Emmi Harjuniemi – Empathic designer and personal brand strategist

About Me

HI, MY NAME IS EMMI HARJUNIEMI AND I´M A DESIGNER and personal brand consultant

I am an inspiring and supportive technology oriented person who helps people and organizations with their brand strategies. I am an empathic and warm personality who is easy to approach. I´ve worked in the university over the past ten years, doing all kind of thigs (university is an enabler). Mainly I´ve done career coaching and technology related stuff in projects and teaching as my title is University Teacher in Design Technology. I´m also doing my Ph.D. in the intersection of design and technology.

I am highly interested in finding people´s skills and potential – that´s why I started my own company – so that I can do more of the things I´m good at and that I love.

Welcome to my portfolio to see what I have been working through out my career!

More about me…

ENTREPRENEUER

I have created company called PortoflioAkatemia, that allows me to help others fond their expertice and personal brand. I´ve also establihs Arktiset e-tekstiilit, in which I´m teaching how start doing electronic textiles (e-textiles). I have also published a couple of books of the subject.

More about consulting in branding and portfolios

More about e-textile education

TEACHER

I have more than ten years of experience in teaching at a university. Throughout my career I have taught, developed teaching and worked on faculty projects.

More about the courses I´ve taught

More about the teaching development

Blog about teaching

RESEARCER

My Ph.D. research (which is currently unfinished) consists of electronic textiles and wearables. My research explores e-textiles and wearable technology from the perspective of aesthetics and education. I use prototypes and user tests in the wild to get a better understanding of the designed products. The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Suomen Tekstiili & Muoti, Seppo Säynäjäkangas´ (Suunto founder) Science Foundation have all supported my research.

ARTIST

My art is about axploring the ideas of e-textiles, but also a graphic design works