Artefakti Graduation Show 2026

Design educationDesign learningDesign thinkingDigital designFashion and textile designGraphic designIndustrial design and productsInterior designNew MaterialsExhibition
Date(s) Thu 03.09.2026 - Wed 09.09.2026
Opening hours ARTEFAKTI 2026 Graduation Exhibition
3–9 September 2026
Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki

Opening Event
3 September 2026
Address Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas Tallberginkatu 1 C 00180 Helsinki, Finland, 00180, Helsinki
Tickets Free Admission
Accessible Yes

The exhibition venue is wheelchair accessible via ramps and elevators. Accessible toilets are available on-site, and the venue is reachable by public transport. As Kaapelitehdas is a historic industrial building, some doors are heavy and not automatic. Visitors requiring additional assistance are encouraged to contact the organizers in advance.

Language Finnish / English

ARTEFAKTI Graduation Show
3–9 September 2026

ARTEFAKTI is the annual graduation exhibition of Aalto University's Contemporary Design MA programme (CoDe) — work rooted in material research, craft, and sustainable, hands-on design thinking. The programme pushes beyond established processes, merging traditional craft with an experimental design mindset.

Opening Event
3 September 2026 | Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki

Join us as we open ARTEFAKTI 2026 and celebrate a new generation of designers working across material research, craft, sustainability, and experimentation. Meet the graduates, explore the exhibition, and talk materials and making with designers, researchers, and industry professionals.

Artefakti is the annual graduation exhibition showcasing work done by new graduates from the Contemporary Design MA programme (CoDe) at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The Contemporary Design program focuses on material research, sustainable solutions and hands-on reflections. Studies are context-driven and encourage students to expand their thinking beyond established processes, merging traditional crafts with an experimental design mindset. Program director: Julia Lohmann.