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Aalto Design Factory opens

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Aalto Design Factory was opened in 2008. Several student generations have started and completed their studies, a significant number of new faculty have joined the university. Aalto Design Factory (ADF) is an interdisciplinary product design and learning hub uniting students, teachers, researchers, and industry. We aim to build a new kind of passion-based…

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Swinburne Design Factory opens

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David Kelley Design opens

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2nd Design Thinking Summit (Luxatia)

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Design Principles & Practices Research Network

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Design Thinking : Understand, Improve, Apply by Plattner, Meinel and Leifer

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Design Thinking : Understand, Improve, Apply by Plattner, Meinel and Leifer

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