Kirsi Niinimäki

Associate Professor , Fashion Research at Aalto University School of Business

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  • Aalto University School of Business

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Biography

Aalto University School of Business

I am a Associate Professor in Design, especially in Fashion Research and my research fields covers following areas; fashion, clothing and textile research. I am also team leader for Fashion/Textiles Futures -research group. I am also a Study Program Head in Fashion BA and Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design MA. My research interest is in sustainable fashion and textile design, strategical sustainable design, circular economy and redirective design which leads to sustainable consumption.

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Journal article-refereed, Original research

Towards Design Recipes to Curb the Clothing Carbohydrate Binge

Armstrong, Cosette M.; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Lang, Chunmin
2016 in DESIGN JOURNAL (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD)
ISSN: 1460-6925

A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy? Preliminary Affirmation for Sustainable Clothing Consumption Alternatives

Armstrong, Cosette M.; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Lang, Chunmin; Kujala, Sari
2016 in SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0968-0802

Sustainable product-service systems for clothing: exploring consumer perceptions of consumption alternatives in Finland

Armstrong, Cosette; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Kujala, Sari; Karell, Essi; Chunmin, L.
2015 in JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0959-6526

Ethical Foundations in Sustainable Fashion

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2015 in Textiles and Clothing Sustainability (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 2197-9936

Green aesthetics in clothing: Normative beauty in commodities

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014 in Artifact (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 1749-3471

From Pleasure in Use to Preservation of Meaningful Memories: A Closer Look at the Sustainability of Clothing via Longevity and Attachment.

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Armstrong, Cosette
2013 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FASHION DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)
ISSN: 1754-3266

Renaissance of Appreciating Material; Case study in Zero Waste Fashion.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013 in Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)
ISSN: 2051-1789

Proactive Fashion Design for Sustainable Consumption

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012 in THE NORDIC TEXTILE JOURNAL (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)
ISSN: 1404-2487

Emerging Design Strategies for sustainable production and consumption of textiles and clothing.

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Hassi, Lotta
2011 in JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0959-6526

I love this dress, it makes me feel beautiful: Emotional Knowledge in Sustainable Design

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Koskinen, Ilpo
2011 in DESIGN JOURNAL (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD)
ISSN: 1460-6925

Eco-clothing, Consumer Identity and Ideology.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2010 in SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0968-0802

Eettisen kuluttajuuden tulevaisuuskuvia

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2007 in FUTURA (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0785-5494

Ecodesign and Textiles

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2006 in RESEARCH JOURNAL OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)

Book section, Chapters in research books

Fashion in a circular economy

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2017
ISBN: 978-331-951-252-5

User Experience Curves (UX Curves)

Valle Noronha, Julia; Kujala, Sari; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2017
ISBN: 9788270998937

Design Probes applied as Fashion Design Probes

Valle Noronha, Julia; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2017
ISBN: 9788270998937

Fashion Industry and New Approaches for Sustainability

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Pedersen, E.R.G; Hvass, K.K.; Svengren-Holm, L.
2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-9937-3

Consumer Behavior in the Fashion Field

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-9937-3

Sulautuva oppiminen opetusmetodina kansainvälisessä design-kurssissa

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012
ISBN: 978-952-10-8581-9

Conference proceedings

Rethinking the Roles of Fashion Designers The Case of Pre Helsinki

Chun, Namkyu; Gurowa, Olga; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2017 in The Design Journal (Taylor & Francis Group)
ISBN: 9781138090231
ISSN: 1460-6925

"CHEMARTSING" - An Experimental, multidisciplinary, collaborative and future oriented pedagogy with wood based biomaterials

Kääriäinen, Pirjo; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Lindberg, Andreas
2017
ISBN: 978-87-93416-15-4

Outside the “Comfort Zone” Designing Unknown in a Multidisciplinary Setting

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Tanttu, Marjaana; Kohtala, Cindy
2017 in The Design Journal (Taylor & Francis Group)
ISBN: 9781138090231
ISSN: 1460-6925

