Looking back

Everything started in 1980 when after the war industry was Finland's choice to recove. For this recovery they take not only industry into account but also universities. The though that making both industry and academy together would be the key to success is 24 years later confirmed.

The three schools that form Aalto beggin to work together in different student projects  this days and they still do it today. Little by little Design Factory became  what it is nowadays: a perfect place for bringing together companies and university in projects where both learn.

Even with nothing guaranteed, companies invest from 15.000€ to 50.000€ in this projects nowadays and real succesful companies were born between this walls,

Design factory is a place where all assumptions are left outside, a place that will never be finnished, a place that grows, a place that inspire.

Everything there begins with the question: WHY NOT...?