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25 November, 2022

Norrland Birch Vodka visits Spritmuseum

24 October, 2022

New incubator programme takes businesses to the next level

18 October, 2022

Jewellery designers exhibit in Milan

28 September, 2022

Promising designer launches at well-known design store

8 September, 2022

Expression Umeå strengthens with new expertise in fashion and e-commerce

7 September, 2022

Norm-breaking fashion designer goes international

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Soon @hugas.veranda in Hörnefors will open its

Soon @hugas.veranda in Hörnefors will open its doors with a shop and café, but already on 4 September a big autumn market will be arranged with some 15 lovely exhibitors 🙌 Say hello to Stina Wallin and Catherine Berglund who are behind the initiative 🤩

On Saturday, Hide and Seek premieres in Umeå. Et

💥Application for the Cultural Heritage Programme is open!

💥Application for the Cultural Heritage Programme is open!💥🙌 Do you want to create new sustainable concepts and offers, develop your story and discover new digital production methods in a context where cultural heritage is in focus? Then you should apply to the Cultural Heritage Programme!🤓During the programme you will learn about:➕Sustainable production and recycling➕Storytelling and branding➕The S-P-O-K network➕ Focus on cultural heritage and sustainable designTip a friend or apply by 25 September! ✨Credit to @bautafilm for making the film 🤩@risesweden #heritage Programme

Wow! What a vernissage it was 🤩 Thanks

Wow! What a vernissage it was 🤩 Thanks a lot to everyone who came by and made it so great! And cheers to all the awesome designers whose products are now ready for the market. You are stars! Photo: @evelinaronnback

Ten awesome designers exhibit at this year's verni

Ten awesome designers exhibit at this year's opening of Summer eXpression 🤩 Enjoy!

eXpression Umeå invites you to a vernissage with young

eXpression Umeå invites you to a vernissage with young designers from Summer eXpression 2022, a summer programme where ten talents design and go from idea to sale. They work with a focus on everyday objects, sustainability and creativity in close collaboration with local manufacturers.Welcome to an inspiring mingle with refreshments and the opportunity to pre-order locally produced design.Summer eXpression vernissage18 August 2022 | Kl. 16.00-19.00eXpression Umeå, Konstnärligt campusSign up via bio 😀

When many people start to slow down for summer

As many people start to slow down for the summer holidays, six creative companies have just started planning for this autumn's Formex interior design fair ✨- Yes, finally. I was already planning to exhibit at Formex in autumn 2020, so I've been waiting for a long time and I'm really looking forward to this," says Victoria Säker, one of the designers who will be exhibiting her products.The fair will be attended by national and international buyers, agents, wholesalers, producers and media from across the interior design industry, which is a great opportunity to gain exposure, do business and make new contacts. "I'm aiming to find a few retailers, but also make contacts with interior designers for future projects. My hope is that my design language will be interesting for assignments where larger and more unique wall decorations are needed," says Anna Gidlöf, who runs the company Storspov Design.👇What: Exhibition at @formex.se, one of the largest interior design fairs in the Nordic countries WHEN: August 23-26Where: Stockholmsmässan🤩Companies exhibiting:Anna Gidlöf - Storspov Design @storspov_designKarin and Elin Holmberg - Ängsfälla @angsfallaEmelie Lundmark - Dinie Design @dinie_designLinnéa Öberg - Design andra bullar @designandrabullarUlrika Edholm - Bosse och Ester @bosseochesterVictoria Säker - Victoria Säker @victoriasakerText: Maria Persson @miape

Saad Abdelaziz who runs the company Wisalsson can

Saad Abdelaziz, who runs the company Wisalsson, could win H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf's New Builder of the Year Award 2022! 🤩👏👏Saad has developed a new packaging for chewing gum that opens up new business models while reducing littering and thus clean-up costs for society.The Newcomer of the Year Award aims to highlight good examples of talented entrepreneurs with foreign backgrounds who work and contribute to Swedish welfare.Congratulations @saad93 on your nomination!🤩🎉👏

Almost a year ago, Daria Chrobok chose to s

Almost a year ago, Daria Chrobok decided to use LinkedIn as a platform for growth. It wasn't a foregone conclusion. At the time, she was struggling with social media and didn't have a good plan on how to move forward. Today, it's her main source of new business 👇- I didn't like social media in general but I wanted to tell others about my business and realised I needed to give it a go. After I really got to grips with it, my business got a big boost," says Daria Chrobok.Social media had never appealed to her before. A big part of it was the feeling of insecurity about putting yourself out there and taking space. That's why she was almost most surprised herself when she suddenly paid for a rather expensive LinkedIn online course.⭐️- It got to a point where I felt it was time to get help from an expert. I came across someone offering distance learning courses. She had something I wanted and I jumped at the chance. It turned out to be a stroke of luck," says Daria.🙌In the process, Daria realized that this social media thing was kind of fun. The cramping let go a little further when she realized that you don't have to pretend, it's all about being yourself.🤩 Read more about Daria's journey from skeptic to Linkedin pro on our website.@dc_sciart#expressionumea #linkedin

