The Nokia Design archive - exploring unseen concepts of design and opportunities of design-driven transformation and change
Description of the granted funding
The Nokia Design archive – exploring unseen concepts of design and opportunities of design-driven transformation and change We investigate the role of design within Nokia in 1995-2015 by utilising a previously unexplored design archive consisting of thousands of concepts, prototypes, documents, and videos from the company's design department. Moving beyond the success-failure paradigm so often connected to Nokia's story, the archive offers a rare chance to gain a deeper understanding of design as a discursive tool for envisioning futures and impacting decision-making, and novel scientific knowledge on how design practices are used within a large corporation. We aim to establish a new field of research in Finland, where design history provides a deeper understanding of the processes behind design's role in creating change. This will allow us to examine design practices critically, situating the work in a larger narrative of societal, cultural and technological development.
Show moreStarting year
2021
End year
2025
Granted funding
Other information
Funding decision number
343216
Research fields
Teollisuusperusteinen muotoilu
Identified topics
art, culture