Studio Lasifaasi

Story

Lasifaasi (Finnish for ‘glassy phase’) refers to a state of matter that is neither a liquid nor a crystalline solid. Studio Lasifaasi operates at the glassy phase of science, art, and design.

Company

True to its name, Studio Lasifaasi encompasses a wide range of creative activities. The company operated as a sole proprietorship from 2015 to 2022 and has been a limited liability company since 2022.



Glass jewelry and small objects made in Helsinki are available for purchase on our website as well as at The Finnish Glass Museum.


Lasifaasin taidekerhot (Finnish for ‘Lasifaasi art clubs’) provide extracurricular activities for school children in the Helsinki metropolitan area, including visual arts, ceramics, fashion drawing, and crafts. With nearly 70 weekly classes, we are one of the largest cultural hobby organizers in the region. During the activity season, the company employs around twenty instructors.




Lasikoruja mikrossa -kurssit (Finnish for ‘glass jewellery in a microwave oven’) offer the opportunity to explore glass fusing at home. In addition to the course kit and our instructions, all you need is a microwave oven.










 

 

Maker

Laura Aalto-Setälä

I’m a Helsinki based artist, designer, and scientist (MA & PhD). I’m looking the traditional world of glass art from an unconventional point of view: I’m trained both as a scientist and a designer, and I’m constantly working at the borders of art, science, and design. When not working with art glass, I’m doing research on glass chemistry or teaching art.

I work with glassblowing, flame-working, and kiln-forming techniques. As a researcher, I’m interested in the medical applications of glass, the use of specialty glasses in art, and the popularization of science. I'm happy to collaborate in product development and research, and I give lectures on the properties of glass.

Brief CV

Born 1988 in Espoo, Finland
contact laura@lasifaasi.fi

PhD, glass science (inorganic chemistry), Åbo Akademi University, 2025
MA in Applied Product and Spatial design, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture, 2016
B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics, University of Helsinki, 2012 & 2014
BA in ceramic and glass art, University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2012

Scientific publications with my contribution
(ORCID: 0000-0003-1297-2192)

  • Image and numerical analyses for understanding the in vivo dissolution of partially crystalline bioactive glass S53P4 scaffolds. 2025.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100757

  • In vitro and in vivo dissolution of biocompatible S59 glass scaffolds. 2024.
    DOI: 10.1007/s10856-024-06795-x

  • Dissolution of Glass–Ceramic Scaffolds of Bioactive Glasses 45S5 and S53P4. 2023.
    DOI: 10.1007/s44174-022-00059-4

  • Development and Characterization of Non-coated and PLGA-Coated S53P4 and S59 Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Treatment of Load-Bearing Defects. 2023.
    DOI: 10.1007/s44174-023-00099-4

  • Dissolution of Amorphous S53P4 Glass Scaffolds in Dynamic In Vitro Conditions. 2021.
    DOI: 10.3390/ma14174834

  • Bone morphogenic protein expression and bone formation are induced by bioactive glass S53P4 scaffolds in vivo. 2021.
    DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34181

  • S53P4 bioactive glass scaffolds induce BMP expression and integrative bone formation in a critical-sized diaphysis defect treated with a single-staged induced membrane technique. 2021.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.035

  • Sintered S53P4 bioactive glass scaffolds have anti-inflammatory properties and stimulate osteogenesis in vitro. 2020.
    DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v041a02

  • Effect of bioactive glass air‐abrasion on the wettability and osteoblast proliferation on sandblasted and acid‐etched titanium surfaces. 2019.
    DOI: 10.1111/eos.12683

  • Air Abrasion with Bioactive Glass Eradicates Streptococcus mutans Biofilm from a Sandblasted and Acid-Etched Titanium Surface. 2018.
    DOI: 10.1563/aaid-joi-d-18-00324

  • Antibacterial properties of bioactive glass particle abraded titanium against Streptococcus mutans. 2018.
    DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aabeee

  • Neutrino mass mechanisms and leptonic CP violation at colliders. 2014. Master’s thesis. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42541
     

Art exhibitions

  • Sielu, Galleria Toinen Silmä, 3.-21.4.2025, Helsinki

  • Äänen äärellä, Annantalo, 28.9.2024-1.2.2025, Helsinki

  • Ornamon Teosmyynti, Galleria Maamusta, 11.-19.3.2023

  • Kirjeitä Itämerelle, 7.8.-5.9.2020 Galleria Kuja, Helsinki

  • Lasin kierre, 7.1.-22.3.2020, Gumbostrand konst & form

  • Suomen lasi elää 8, 15.2.-19.4.2020, Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki

  • Studio Lasifaasi, Habitare 2018, 12.-16.9.2018, Helsinki

  • Suomenlinna B34, 15.5.-30.9., 2018, 2019

  • Finnorszag, Bor és kézmuves Gallery, 22-24.9.2017, Budapest, Hungary

  • 100 x Glass, Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, 18.5.-5.11.2017

  • Suomenlinna B34, Suomenlinna, Finland 15.5.-30.9.2017

  • Turku Artists’s Assoaciation 92th Annual Exhibition Gallery Brinkkala, 30.9.–6.11.2016, Turku, Finland

  • Art of Basware, 8.-28.8.2016, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki

  • Stanislav Libensky Award Exhibition, ZIBA Prague Glass Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, 20.10.-31.12.2015

  • Protoshop, Habitare Furniture Fair, Helsinki, 9.-13.9.2015

  • Tarkkailijoita - Observers Galleria Outolintu, Turku, 2.-21.6.2015

  • Take away - art to go, Galleria Johan S, Helsinki, 13.5-12.6.2015

  • Suomen lasi elää 7, Finnish Glass museum, Riihimäki, 13.2.-10.5.2015

  • Rajamailla, Galleria Lasipalatsi 31.3.-6.4.2014

  • International Glass Art Student Exhibition, Palmer House, Chicago 20.-22.3.2014

Prices and competitions

  • Honourable mention at Red Dot Award 2018: Product Design

  • 1st prize, popular science writing composition by Tiede, 2018

  • Honourary mention, Finnish Glass Museum’s design competition, 2017

  • 1st prize, American Ceramic Society’s PCSA Science video demonstration competition, 2018

  • 1st prize, American Ceramic Society’s PCSA Creativity Competition, 2017

  • Finalist at Stanislav Libensky Award 2015

  • Finalist at SOK art award 2016

  • Finalist at Art of Basware 2016

Popular science papers I’ve written

  • ’Biolasi syntyi sattumalta’, Tiede 10/2018

  • ’Will art glass go tech?’, artikkelit kirjassa ‘Scandinavian glass starting all over again’, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, 2018, ISBN 978-87-91179-30

  • ’Functional glasses in glass art’, Glass Art Society Journal 2018