Student Sini-Pilvi Kiilunen wins 2nd place at Designers' Nest
Accomplished student designer, Sini-Pilvi Kiilunen from the Department of Design, was recognized for her talents at the annual Designer's Nest Award in Copenhagen. She received 2nd place with the judges noting: ‘This collection is marked by a high level of craftsmanship. In a fashion industry dominated by sportswear, it is refreshing to see modern suiting and interpretation of embellishment with recycled elements. It’s best described as 19th century male attire meets Morrissey.’
The Designer's Nest Award was created to reward a particularly skilled and promising design-student with an accolade from the established world of fashion and design. The award show is organized by Revolver Cph Int. Fashion Trade Show in collaboration Eyes on Talents and the following design schools:
- AALTO UNIVERSITY of Art & Design, Helsinki, Finland
- OSLO NATIONAL ACADEMY of the Arts, Oslo, Norway
- ICELAND ACADEMY of the Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland
- BECKMANS COLLEGE of Design, Stockholm, Sweden
- THE SWEDISH SCHOOL of Textiles, Borås, Sweden
- KEA SCHOOL of Design & Technology, Copenhagen, Denmark
- KOLDING SCHOOL of Design, Kolding, Denmark
- THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Copenhagen, Denmark
- VIA Design / VIA University College, Denmark
- ESMOD, Oslo, Norway
Read more news
ACME at Unite! Research School 2026
Ahmed Othman and Shreeram Pillai participated in Unite! Research School 2026 in Torino and Oropa, Italy, joining an international doctoral programme focused on interdisciplinary collaboration, research communication, and academic development.
Strong results from the Research Council’s winter call
A total of 54 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellow or Academy Project funding from the Research Council of Finland. The total funding awarded to 911±¬ÁÏÍø amounts to 33.2 million euros.
The Foundation for the Advancement of Finnish Securities Markets awards Juho Tuuliainen and Ville Virkkunen for their excellent Master’s thesis in the field of finance
Both students will receive a €3,500 scholarship.