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They have been admitted to the new Summer eXpression.

They have been admitted to the new Summer eXpression.

Ten designers have been selected for the Summer eXpression programme. Starting on 5 June, the participants will spend seven weeks working with local and national manufacturers to go from idea to prototype. At the end of the summer, the prototypes will be presented to an experienced advisory board. They then have the chance to develop the prototype further into a finished product and sales.  

New for this year is that the programme is divided into two parts; the first part takes place during seven summer weeks where the designers focus on developing prototypes, strengthening their entrepreneurial skills and building their networks. The second part begins in the autumn after an experienced advisory board has considered which designers will have the chance to take their prototypes to finished products together with local and national manufacturers.  

There is a strong creativity and drive among the designers who have applied to the programme this year, which is very exciting. It feels good that this year we have chosen to work with an experienced Advisory Board that is involved in developing us as an incubator. The collaboration will lift the programme further and they will be of great benefit by helping to identify opportunities for the designers to develop, says Barbro Renkel, CEO of eXpression Umeå and continues: 

Through their networks and knowledge, participants can also gain more exposure and attention for their activities, which can lead to new business opportunities.

Here are the designers selected for Summer eXpression 2023:   

Emmilie Haglund Umeå School of Architecture 

Vera Bensch Chalmers Architecture 

Axel Gillblad Umeå School of Architecture 

Cornelia Kalle Umeå School of Architecture 

Lina Degerth Umeå School of Architecture 

Anna Levander Umeå School of Architecture 

Linda Lindkvist Umeå School of Architecture  

Thea Lundahl Umeå School of Architecture 

Lova Bodin Umeå Institute of Design 

Nelly Axelsson Chalmers Architecture 

 
This year's Advisory Board consists of: 

Malin Wåhlström, purchasing manager Designtorget 
Peter Jiseborn, Interior cluster Sweden 
Jon Eliason, interior designer 
Ola Rune, Architect and designer, Claesson Koivisto Rune 
Linn Backman Hallberg, Designer and Researcher, RELINN Design  

 
Read more about Summer eXpression here 

See previous products developed during Summer eXpression here. 

Summer eXpression is eXpression Umeå's summer programme aimed at young designers who want to take their ideas and entrepreneurship to the next level. The programme is run in collaboration with Umeå University Holding AB, the VFT programme and the Innovation Office at Umeå University.

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