Design Factory (DF) or Aalto Design Factory (ADF) is one of the three factories of

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. The stated purpose of the Design Factory is to be a constantly developing environment for learning, teaching, research and industry co-operation related to product development and design. The director of Design Factory is professor Kalevi Ekman. The current company partners of DF are

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(supporting partner),

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(project sponsor), Aito, Bravo Media, Powerkiss, Seos Design, Uploud Audio, and Veturi Growth Partners. Also, some non-profit organizations have their premises on Design Factory. There are also research projects going on at DF. Design Factory is physically located in

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, specifically in Betonimiehenkuja 5,

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History

Design Factory was opened in September 2008 and the opening ceremony was held on October 3, 2008. During Fall 2008 and spring 2009, the Product Development Project (PDP) took place in the factory.

The building

The building itself is an old

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technology building, which has been redecorated. Six bigger places: the stage, the studio, lobby, engine room, puuhamaa, and cafe constitute the main spaces of Design Factory.Flickr: Aalto Design Factory's Photostream
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References

External links

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Design Factory wikiDesign Factory – Aaltoyliopisto.info
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110720194123/http://tm.uiah.fi/tutpor/img/lib/DFworkshops_report.pdf Design Factory Workshop Report: Co-Designing Design Factorybr>Letter from Finland: a little piece of design thinking heaven – Core77thisisFINLAND 2/2009 Peter Marten: Limitless by designRuukki – Cooperation with students generated new ideas for rainwater systemsPDP Gala 2008 @ Design Factory (YouTube video)
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