Discussions, Talks
2017
Invited lecture, on commercialising design, Kuopio Design Week, Finland. (in Finnish: Muotoilulähtöiset prototyypit kaupallistamisen draiverina.)
Invited lecture, On wearable technology and Smart textiles, Tallinn, Estonia.
2016
Invited talk, On Wearable Technology and eTextiles, invited by KEA
Panel speaker, Crafting Connections Salon, invited by Crafts Council
2015
Panel speaker, inNORDICvasion, “Fashion of the future – The future of fashion”, Bozar, Brussels
Panel speaker, Designing soul, Aalto Festival, Helsinki
Workshops organized
2017
User interfaces with Smart Textiles, Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Estonia.
2015
Experimenting Textile Integration with Active Components, Arcintex-workshop, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
Pedagogy of Electronic Textiles – How to Teach Interactivity, Arcintex-workshop, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Developing interactive textiles, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014
Flowcard-workshop, Arcintex-workshop, Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden
2013
Arcintex-workshop and the overall network meeting, Aalto ARTS, Helsinki, Finland
PhD-student workshop, Högskolan i Borås, Borås, Sweden
Work-related exhibitions
(own works, or projects from teaching or research)
2017
EKSIG-2017 conference exhibition, Rotterdam. Prototyping knit samples, with Riikka Townsend.
2016
Futures interwoven, Helsinki, Student works presented in Craft Corner.
2015
BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium: Also exhibited in the Finnish Embassy in Brussels
Fashnology exhibition, collected works from the wearable tech & fashion summer course, and Aalto ARTS in general. Organized together with Finncult.be. Summer course teaching with Ilona Hyötyläinen.
link to team finland
link to finncult.be
link to Helsingin Sanomat, Sami Sykkö blog
ISWC Design Exhibition, Osaka, Japan
Crafting the Butterfly Lace, with Kristi Kuusk (TU/e) and Marjan Korooshnia (Högskolan i Borås)
eTextile Summer Camp
Capacitive Sensor Fabric
2014
EU-Parliament
Wearable electronics and eTextiles (as a curator (with Salu Ylirisku) and main exhibitor)
ARCINTEX, Eindhoven:
Belt and trousers for wireless charging and energy distribution, Mikkonen Jussi.
Wear-IT, Berlin:
NOTE-bag: eTextile strap and interactions. by: Dongjin Byeon, Lewis Just, Nina Chen, Sami Kiviharju, Jussi Mikkonen (teacher)
MP3-Hoodie: integrated speakers, eTextile interactions (pull cords / open,close hoodie). by: Silvain Toromanoff, Ayano Senzui, Jussi Mikkonen (teacher)
SKOBO, Orthopedic cast shoe for youngsters: combination of 3D-printing, integrated electronics to shoe. by: Valeriya Azovskaya, Visa Kupias, Jinping Liu, Aino Aarnio-Juurinen, Jussi Mikkonen (teacher)
3D-printed hand-cover: base for electronics and durable, flexible 3D-print with complex material structure (no electronics though). by: Jussi Mikkonen, Joona Manner
Honest signal shoes: to detect and give feedback on the apparent nervousness of the user. by: YounJung Kwak, Tiia Suomalainen, Jussi Mikkonen (teacher)
eTextile Summer Camp
Wirelessly powered shower curtain
2013
Smart Textile Salon, Gent, Belgium:
“Soft/Mesh”, Sjöroos, O., Mikkonen, J.
2010 and earlier, not a comprehensive list
Akseli Gallen-Kallela museum – collaborative work, kiputyttö – pain girl box
Kiasma – interactive dark tree