Aalto Media Lab

Aalto Media Lab is a transdisciplinary laboratory focusing on digital art and design and its impact to culture and society.

Since its formation the Media Lab has been part of a relatively active digital culture scene in Helsinki and its surroundings.

[1] Since 1995 Media Lab has collaborated in, generated and coordinated research and development projects funded by the European Commission, Tekes (the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation), Nordic Council, UNESCO and a number of industrial partners, including Nokia, Elisa, TeliaSonera, Sanoma, YLE and MTV3.

The Beta Lounge, Campus Exhibition presented over 20 works by Media Lab's MA, DA and alumni students and its four research groups of that time.

Since then Media Lab researchers, designers and artist have collaborated in with the Ars Electronica Center in various projects.

In 2015 the Media Lab moved to a temporary space at the Aalto Campus in Otaniemi.

[2] The workshops of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture are in the downstairs of the Lab providing tools for building physical, digital and interactive prototypes.

The group's mission is to investigate and integrate innovative research activities in sound design and physical interaction practices on various levels to advance their roles and impact in the future of media and interactive art.

Aalto University's Väre-building and the University Plaza.
Aalto Media Lab is located in the Väre-building, next to the University plaza and the Aalto University -metro station.
Workshop at the Aalto University.
One of the workshops in the Aalto ARTS.
Image of Hitodama, soft telerobot reading a book by Jürgen Habermas.
Hitodama, soft telerobot , designed in the Aalto Media Lab by Avner Peled. [ 9 ] Reading (or used for reading remotely) Jürgen Habermas .