Crossing over Boundaries through Experimental Pedagogy

Salolainen, Maarit; Partanen, Jouni; Moslemian, Oldouz; Suorlahti, Eeva; Kiviluoma, Panu; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2017
ISBN: 9788793416154

Shared Emotional Values in Sustainable Clothing Design Approaches

Durrani, Marium; Ravnløkke, Louise; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016

DigiPrintNetwork (DPN) Network for Designers, Manufacturers, and Consumers

Paju, Tuiti; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Paavilainen, Heidi; Lauri, Pirita; Vetoshkina, Liubov; Toivonen, Hanna
2016
ISBN: 978-83-65403-16-2

Colours in a Circular Economy

Smirnova, Eugenia; Ilen, Elina; Sixta, Herbert; Hummel, Michael; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016

Can Design Driven Material Innovation Also Drive Circularity?

Tanttu, Marjaana; Kohtala, Cindy; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016

0 % Waste, 100 % Aesthetics

Aakko, Maarit; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013
ISBN: 978-91-979541-5-0

Fashion Activism through Participatory Design

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

Challenges in Sustainable Clothing Consumption

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012

COmpus; Towards Sustainable Aalto Campus through Social Innovation.

Bäckman, M.; Oguz, A.; Yli-Ojanperä, E.; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011

Forming Sustainable Attachment to Clothes

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2010

Developing sustainable products by deepening consumers’ product attachment through customizing

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2009

Consumer Values and Eco-Fashion in the Future

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2009
ISBN: ISBN 978-951-564-968-3. ISSN 1797-132

Non-refereed scientific articles

Book section

Experimenting with Zero-waste Fashion

Aakko, Maarit; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISSN: 1799-4853

Values and green aesthetics

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

Open collaboration

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

Ethical design

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

New values new business opportunities

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

Tenents of Sustainable Fashion

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

Design Activism: critical and social

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

Social wellbeing through participation in Kannelmäki suburb

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Bäckman, Malin
2013
ISSN: 1799-4861

Osallistavaa muotoilua, hyvää naapuruutta ja sosiaalista hyvinvointia

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Backman, Malin
2013
ISBN: 978-952-60-5023-1

Lightness, Layers and Locality Sustainable Exhibition Concept for Nantes and Helsinki.

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Halla-aho, Henri; Saini, Inka
2013
ISBN: 978-952-60-5059-1

Dialogue and Participation in a Good Neighborhood

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013
ISBN: 978-952-60-5059-1

Introduction: AH-DEsign: The TANGO project.

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Kallio-Tavin, Mira
2013
ISBN: 978-952-60-5059-1
ISSN: 1799-4853

Randezvous through experimentation

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Mäkelä, Maarit; Harri, Henna
2013
ISBN: 978-952-60-5100-0

Unrefereed conference proceedings

Editorial: Design Management and Artistic Intervention: Arts, Fashion, Games and Service Design

Ainamo, Antti; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Soila-Wadman, Marja; Svengren-Holm, Lisbeth
2014
ISBN: 978-0-615-99152-8

Empathic Fashion Product-Service Systems for Sustainable Development: Opportunity or Utopia?

Armstrong, Cosette; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014

Smart Textile Products and Services in Sustainability Context

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Kuusk, Kristi; Wensveen, Stephan; Tomico, Oscar
2014

Design Interventions in SMEs: Initial Findings from a Case Study.

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Person, Oscar; Pekkala, Janne; Peltola, Sanna
2014
ISBN: 978-0-615-99152-8

Creative Control in Sustainable Fashion

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Aakko, Maarit
2014

Product Attachments and Longevity in Sustainable Design Strategies

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2010

Scientific books (monographs)

Book

Luonnonväriaineet

Räisänen, Riikka; Primetta, Anja; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2015
ISBN: 978-952-301-033-8

Kretongista printtiin. Suomalaisen painokankaan historia

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2008
ISBN: 978-952-5652-42-0

Book (editor)

Sustainable Fashion: New Approaches

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014
ISBN: 978-952-5572-5

Sustainable Consumer Satisfaction in the Context of Clothing.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014

