Umeå Institute of Design

2 weeks to go! On November 8, join UID staff and alumni for the ’Online Session – Study at UID’ 👩‍💻🌏 umu.se/en/events/onli…

Applications now open for all Master’s Programmes at Umeå Institute of Design. • Join our ’Online Session - Study at UID’ on November 8. • Explore our MFA Programmes: Transportation Design / Advanced Product Design / Interaction Design

The all-access #UID23 Project Gallery is now live! Get an exclusive first-hand look into each student's design vision as they reveal their final concepts.

Om Tuesday, May 30, UID23 kicks off! Don’t miss out as a remarkable crop of young designers will reveal their 30-plus design concepts to the world. umu.se/en/news/dancin…

UID’s popular graduation event at the end of May is paired this year with Sweden's largest design competition – Design S – as it travels to Umeå. For the first time in 40 years, the prestigious event is venturing beyond the nation’s capital. umu.se/en/news/the-de…

Seize a unique opportunity to join the UID family! We are now looking for a PhD student in industrial design, with a focus on sustainability and grassroots communities. 🌱 umu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jo…

The Kibb, Fanny Jonsson’s grad project concept for an electric all-terrain vehicle, is becoming reality! 👏⚡️👏 • The autonomous ATV, developed with @ridecake, is designed to respect the land’s biodiversity and agricultural challenges for delicate ecosystems.

Design S – Swedish Design Awards – is coming to Umeå! ⚡️ Apply now to Design S 🥇 Application deadline February 28 Read all you need to know at design-s.se/en/ #sustainability #swedishdesign #sustainabledesign #designcompetition

In an unprecedent investment in artistic design research, Vetenskapsrådet / Swedish Research Council (SRC) has granted 16,8 million SEK to the newly formed research environment "Design after progress".

Field trip under the northern lights at Holmön✨ In the Aurora project, in collaboration with BMW, students are challenged to apply more-than-human design thinking when developing future mobility interiors? 🌱🚙

Excited to welcome Japanese ambassador, Noke Masaki, to UID 🇯🇵 • Here with Koki Mita, Japanese exchange student in the MFA Interaction Design Programme. • @japanisverige • • • #japaneseambassador #umeåinstituteofdesign #uid

Applications now open for all Master Programmes at Umeå Institute of Design. Explore our MFA Programmes: Transportation Design / Advanced Product Design / Interaction Design Tag and share with a friend, colleague, child or sibling who might be interested in changing the world!

The ’Going Solo’ project saw APD1 students students conceptualise consumer appliances and experiences for ”singletons” living in compact and vibrant urban settings like New York, Munich, Mumbai and Hong Kong. 🏙

For the seventh year running, we are top of the Red Dot Design Ranking. A big hand to all students, alumni and staff that keep the UID flag flying high! 🎉🎈🥳

Could an ancient martial art unlock new perspectives on design? For his doctoral thesis, Nicholas Torretta drew upon his native culture to shine a light on the oppressive and consumeristic power structures that still permeate industrial design thinking.

The student winner of the 2022 Core77 Commercial Equipment Design Award is Anna Gebala of @umeadesign! designawards.core77.com/Commercial-Equ…

The student winner of the 2022 Core77 Home & Living Design Award is Niels van Gils, Yuan Hong, and Heinrich Zaunschirm of @umeadesign ! designawards.core77.com/home-living/11…

Join DCODE's very first network-wide event onsite!

The thrill of meeting everyone again for #UID22: so wonderful to have alumni and friends coming here to engage with our students and us in the staff @umeadesign