Random Bastards/Storspoven wins award as this year's

Random Bastards/Storspoven wins Cultural and Creative Industries Company of the Year award. The historic first prize was awarded during the Umea Gala on 16 June. UnderbaraClara and Turborilla were also finalists. "We are enormously grateful for the support we have received over the years and proud to be able to do the best we can for our beloved Umeå. A place filled to the brim with competence, courage and curiosity. To all our friends, customers and tokers, thank you," says SAMUEL ISAKSSON, CEO, Storspoven AB.🥇 WINNER'S NOTE: "This year's winners have shown that it is possible to shake up an entire industry through innovative and norm-breaking business models without sacrificing creative integrity.At its core are unwavering values that uphold equality, equity and true West Bottom do-it-together spirit.With a breathtakingly high body of work, this artist collective has evolved into a unique social force that has already written itself into the history books as some of the foremost storytellers and influencers of our time. This makes them true ambassadors for Umeå and the cultural and creative industries. "#umeagalan #umeågalan

UMEÅGALAN Company of the Year in the cultural and

UMEÅGALAN Cultural and Creative Industries Company of the Year: random bastards/Storspoven 🤩 BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The company Spirits of Norrland invests in crowdfun

Lunch out in the green with a lovely bunch 🤩✨ Happy summer everyone! 🌼🌼🌼#expressionumea

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Jesper Karlsson, Erik Lindtorp

Sometimes ideas need to be allowed to fly free, sometimes not.

Sometimes ideas need to fly free, sometimes thoughts need to meet and take completely new paths. In this spring's edition of eXpression Design, garden and ceramics have met glass in creations that celebrate nature.Read the full report and take part of Stina Wallin, Anna Öquist Brännström and Eva Juneblad's fantastic collaboration on our website, link in bio ✨@norrtradgarden@annaobrannstrom_keramik@evajuneblad@robackglasochlera#expressiondesignText: Elin Holmberg, @highcoastpublishingFoto: @elinnerpin

Today we have visited the home of the wood sculptor

Today we visited the home of wood sculptor @pernilla.tjarnstrom in her woodworking shop! Pernilla is one of the participants in eXpression Design and will be part of this weekend's Pop Up at Avion!

Stefan Eriksson is the network Game Hub Umeå's new

Stefan Eriksson is the Game Hub Umeå's new community manager and also eXpression's latest recruitment.In close cooperation with Umeå municipality, he will help support the established gaming industry in northern Sweden and create even better conditions for startups and indie developers.The game development industry is on the rise. New games and studios are emerging all the time and several of the established companies are growing like crazy. And yes, we're talking about northern Sweden.In cooperation with Umeå municipality, eXpression Umeå is now investing in increased support for the growing industry in the north, where Stefan Eriksson plays a central role. "It feels incredibly good to have finally landed in the middle of the games industry, something that was, after all, a childhood dream for me. Creative environments are the best thing I know and eXpression is full of creative people I can be inspired by. What I hope for most of all is to contribute to Umeå really being able to be associated with game development even more. Universities, birch trees and games! says Stefan.The new role involves both project management around the grassroots network Game Hub Umeå and supporting the established games industry in Umeå.⭐ More interested? Read the full article via the link in the bio.

Tomorrow 25 May at 12.00 we will go home to Pe

Tomorrow 25 May at 12.00, we will follow her home to Pernilla's carpentry 🤩 We will broadcast live from here, so stay tuned!She will talk about the process of developing the product PISTILL and what it has been like to work with a tillverkare.@pernilla.tjarnstrom #expressiondesign

With her textile pattern "Tallstig" Emelie wants to

With her textile pattern "Tallstig", Emelie Almgren wants to pay tribute to an ancient sewing technique and bring important women's history to life. Together with a maker who has gone straight to the heart, she feels the work is ready to meet its audience. - It's unbeatable to follow the craftsmanship all the way to the finished product," she says.Read the full story on our website, link in bio.@mosteremelie @kasam_textilstudio#expressiondesign

Wow!! Check out what amazing products participate

Wow!! Check out the amazing products the eXpression design participants have created 🤩💥🙌⭐ VILJA is inspired by the sea and its vegetation. The sheer and in nature barely visible sea seal gets a place here together with the brilliant torch flower that grows in our northern coastland.⭐ The inspiration for the table GRÖNTJÄRN comes from a green little pond deep in the northern forests, a place my grandfather named Gröntjärn.⭐ PISTILL is a hanger on which you can hang your bag, jacket or your dressing gown. Or why not just let it be a sculpture on the wall!⭐ With the pot AVAN, Katarina wanted to bring the solid and robust cast iron into something modern but still with a design that doesn't go out of fashion.⭐ The material for the lampshade NÄSÅKER consists of a sheet of metal that has been exposed to the elements for many years. Markus' hope is that the lampshade will remind us all that there is always something beautiful in things that are allowed to age.⭐ The pattern "TALLSTIG" takes Emelie back to her childhood summers at her grandmother and grandfather's cottage in Anundsjö, Ångermanland. Through the pattern, she has wanted to highlight her heritage but above all the village's female craft tradition by embroidering the pine twigs using the technique known as Anundsjösöm. ⭐ With this lamp called LOPPAN, Elin wants to create a feeling of nostalgia that wants to encourage the inner child in you. The inspiration for the lamp comes from the shape of a paper rag that was folded in the schoolyard when you were a child. ⭐ FOLDING GREEN consists of a drinking glass, jug and tray/dish. The series is inspired by summer hikes along the mountain slopes in the Vindelfjällen.⭐ With the TIMELESS candlestick, Anna wants to reinforce the cosiness factor and the feel-good experience where the home becomes a place for recovery, rest and where well-being is the main focus.Did you miss the launch broadcast? Watch it and read more about all the products on our website, link in bio✨ #expressiondesign

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