Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of Copenhagen.
Aarhus University is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Utrecht Network of European universities and is a member of the European University Association.
Aarhus Stadium known for sponsorship reasons as the Ceres Park is an association football stadium in Aarhus, Denmark which has been the home ground of Aarhus Gymnastikforening since the 1920s. With a current capacity of 19,433, it is the third largest football stadium of any football team in Denmark. It is part of the sports complex, known as Aarhus Sports Park, that is run by Ceres Park & Arena.
Kunsthal Aarhus is a contemporary arts centre located in the city of Aarhus in Denmark.
Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels is a Danish architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
Frank Etc. AB is a Swedish design company specialized in industrial design and graphic design. It was founded in Stockholm in 1994 by the industrial designer Nikolaus Frank and the graphic designer Cecilia Frank.
Wipro Limited is an Indian multinational technology company that provides information technology, consulting and business process services. It is one of the six leading Indian Big Tech companies. Wipro's capabilities range across cloud computing, computer security, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, robotics, data analytics, and other technologies, servicing customers in 167 countries.
Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller, internationally also known as C. F. Møller Architects, is an architectural firm based in Århus, Denmark. Founded in 1924 by C. F. Møller, it is today the largest architectural firm in Denmark based on number of employed architects. About half the revenue is earned outside Denmark. Besides the main office in Århus, the firm has offices in Copenhagen, Oslo, London and in 2007 it bought the Stockholm-based Swedish architectural practice Berg Arkitekter which is still operated under its own name.
3XN is a Danish architectural practice headquartered in Copenhagen and with offices in Stockholm, London, New York and Sydney.
Henning Larsen Architects is an international architectural firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1959 by Henning Larsen, it has around 750 employees.
Timothy Jacob Jensen is a Danish industrial designer. He was best known as CEO and Chief Designer of Jacob Jensen Design from 1990 to 2018. Jensen was also the founder of the Scandinavian brand JACOB JENSEN. He has created numerous well-known designs for timepieces, jewellery, communication equipment, houseware, furniture and kitchens. He has also been prominent within the automotive design, branding and value clarification fields.
Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is a Copenhagen, New York City, London, Barcelona, Shenzhen, Oslo and Los Angeles-based group of architects and designers operating within the fields of architecture, product and landscape design, engineering and planning. The office is currently involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. As of 2023, the company employs 700+ people.
Arkitema Architects is a Danish architectural firm headquartered in Aarhus, with branch offices in Copenhagen, Malmö, Stockholm and Oslo. Arkitema Architects was founded in 1969 in Aarhus, and nowadays has about 400 employees with its main activity in Scandinavia.
Mads Kjoeller Damkjaer is a Danish industrial designer, strategist and entrepreneur. A double gold winner at Red Dot Design Awards, If Design Awards, D&AD Awards and Creative Circle Awards. Married to designer and entrepreneur Sidsel Kjøller Damkjær. He was the managing partner at the design and innovation agency Goodmorning Technology (2004-2013) in Copenhagen, London, New York (2008–2010) and Hong Kong (2010–2011) and has founded or co-founded several companies such as Contxt (2002), the Copenhagen Parts (2009) transportation and life style bike parts, PART (2007) and Future fwd (2012). As an investor he established the impact venture company Tomorrow Projects in San Francisco in 2011. He is an adviser and board member at several Start-up Companies as well as organisations as the Danish Design Association and Companies such as the architecture firm SHL/Schmidt Hammer Lassen in Denmark, Singapore, London and China. Mads has had leading roles in managing consulting firms as Implement Consulting Group and PA Consulting Group as Head of Innovation & Strategy and co-owner of the company, having worked out of London since 2014. He worked for RADI Designers and Robert Stadler in 2003 in Paris and is educated from the Danish Design School in Copenhagen (1999–2004), has studied part of MBA at AVT Business School (2012-2013) and has received certificates from Stanford University (2013-2015), Yale School of Business (2012) and Harvard Business School (2013). In May 2010 he was announced one of the 100 best business people under 35 yrs in the field of innovation in Denmark by Berlingske Business. Kjoeller Damjaer developed the Creative Leadership Impact Framework (CLIF) in 2014, an assessment and developing method for leaders and coined the term LeadTech as a term applied to leadership technology tools in 2010. Mads Kjoeller Damkjaer has won several strategy, innovation and leadership awards. On 17 November 2011 Mads was nominated with the Award by The Danish Design Counsel as one of the greatest talents in Scandinavia. In 2012 he received the Rising Star Award in New York, US. He lived in California part of 2016.
The Aarhus Letbane is a light rail system in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. It is operated by the company Midttrafik. The first line opened in December 2017, but the system is under continuous development and expansion. Service on the intercity section Odder to Lisbjergskolen opened on August 25, 2018. A third intercity line to Grenå opened on 30 April 2019. More lines are being planned.
Busk + Hertzog is a Danish design team created by Flemming Busk and Stephan Hertzog in 2000. They are well-known for their award-winning furniture designs. Both designers, Flemming Busk and Stephan Hertzog, are two of the most awarded Danish designers. They have won international design awards such as the Red Dot Awards, IF Awards, and Good Design Awards.
Veryday was a Swedish industrial design consultancy, headquartered in the Bromma area of Stockholm, with additional studios in New York City, Singapore, Dubai, and London. It was formally named Ergonomi Design Gruppen and often referred to as Ergonomidesign; in 2012 the firm adopted the name Veryday. In November 2016, Veryday became part of McKinsey & Company, and today operates under the name "McKinsey Design." In 2024 McKinsey & Co announced that they are closing down the Veryday studio.
Musikhuset Aarhus is a large concert hall complex in Aarhus, Denmark. Located in the city centre, Musikhuset is Aarhus' main venue for music and with seating for more than 3,600 people in total, it is the largest concert hall in Scandinavia. Musikhuset Aarhus was designed by Kjær & Richter and built in 1979-1982, commissioned by Aarhus Municipality.
Khodi Feiz is an industrial designer specialized in the fields of product design, furniture design, branding and strategic design.
Amica is a global manufacturer of household appliances headquartered in Wronki in western-central Poland. The company produces refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, electric stoves and kettles for kitchens under the brands Hansa, CDA, Gram.
