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Sixteen designers, artists and students. Four groups. Two locations. During the spring, Kreativa Norrland's design workshops have explored how Vännäs and Robertsfors can become more vibrant places...

Phone down. Three priorities up. The lessons learnt from the networking lunch with Moa Westman were about something we all know but rarely do: actually paying attention...

Saad Abdelaziz saw a problem that most people just walk past - spitting chewing gum on the pavement. After years of product development and award-winning innovations, the solution is finally...

On 25 and 26 March, participants in this year's Design Workshops gathered for an inspiring first meeting in Vännäs and Robertsfors respectively. The programme, organised by eXpression Umeå and RISE...

On 17 April, eXpression Umeå and RISE invite you to a networking lunch with Moa Westman, founder and CEO of Mowes in Norrland. During the lunch she will share...

Nobody asked for ice cider. The experts laughed. Systembolaget said no. Yet today Brännland Ice Cider is served in three-star restaurants around the world and at Nobel banquets. When Andreas Sundgren...

In a garage in Gimonäs, Joseph Constantin is developing his perfume brand Dirista. While tackling the challenges of entrepreneurship and the art of perfumery, he is practising another skill:...

Applications are now open for Summer eXpression - a summer programme for students and young designers. With the theme of transformation and a focus on textile residual streams, you will spend four weeks...