Industrial Design | Studies | Faculty of Art and Design

Faculty of Art and Design

Industrial Design

Our Degree Programme in Industrial Design offers high-quality teaching and acts as an international pioneer in Arctic design.

The studies intertwine seamlessly with networking in the business world and working as a part of an international research community. By graduation students will have acquired strong expertise in the theory and practice of industrial design, wide-ranging skills and the ability to apply their skills in the research and business world.

We conduct cutting-edge research on design and take part in significant national and international research and art forums. The main focus of our research is in product design, and our research approaches emphasise the special characteristics of Arctic design.

We have put together an English-taught study module in Industrial Design for our exchange students. Check the Admissions pages for further information.

Areas of focus

Product Design

In product design studies you will design industrial products. Besides aesthetics, you will need to take the usability, producibility and financial considerations of the products into account. As a result, you will create products that are cost-effective and comfortable to use, and also please the consumer's eye in terms of their design.

Service Design

Service Design seeks to better consumers' lives by developing services that are experiential, practical and easy to use. This is done by using creative, user-oriented and practical methods of design and by cooperating with providers and consumers of services.

Interaction Design

Interaction design studies introduce you to different types of interfaces and teach you to design ones that are pleasing and easy to use. The research within the discipline examines mobile, wearable and multichannel interfaces, for instance. We will explore them using the principles of user-centred design.

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Staff

Jonna Häkkilä

Professor, D. Sc. (Tech)
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 4844203
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Principal Investigator in the following research projects: The Naked Approach - The Nordic Perspective to a Hyperconnected Society, Digital Health Revolution 1 & 2, See Through Environments. Areas of research: interaction design, user-centred design, human-technology interaction, physical interfaces, wearable technology

Satu Miettinen

Professor, Dean, D.A.
Applied Arts and Design
Tel. +358 40 484 4367
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Areas of research: applied arts and design, social design and service design. Principal Investigator in the following research projects: HumanSee, PARTY, Women Living on the Edges of the World, and Need for Speed (N4S). Researcher in the CRICS research project.

Pertti Aula

University Teacher
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 701 9842
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Teacher tutor for master’s students, industrial design research, and product design

Milla Johansson

University Teacher
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 482 8278
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Teacher tutor for 2nd year and international students, user-centred design, and product design

Maria Keskipoikela

Design Amanuensis, M.A.
Industrial Design and Textile and Clothing
Tel. +358 400 500 222
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Time schedules, lecture room reservations, general guidance

Pasi Kelahaara

Senior Laboratory Technician
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 541 5554
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Workshop Master for Faculty of Art and Design workshops.

Ismo Alakärppä

Senior Researcher, D.A.
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 7250189
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Project Manager of Äärisää and Naked Approach projects (part-time); relationships between people, technology and nature; constructive design research.

Essi Kuure

Researcher till 31.7.2019, free of duty till 30.4.2019
University Teacher from 1.8.2019 on
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 484 4407
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Doctoral Programme in Culture-Based Service Design

Ashley Colley

Researcher, till 31.12.2021
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 590 6669
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Researcher in the Naked Approach project

Mira Alhonsuo

Junior Researcher, till 31.3.2020
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 4844378
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Doctoral Programme in Culture-Based Service Design

Elisa Jaakkola

Coordinator, M.A. , till 31.7.2019
Industrial Design
Tel. +358 40 5262393
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Researcher in the Äärisää project.

Antti-Jussi Yliharju

University Teacher
Tel. +358 40 4844370
firstname.lastname (at) ulapland.fi
Teacher tutor for 1st year students, product design, snow and ice design.