Representing the creative future

Aalto fashion student Janette Laakso working from home

Schools  –  Jun 2020

Fashion Schools in Lockdown: AALTO, Finland

The staff and students at AALTO, Helsinki, have hopes for a more sustainable industry

Designers  –  Apr 2020

Milka Seppänen: “The capacity to adapt is this generation’s biggest asset”

The Aalto graduate on making fashion that is personal, punk and proud to be sustainable

Schools  –  Aug 2019

Carolina Forss: is there space in the industry for everyone?

The Aalto graduate on her love of Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, showing her collection at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, and why she thinks there’s room in the industry for everyone.

Schools  –  Apr 2019

Henna Lampinen: History woven in metal and wool

The Aalto graduate's wartime-inspired collection is a triumph of form, moody glamour, and fabric manipulation