Contact us

Umeå Institute of Design is located in the city of Umeå, Sweden, at Umeå Arts Campus. We are situated on the banks of the Umeälven river, close to the main university campus and to the city centre.

Head of department

Demian Horst
Associate professor

Deputy head of department

Deputy head of department

Heather Wiltse
Associate professor

Director of PhD studies

Christoffel Kuenen
Associate professor

Staff at Umeå Institute of Design

Aditya Pawar
Doctoral student
Amanda Björnwall
Project assistant, associate professor
Ambra Trotto
Associate professor
Anders Hellström
Service technician
Birgitta Sundberg
Education coordinator
Brendon Clark
Associate professor
David Crafoord
Lecturer
David Risberg
Research engineer
Erica Fjällström
Human resources coordinator
Eva-Lena Bäckström
Associate professor
Gustav Skoogh
Adjunct lecturer
Heather Wiltse
Associate professor
Jens Mann
IT systems administrator
Jonas Sandström
Associate professor
Karey Helms
Associate professor
Leena Naqvi
Doctoral student
Maria Göransdotter
Associate professor
Monica Lindh-Karlsson
Associate professor
Natarsha Bates
Postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral position
Pamela Gil-Salas
Doctoral student
Rickard Åström
Research engineer
Seda Özçetin
Research assistant
Sergio Bravo Josephson
Doctoral student
Susanne Jonsson
Project assistant
Thomas Degn
Associate professor
Xaviera Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada
Doctoral student
Ylva Fernaeus
Other position, associate professor
Ylva Johansson
Financial officer
Young Suk Lee
Postdoctoral fellow

contact details

Visiting UID?


Visiting address:
Östra Strandgatan 30
Umeå Arts Campus
Tel +46 (0) 90 786 69 96
Fax +46 (0) 90 786 66 97


Postal address:
Umeå Institute of Design
Umeå University
SE-901 87 UMEÅ
Sweden

package delivery

Delivering a package?


Delivery adress:
Umeå Institute of Design
Östra Strandgatan 28 A
SE-903 33 Umeå
Sweden

*Always add the name of the recipient to the address 

Contact the Arts Campus goods office:
Anders Hellström
Phone: +46 90 786 98 03

travel

Travelling to UID?


Getting a bus from the airport?
Airport bus information & airport bus route »


Getting a bus from the city centre?
Bus routes 1, 5, 6, 7 or 8 all stop at the bus stop called "Järnvägsgatan". A walk down towards the river, to Umeå Institute of Design takes roughly two minutes.


Getting a taxi?
Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå Arts Campus ("Designhögskolan, Konstnärligt campus")

  • Umeå Taxi: + 46 90 77 00 00
  • Eco Taxi: + 46 90 911 911
  • Taxi Direkt: + 46 90 100 100
  • Taxi Kurir: + 46 90 18 18 18

Professors emeriti

  • Aina Nilsson Ström, Professor emerita

  • Bengt Palmgren, Professor emeritus

  • Erik Stolterman, Professor emeritus

  • Mike Stott, Professor emeritus

  • Pete Avondoglio, Professor emeritus

Latest update: 2025-08-12