Kirsi Niinimäki
Fashion/Textile Futures
Associate Professor
A803 Dept. Design
Vice Head of the Department
Department of Design
Professor (Associate Professor)
Department of Design
Kirsi Niinimäki is Associate Professor in Design, especially Fashion Research, and the leader of the Fashion/Textiles Futures research group. Throughout her research Niinimäki aims towards a new, holistic understanding in the field of sustainable fashion and textiles and therefore her focus is on the connection between design, manufacturing systems, business models and consumption habits. Circular economy, strategic design, design practices and multidisciplinary collaboration are the base for her scientific knowledge building.
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Email
[email protected]
Postal address
Otaniementie 14
02150 Espoo
Finland
Phone number
+358505693359
Honors and awards
Grant
Grant from Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation for organising Young Designers' Workshop in Finland and Japan.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2019
Award, EVTEK Institute of Art and Design
Award from scientific contribution/articles
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2007
Honorary Award - Radical Design Week Association, China
Award as a recognition for excellent contribution to solve some of the greatest problems of our time. Competition New way of doing by the Radical Design Week Association, China.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Aug 2017
Golden Medal of Honour, Ornamo, Finnish association of Designers
2011 <br/>Golden Medal of Honour, Ornamo, Finnish association of Designers. From work done to promote Finnish design in South-Korea.
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Design
Jan 2011
City of Helsinki / Taivallahden leikkipuisto: Installation, First Prize to work group Keskinen, Niinimäki, Seppä
1986 <br/>City of Helsinki / Taivallahden leikkipuisto: Art competition, First Prize to work group Keskinen, Niinimäki, Seppä. Competition organized together with University of Art and Design Helsinki and City of Helsinki.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 1986
Design grant from Finlayson from best sold textile collection and inspiring creative work
1988 <br/>Design grant from Finlayson from best sold textile collection and inspiring creative work.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 1988
The Grand Price in the First International Textile Design Competition in Taegu, South-Korea
1997 <br/>The Grand Price in the First International Textile Design Competition in Taegu, South-Korea.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 1997
Award, EVTEK Institute of Art and Design
2006 <br/>Award, EVTEK Institute of Art and Design (from publicity work, Espoo Housing fair)
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2006
Award of best oral presentation in conference From Fiber to Consumers: Convergent Approach to Fashion Stream & Eco & Tech
2012 Award of best oral presentation in conference From Fiber to Consumers: Convergent Approach to Fashion Stream & Eco & Tech. August 15.8.2012.Organised by The Korean Society for Clothing Industry (KSCI).
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2012
Publication bonus awarded by dean, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland
2012 <br/>Publication award from scientific articles in 2011. Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Design
Jan 2012
Research groups
- Fashion/Textile Futures
Publications
Designing for (extended) product and material lifetimes
Kirsi Niinimäki
2024
Recycling and lifetime management in the textile and fashion sector
Recycling and lifetime management in the textile and fashion sector
Kirsi Niinimäki
2024
Textiles and Garment Lifetimes
Kirsi Niinimäki
2024
Recycling and lifetime management in the textile and fashion sector
Social, environmental, and economic value in sustainable fashion business models
Thorey S. Thorisdottir, Lara Johannsdottir, Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen, Kirsi Niinimäki
2024
Journal of Cleaner Production
Incorporating social lifecycle assessment in circularity metrics to avoid the unintended consequences of circular economy
Anubhuti Bhatnagar, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference
Color Matters: an exploratory study on the role of color on clothing consumption choices.
Marium Durrani, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
Clothing Cultures
Fashion in turmoil: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Finland’s textile and fashion industry
Teresa Haukkala, Kirsi Niinimäki, Linda Turunen
2023
SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY
Fashion futures 2040
Cosette M. Joyner Martinez, Katia Dayan Vladimirova, Marta Blazquez, Hanieh Choopani, Sara Gray, Claudia Elisabeth Henninger, Elena Karpova, Kira Matus, Kirsi Niinimäki, Karen Onthank, Meike Sauerwein, Renu Singh, Stephan Wallaschkowski, Jennifer Whitty
2023
Circular Textiles platform MOOC (massive online open course)
Natalia Moreira, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023
INTERACTIVE ECOSYSTEM FOR CIRCULAR TEXTILES: The New Cotton Project case
Natalia Moreira, Kirsi Niinimäki
2023