Visual resources for design
Are you looking for information on different kinds of design classics, fashion and ceramic art? Visual resources for design are available in specialist databases such as Artstor, WGSN or the Vogue Archive, but also in a variety of services that contain cultural history and design history.
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are usable within the Aalto University network and usable remotely with Aalto University login.
Resources marked with a heart ♥ contain entirely or partially openly licensed materials that can be freely used.
Observe each resource's usage rights carefully to ensure that the specified permissions cover your intended use.
Europeana
Visual resources for design
- ARTstor Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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- ARTstor Fashion, Costume and Jewelry
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- ARTstor Condé Nast
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- ARTstor Fashion Institute of Technology
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- ARTstor Museum of Modern Art: Architecture and Design
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- ARTstor Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
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- ARTstor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Brooklyn Museum Costumes
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- Corning Museum of Glass This link opens in a new window
- Costume Institute & Brooklyn Museum of Costume This link opens in a new window
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum This link opens in a new window
- Design Council Slide Collection This link opens in a new window
- Digital Public Library of America DPLA This link opens in a new window
- e-Museum Japan This link opens in a new window
- E-varamu (Estonian e-repository) This link opens in a new window
- Europeana ♥ This link opens in a new window
- Europeana Fashion This link opens in a new window
- Materia This link opens in a new window
- Rijksstudio ♥ This link opens in a new window
- VADS the online resource for visual arts This link opens in a new window
- Victoria & Albert Museum This link opens in a new window
- WGSN - fashion trend forecasting
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- WGSN - Lifestyle & Interiors
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- Finna ♥ This link opens in a new window
Promostyl collection
At the VRC you can use the Promostyl trendbook series covering fashion, interiors and packaging design from 1980s to the present day. The series has information about seasonal trends, colours and materials. They also include rich illustrations, drawings, material and textile samples. Promostyl trendbooks contain the following series (in French and English):
- Influences
- Women
- Men
- Colour
- Sportswear
- Baby & Children
- Youth
- Lingerie
- Fabrics, prints, patterns
- Shoes
- Bags & accessories