LAB Muotoiluinstituutti

We invite you to the LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts Alumni event that is held on Thursday 24th of September at 6 pm at the iconic 8 Sali (Sammonkatu 8) as part of the Lahti Design Festival. There will be food, drinks, touring of the festival exhibition, surprise programme and of course interesting conversations and networking between old and new alumni friends. 
 
We kindly ask you to register to our event by the 8th of September by this link (link also in bio) https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/A6065B09D4495AC9  
 
PS. Lahti Design Festival is looking for different acts to be a part of the Reformers Stage that lets our alumni and current students take the spotlight. You can suggest your performance idea through this form (link also in bio) https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/1C5DDFF7CE021BD5 until the 7th of September. Note that the registration is binding.

Rooted in dialogue, reflection and making in Nida, the Poster Design Summer School 2026, a Cirrus intensive week brought together participants from Lithuania, Finland, Norway and Sweden to explore how graphic design can communicate hope.

Created at Nida Art Colony on the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the posters ask how design can respond to difficult realities without looking away from them. Instead, they focus on where change is already happening, and how visual communication can help reform the discourse.

The work was presented in two exhibitions in Lithuania: in Nida, and in Vilnius. The exhibitions will then travel to Finland.

Organised by Vilnius Academy of Arts, LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts, and Estonian Academy of Arts.
Mentors: Marius Žalneravičius (VDA), Marion Robinson (LAB) & poster designer Pijus Bukaras.

Save the Date.

The Lahti Institute of Design and Fine Arts Alumni Gathering returns during the week of 21–28 September 2026 as part of Lahti Design Festival.

Join us at Sammonkatu 8 – the former 8 Hall – to reconnect with old friends, classmates and colleagues, revisit familiar spaces, and discover what’s happening at the Institute today.

Whether you graduated recently or decades ago, we’d love to welcome you back.

📍 Sammonkatu 8, Lahti, Finland
 📅 During Lahti Design Festival, 21–28 September 2026

The exact date, programme details and registration information will be announced soon.

Come back to where it started.

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We’re excited to present the 2nd issue of the I’M MI magazine, an annual display of creativity from the students at the Lab Institute of Design and Fine Arts.

We are taught to associate progress with addition. More ideas, more systems, more things. But what if reform begins elsewhere? What if renewal isn’t about creating more, but seeing differently?

Issue 02 theme THE REFORMERS is a journey through change, reinterpretation, and the quiet courage to question what already exists. Through art, student works, and creative exploration this issue opens the doors to the creative minds within the institute.

Perhaps renewal is not always invention.
Perhaps it is a shift in meaning.
A challenge to the familiar.
A different perspective in a world already full of things.
Not every revolution arrives loudly.
Some begin with a question.

1st I’m MI Issue 02 cover
Photo: Matti Koskinen
Costume design: Pipsa Saarinen
Models: Ariana Doardo & Mariana Leal

2nd Student work showcase, selected works of institute’s amazing students.
Photo: Mark Sergeev 
Models: Sandra Hartikainen, Nina Damljanovic

3rd “From human-centred to more-than-human design” article
Photo: Urho Högman
Model: Laura Kemppainen

4th Cut-out game, in the magazine, you can cut the pages, then freely mix & match the outstanding outfits of Muotsikka students!
Photo: Jacky Law 
Models: Väinö Neuvonen, Åsa Kurosawa, Urho Högman, Wilina Tojkander, Reetta Salo, Jasmin Eddabi

5th “We need people who dare to reshape the world”
Artist: Jenny Idman

6th Greetings from the makers
Photo: Tom Kostet
Models: The Editorial team

7th Goodbye from our international student team!

Tila- ja kalustesuunnittelukurssin 2. vuosikurssin opiskelijat tutustuivat lehtori Sari Anttosen kanssa Helsinki-ekskursiopäivänä huonekalualan saloihin, yritysten tarinoihin, projektimyyntiin, tuotekehitysprosesseihin tuotteiden takana, uratarinoihin ja suunnittelijan työhön.

Kiitos Vivero, Yrjö Kukkapuro Collection by Modeo, Arktis, Jouni Leino Design Studio ja Woodi lämpimästä vastaanotosta ja avoimesta ajatustenvaihdosta.

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Muotsikan opiskelija ja graafinen suunnittelija Milja Liedes suunnitteli Helsinki Design Week 2026 visuaalisen ilmeen teemalla vastaantulija!

Mukana Miljan ajatuksia ilmeen taustalta sekä opinnoista.

Kiitos haastattelusta!
Henkilökuva:

Neuleita puettavan muotoilun neulesuunnittelun kurssilta.

LAB Muotoiluinstituutin neulesuunnittelun kurssilla syntyi viime syksynä monipuolinen kokoelma neuleita ja tekstuureita.

Lopputulos tuo esiin materiaalin, rakenteen ja yksityiskohtien merkityksen muotoilussa.

1. Miska Kuutti
2. Nelly Rundgren
3. Valtteri Vana
4. Anniina Itämäki
5. Aada Uusitalo
6. Nooa Kuuva
7. Inka Günther
8. Milja Ilvonen
9. Hetti Metsälä
10. Sulo Näveri
11. Roosa Antikainen
12. Emil Hendriks



Kuvat: Jacky Law

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Onnea Erik, 100 vuotta!
Muotoiluinstituutin opiskelijat ja henkilökunta onnittelevat graafikkomestari Erik Bruunia. Visuaalisen viestinnän opiskelijat lähettivät Erikille syntymäpäiväkortteja syntymäpäivän kunniaksi.