Assistant, The Art Museums of Skagen, Skagen, Denmark

Anna Kieu Nguyen has been with the Art Museums of Skagen since the beginning of 2023. In this role, she has contributed to a range of museal activities, including facilitating workshops, developing and organizing events, and writing grant applications.

Prior to joining the Art Museums of Skagen, Anna served as a student assistant at Aalborg University where she was involved in the EU projects UpCreate (2023) and Learn4Earth (2023).

Currently, Anna is pursuing a master’s degree in industrial design. Her interests center around the beauty of ordinary, seemingly mundane objects. She is particularly fascinated by the exploration of peculiarities and unconventional thinking in the context of everyday life.

Assistant, The Art Museums of Skagen, Skagen, Denmark

Laura is currently Stud. M.Sc. Civil Engineering with a focus on Industrial Design at Aalborg University. With a passion for problem-solving and blending creativity with functionality, she enjoys taking on diverse tasks and working with multidisciplinary teams. Alongside her studies, Laura is interning at the Copenhagen based company Marcus Pedersen A/S, where she is involved in designing airport interior solutions.

Over the years, Laura has gained experience in planning, organizing, and hosting events and seminars. Her role includes responsibilities in graphic design, layout, and project management, with a particular focus on workshop coordination and managing complex projects.

Assistant, The Art Museums of Skagen, Skagen, Denmark

Lucas has been working for the Art Museum of Skagen since March 2023. He is primarily involved in the Open Atelier Project, where he provides assistance across a wide range of tasks, from planning and executing workshops and events to managing website, developing minor features, and supporting during workshops and meetings.

Besides his work at the Art Museum of Skagen, Lucas is pursuing a master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Industrial Design at Aalborg University. He is gaining experience in product development by applying a problem-based approach to tackle various challenges. With a strong interest in design thinking, Lucas is keen to explore how innovative solutions can enhance everyday life and how design focused on environmental impact, quality, and user satisfaction can contribute to developing products for a more sustainable future.

Co. Founder of 2NEXTLIFE & Owner UNTERWERK industrial design

Mazyar has 24 years of experience in Product Development, Innovation & Modular Design Engineering and more than 16 years within Renewable Energy industry onshore & offshore. Mazyar holds 19 patents within the industry.

Mazyar has an worldwide expert knowledge about all from wind turbine production, installation and service and understands all processes in the field, where the specialties ranges within Visual communication & Storyboarding, quality assurance & interface analysis, Design For Manufacturing (DFM), Design For Assembly (DFA), Design For Health, Safety & Environment (DFHSE), User Experience Design (UX), Man Machine Interface (MMI).

Mazyar is Cand. Arch with a Major in Industrial Design from the School of Architecture in Aarhus graduated in 1999.  

Co. Founder of 2NEXTLIFE & Owner CaptureThis industrial design

19 years of experience in Product Development, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Supply Chain, Start-up mentoring. 

Morten is the Co-founder and design award winner of Butchers & Bicycles, founded in 2010.

Morten is an experienced Chief Technology Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry. Skilled in Innovation Management, User Experience, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Research Design. Strong entrepreneurship professional.

Morten works with start-ups and entrepreneurial companies, helping and consulting them to secure the product development, design for manufacturing and production ramp up. Further, Morten is a GreenUP Team Member at the DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Science Park, assisting GreenUP contestants accelerating their products.

In 2012 Morten co-founded and co-invented the MK1-E cargo bike and the Danish Company Butchers & Bicycles. The cargo bike is the first of its kind and has gained great interest for people all over the world. In 2017 the MK1-E was awarded with Best Cargo-Bike at the Cyclingworld Düsseldorf 2017 show. Morten is today Chairman of the Board at Butchers & Bicycles.

Morten holds a Master of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Department of Architecture and Design at Aalborg University from 2007 within product design.