration and bio-driven material innovation through bio-based, living and life-enabling materials
Priska Falin, Academy Research Fellow, Aalto University, Department of Design
🔎 Working across materials, creative practice and sustainability, exploring how material choices shape both making and our relationship with the environments that sustain us
Manuel Arias Barrantes, Doctoral Researcher, Aalto University and VTT
🔎 Exploring mycelium-based materials and biofabrication processes that combine design and bioengineering, including materials that may one day self-heal
Sofía Guridi Sotomayor, Doctoral Researcher, Aalto University, Department of Design
🔎 Working at the intersection of textiles, electronics and biomaterials to develop sustainable computational and interactive textiles
Materials Day is designed for creatives, designers, material enthusiasts and anyone curious about more sustainable futures for design.
🔗 Register now via the event page in bio