Sense of Water is a transdisciplinary project conducted by researchers from the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Natural Resources Institute (LUKE), and Aalto University’s Emprica research group. The project is funded by the Academy of Finland.

Soil Laboratory is a concept and practice that brings together artists, designers, craftspeople, researchers, and local human and nonhuman actors to explore the relationship between humans and soil.

MakerStudioPeda focuses on analyzing pedagogical practices for fostering creativity at university-level design education and craft teacher education in the digital age.