- Fresh Maestros Frodo & Gimly shaking hands for successfully dropping The Ring into Mount Doom.
It was in spring 1995 that my eyes were caught on a car sketch in a German magazine. "I wish I could draw like that!" - from that moment I wanted to become designer. I never thought this would lead into a journey of my life.
Now 12 years later I am graduating from Umeå Institute of Design - one of the best design schools in the world. When I sent over my application I didn´t have a clear overview of what to expect. But I soon found myself in the middle of a strong international community, where people work hard to make their dreams come true. I was not working alone anymore at nights - there were always people to talk with and ask advice. These past two years here in Umea have been definitely the best and the happiest days of my design studies. I have learned a great deal about my skills, limits and future opportunities.
My dear course mates Andreas Johansson, Adriaan Van Eyndhoven, Morten Wagener, Ola Kollin - you guys have not only been good friends I have been looking for a long time, but also examples of great designers I admire. You made me notice that I still have a lot to learn - both as a designer and as person. I wish you good luck for the future and I sincerely hope our roads will cross again! And to our program leader, Pete Avondoglio, I owe you great thanks for putting us together!
SilberAuto - I´m very greatful for them to make this Master´s Degree project happen. Design brief was very challenging and I learned a great deal from the process.
Feeling already nostalgia for the things to come,
HannesLabels: degree project, design, exhibition, friends, party, summer, sweden, umea
