Venue: Finlandia-talo/ Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
“Designing Cellulose for the Future III” – tapahtuma on sarjassaan kolmas design- ja materiaalitutkimukseen keskittyvä seminaari, joka esittelee uusiutuvan suomalaisen biomateriaalin, selluloosan, tulevaisuuden käyttökohteita. Tule tutustumaan laajaan valikoimaan täysin uudenlaisia selluloosapohjaisia materiaaleja sekä teknologioita.
In English
The Designing Cellulose for the Future III is the third design and materials research oriented seminar exploring the future applications of cellulose – the renewable Finnish natural resource. Come and discover a diverse range of new cellulose-based materials, and new technologies.
Programme
All presentations from the Seminar can now be found below.
Tuesday 9.1.2018
9.00 Coffee and registration
Seminar is hosted by Erja Ämmälahti, Senior Advisor, Business Finland Oy
9.30 On the Road: DWoC 2013-2018 – Tiina Nakari-Setälä, Vice President (Research), VTT
9.40 Technology leaps for future applications of cellulose fibres – Ali Harlin, Research Professor, VTT
10.00 Designing with nanocellulose
- Exploring nanocellulose for lightweight structures in hiking and sports – Tiina Härkäsalmi, PhD Design Researcher, Aalto University
- ‘Casted wood’ for indoor applications – Heidi Turunen, Architect, Doctoral candidate, Aalto University
- Laminated structures for interior architecture – Vesa Kunnari, Senior Scientist, VTT
10.45 New approaches to processing of cellulosic materials
- Foam formed acoustic elements – Jani Lehmonen, Senior Scientist, VTT
- Novel nonwovens by foam forming – Jukka Ketoja, Principal Scientist, VTT
- 3D printing of cellulosic materials – Hannes Orelma, Senior Scientist, VTT
- Up-scaling of the filament spinning process – Ville Klar, Doctoral candidate, Aalto University
11.45-13.00 Lunch + exhibition
- 13.00 Design met cellulose: embedding design in biomaterials research – Pirjo Kääriäinen, Professor, Aalto University, and
- 13.10 Key aspects of collaboration between scientists & designer – Carlos Peralta, PhD Senior Lecturer in Design, University of Brighton, UK
13.25 Functionalising cellulose for textiles and other applications
- Water stability and functional properties of cellulosic filaments – Orlando Rojas, Professor, Aalto University
- Conductive cellulose-based material for living spaces – Sanna Siljander, Researcher, Tampere University of Technology
- Functional coatings from nanocellulose – fire protection and colour – Jaakko Pere, Senior Scientist, VTT
14.15 -15.00 Coffee + exhibition
15.00 Exploring cellulose for fashion
- Customizing textiles with 3D printing – Pirjo Kääriäinen, Professor, Aalto University
- How to wear old newspapers? – Herbert Sixta, Professor, Aalto University
15.25 Business perspectives: what’s next
- Promotor roles – Henri Hakala, Professor, Lappeenranta University of Technology
- Technology adoption – Teemu Kautonen, Professor, Aalto University
- Towards New Cellulose Community – Greg O’Shea, Researcher, Aalto University
16.00 Closing the seminar
16-18 Exhibition continues – come to meet the experts
Wednesday 10.1.2018
9-16 Exhibition continues. You are welcome to see the demos and meet the experts, no pre-registration, just pop in!
Photos from the Event
Photos: Eeva Suorlahti