Dialogues for Sustainable Design and Art Pedagogy

Kallio-Tavin, Mira; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013
ISBN: 978-952-60-5059-1

RJTA; Special Issue Vol 17, No 1, 2013; Strategies for Sustainable Design and Consumption of Textiles and Clothing

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Räisänen, Riikka
2013

Publications intended for professional communities

Article in professional journal

Kierrätystä ja merkityksellisiä vaatteita vuonna 2053

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2014 in Taito (Hong Kong Institute of Textiles and Apparel)

Opetus vastaa tulevaisuuden kestävän kehityksen haasteisiin

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013 in Ornamon jäsenlehti (Hong Kong Institute of Textiles and Apparel)

Article in professional hand or guide book or in a professional data system, or text book material

Designing in a circular economy context

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Tanttu, Marjaana; Smirnova, Eugenia
2017
ISBN: 978-952-60-7444-3

Bojagi as an inspirational tool and artistic method

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016

Article in professional conference proceedings

Stepping into the Future with Design Intervention

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Pekkala, Janne; Peltola, Sanna; Person, Oscar
2015

Text book or professional handbook or guidebook or dictionary

Dyes from Nature

Räisänen, Riikka; Primetta, Anja; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016
ISBN: 978-1909492462

Publications intended for the general public

Popular article, newspaper article

Mistä syntyy muoti-ilmiö?

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016 in Ornamo (Teollisuustaiteen liitto Ornamo)

Jätteetöntä muotia ja uudenlaista vaate-estetiikkaa

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Bergquist, Tuula
2013 in Taito (Teollisuustaiteen liitto Ornamo)

Muotoilua ympäristön ehdoilla.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012 in NowHere Finland 2012 -näyttelykatalogi (Teollisuustaiteen liitto Ornamo)

Tradition ja tulevaisuuden välissä. Craft and Design from Finland in Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South-Korea 21.9.-30.10.2011

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011 in Taide & Design (Teollisuustaiteen liitto Ornamo)

Popular monograph

Suomalaisen painokankaan historia. Cretonne to Print, the History of Finnish printed textiles

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Saloniemi, Marjo-Riitta
2008
ISBN: ISBN 978-952-5652-42-0

Public artistic and design activities

Published independent artistic work

NYT2011, The Art summer in Naantali and Raisio 2011

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011

Solo exhibition in Leo Gallery, Heyry Artist Village, Soul, South-Korea.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011

Public contribution to artistic work

Producer, curator for Visioning Future through Craft and Design. Finnish craft and design exhibition in 10th Cheongju International Craft Biennale in South-Korea. Part of Finnish association of Designers Ornamo’s Finland 100 year’s program.

Niinimäki, Kirsi; Pärnänen, Inni
2017

RESET, Fashion intervention #3 Are you ready for change

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2016

Project leader for Finnish design and craft exhibition in Cheongju Craft Biennale, South-Korea. 20.10.-9.11.2013

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

TANGO in Nantes, France

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

TANGO in Milano, Italy

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

Finnish design and craft exhibition in Cheongju Craft Biennale, South-Korea. 20.10.-9.11.2013

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

TANGO in Design museum Helsinki

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

Toinen kattaus, Yhteinen pöytä

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2013

Design Cares exhibition

Kola, Jari-Pekka; Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012

Yhteinen pöytä. Art event in the empire hall of Helsinki city hall. Part of Helsinki WDC2012 program.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012

Boyagi &Beyond, International art exhibition in Heyry Artist Village and in Blue House, Presidential Residence, in Sarangchae -gallery, Soul, South-Korea.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012

Artistic book. Gallery of Virrat (August) and Gallery of City Library (September), Richardinkatu, Helsinki.

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2012

International thoughts-näyttely. Virinä Galleria, Virrat 2011

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011

Projektinjohtajana: Between Tradition and Future 2011, Finland in Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South-Korea

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011

Boyagi & Beyound, Museum of Craft & Folk Art, San Francisco, USA. 2011

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2011

Kattaus - Place Setting

Niinimäki, Kirsi
2010

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