Designs For a Cooler Planet took over the Aalto campus earlier this autumn inviting thinkers, researchers and leaders across the globe to reflect on Acts of Change, emphasising that positive change requires intention and action; the world will not transform on its own. As part of Designs For a Cooler Planet, Luova Lämpiö exhibited projects that were executed as part of its research.
The Luova Lämpiö project explores new ways for creative professionals, entrepreneurs, and businesses from different fields to work together. The project is part of a broader Aalto Artpreneurship initiative, which supports artists, designers, and creatives in building ethical and sustainable practices and understanding the changing dynamics of creative work. The research has been conducted by Artpreneurship research group and is funded by Business Finland and NextGenerationEU.
This exhibition introduced Artpreneurship and showcased the projects created in Luova Lämpiö, scroll below to see the videos. The projects were a collaboration between Luova Lämpiö company partners, creative professionals and the research team. The process was as follows:
Co-initiation is the first phase of collaboration between the research team and partner companies. Its goal is to define a co-challenge, a topical issue relevant to the company and research team which creative professionals ideate possible solutions.
The Challenge Lab phase included an open call and workshops, during which artists and creative professionals formed teams to address the challenges defined in co-initiation.
The Co-creative process is a creative process period during which selected creative teams were given a budget and resources to further develop their project idea using their creative skills and expertise.
Power-Deriva offers portfolio management, derivative trading, electricity procurement, and consulting services related to electricity markets for corporate and institutional clients operating in wholesale markets.
Power-Deriva was in the process of developing their company's brand, communication and marketing, and saw the collaboration with Luova Lämpiö as a perfect opportunity to gain new and diverse perspectives. Their project resulted in a short animation that uses music and weaving as metaphors to showcase Power-Deriva's values.
Project Loom was executed by Sound Artist Mia Simanainen, Designer and Animator Juha Koivusalo and Textile Artist Joseph
Hallam
Arivin Therapeutics is an innovative biotech company that develops anti-toxin strategies to tackle one of the biggest global health problems we currently face: resistant bacterial infections.
Arivin Therapeutics believes collaborating across disciplines is invaluable for communicating innovations to make them more accessible and memorable. In the project with Luova Lämpiö, creative professionals produced a short animation highlighting the issue of antimicrobial resistance.
The project was carried out by Visual Director, Animator and Illustrator Anh Ngoc Chau, Writer, Editor and Voice Actor Amy "Bear" Wiseman, Sound Designer Eelis Lähteenaro and Designer Wen Ouyang.
VacuumWood.Tech offers a construction module that gives a building a lifespan of over a hundred years. Their vacuum technology protects the wood from moisture, heat and insects.
VacuumWood.Tech saw the collaboration with Luova Lämpiö as a promising way to enhance their communication efforts and facilitate the entry of their product into international markets. The dance-based project has enabled them to break out of our usual bubble and discover nonverbal methods to communicate their technology on a global scale.
The project for VacuumWood. Tech was carried out by Dancer and Choreographer Meri Pajunpää, Illustrator and Designer Juha Koivusalo and Composer and Sound Artist Rudolf Westerholm.
Otos advocates for early hearing loss detection and believes that hearing care should be simple, fast and accessible. The company streamlines hearing diagnostics pathways with an automated, data-integrated solution designed for primary care.
The research case with Otos Health focused on hearing loss, a condition that affects 1 in 5 people. Approaching hearing loss through art gave Otos an opportunity to communicate about the complex experience through emotion, openess and empathy. The project with Luova Lämpiö explored the topic through a dance.
The creative professionals taking on the research case were Cinematographer and Director Antti Ahokoivu, Dancer and Actor Jukka Tarvainen and Sound Designer Richard Dunn.
Woamy manufactures eco-friendly sustainable packaging to replace plastic foams. Their biofoam is unique for its technology that mimics wood's durability but keeps the foam light.
The project with Woamy explored the material's potential beyond functionality, highlighting its unique textures through print. By merging innovative materials with artistic expression, the work invites us to reimagine packaging as not only sustainable but also sensorially engaging.
The project was executed by designer Júlia Vila Comas.
EpicMeets aim to make every session, workshop, and conversation more engaging, inclusive, and productive by using epics. Epics are unique, physical and visual collaborative tools that turn abstract ideas into concrete, memorable discussions.
The idea behind the project with epicMeets was to bring one of the epics to life to emphasise the enduring impact an epic can have on a meeting.
The project was executed by Dancer and Choreographer Jukka Tarvainen, Director and Videographer Anti Ahokoivu, and Composer and Sound Artist Rudolf Westerholm.
CuRen, now known as Halide Energy, manufactures cost-effective, high performing, and sustainable copper flow batteries.
The research case with CuRen focused on communicating the potential of copper technology. The project team developed an interactive video game where each choice leads to a different storyline showcasing the benefits of copper flow batteries in an immersive and engaging way.
The creative team who took part in the research case were Sonja Korkman (script), Jaakko Kulomaa (music / interface) and Jari Lehtinen (implementation).
Harjavalta Group, officially Harjavalta Oy, is a Finnish family office founded in 1920. Today, they are one of the leading construction groups in Finland.
The idea behind the project with Harjavalta Group was to showcase the broad area of expertise of Harjavalta through artistic expression by creating an art piece that combines the materials that Harjavalta specializes in - wood and metal.
The group executing the project were Artist Soyoung Christina Chung and Designer Anna Ledovska.
