Working with engineers and other challenges: CoID x PdP
by Rūta Šerpytytė I had heard about the Product Development Project (PdP) course even before I started my studies at […]

Interview with Lee Jangbae
By Virve Boesch This April (2021), three graduating CoID students presented their thesis work. The thesis presented were: Esteban Solis […]

My Design: Tito F. Williams II
As a program, CoID is diverse with students coming from all different backgrounds to work together. This diversity brings a richness to the program that is both unique and exciting. In a new series, current CoID students, alumni, and professors will share what design means to them.

Student Perspective: Product & Form
First year CoID student Anurag Sarda shares his experience in Product & Form Anurag is a first year CoID student […]

CoID People: Peter McGrory
Peter McGory teaches Design Strategy and Entrepreneurship as a part of the Collaborative and Industrial Design program at Aalto University. […]

Alumni stories: Barbara at IDEO
Our alumna Barbara Franz works at IDEO Munich as a Senior Design & Research Lead. She shares her journey with us.

Alumni stories: Kaushik at Ericsson Finland
Alumnus Kaushik Eshwar Sriraman shares his journey from studying at Aalto to working for Ericsson Finland.

Alumni stories: Yifan at Idean
Our CoID alumnus Yifan Zhang works as an Interaction Designer for Idean in Finland. He allows us some insights into his work and mind.

Shreya at Slush 2017
Shreya Kumar was one of the brave souls to go up on stage within the Talk The Talk event during Slush 2017. She reflects on her experience.

Mu’s internship at Normann Copenhagen
Mu He interned for 6 months at Norman Copenhagen in Denmark and tells us all about it.

Aïcha’s ITP summer school experience
Aïcha Konaté spent her last summer studying within the Aalto University Information Technology Program (ITP) and shares her learnings and impressions.

Mengxiao’s internship at Daimler China
Mengxiao Li spent last summer in Beijing, interning at the Advanced Design Center of Daimler, China. We were curious about what she learned there.

Alumni Stories: Da-Woon at Fjord Berlin
Our alumnus Da-Woon Chung now works at Fjord Berlin. We wanted to know how he has been enjoying the new experience so far.

Tuomas’ internship at Bang & Olufsen
Tuomas Hämäläinen spent his summer in beautiful Denmark interning at Bang & Olufsen and shares what he learned with us.

Global Grad Show 2017 in Dubai
Amar Nath Shaw, Tuomas Burakoswki and Marina Baranova report from the Dubai Global Grad Show 2017.

Sara at Stanford Summer Session
Sara Gottschalk got the chance to study at Stanford University during the summer and shares what she experienced.

Marta at Dash 2017
Marta Adamska attended the Dash Design Hackathon last month and won one of the design tracks with her team. She shares her experience.

Amar at UNLEASH 2017
Amar Nath Shaw got the unique chance to participate in UNLEASH 2017 and shares his experience.

Service Design Tour in the Netherlands
Esteban Solís and Jang Bae Lee share their experience of having been part of the recent Service Design Tour: The Netherlands.

Important people: Osse
Osse Federley makes the impossible possible, especially around eighth floor. An interview.

Student stories: Roope’s internship at Mitsubishi
Roope Kolu reports from a 3-month internship at Mitsubishi Electric in Ofuna, Japan.

Student stories: Exchange in Japan
Three students report about their unique experiences as exchange students in Japan.

Alumni stories: Ying-Ju Lin
Alumnus Ying-Ju Lin shares her journey about building the JooSoap eco-soap studio in Helsinki.

Alumni stories: Visa Kupias
Former Industrial and Strategic Design student Visa Kupias shares how he got to start his own business - Avanto Technologies Oy.

Student stories: Amar visits the SDN Global Conference 2016
Amar Nath Shaw visited the Service Design Global Conference in Amsterdam 2016 and shares his experience.

Important people: Aila
Aila Laakso shares insights about her role within the CoID program and its students.

Student Stories: Jaeyong’s internship at Philips Design
Jaeyong reports on his internship experience at Philips Design in Singapore.

Student stories: Emilija’s trip to Un-School of Disruptive Design
Last year CoID student Emilija Veselova participated in an experimental learning initiative — Un-School of Disruptive Design in Mexico city. […]

Student profile: Kristiina Suominen
Kristiina is a CoID graduate and a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Management.

Alumni stories: lessons from Uploud Audio
Lecture by Lassi Laitinen about getting out there and building trust.