Talent. We got it. Lots of it. Heaps.

It’s time once again to welcome a group of new faces into the fold. It’s more than a group this time, it’s a mass, a mélange, a mishmash of people and proficiencies. It’s a lot.

First off, we have Regimantas Vegele joining the team in Aarhus as a Product Designer. Originally from Lithuania, Regimantas has just graduated from the MA programme of Advanced Product Design from the Umeå Institute of Design. He also holds a BA in Product Design from Vilnius Academy of Fine Art. After a number of internships included stints at IDEO and Native Design, he decided he wanted to join us. We’re happy about that. Apart from buckets of experience, a curious and determined nature, Regimantas brings a passion for music, and a love to cook for people (which sounds good to our ears). Yum.

Next up is Camilla Christensen, joining the Copenhagen crew as a Service Design Intern. Camilla holds a BA in Design and Innovation, and wanted to take an internship before she starts her MA to help her decide on exactly which direction to take. She came to Designit as she was fascinated by the diversity of projects and the open-minded mentality. She’s all about creativity and enthusiasm, and also sings in a gospel choir. Maybe she’ll treat us to a tune one of these days…

Also in Copenhagen, we have Kim Gabrielsen joining as our new Interaction Design Intern. Kim is currently studying for an MA in Interaction Design at the Danish Design School. He holds a BA in Product Design from Akershus University College in Norway, and has also studied technical drawing. While studying, Kim had the opportunity to gain work experience with companies such as Philips and Copenhagen PIX. He’s got an eye for detail, a devotion to learning and new perspectives, and when he’s not absorbed in design, digital interaction and all things techy, he’s making music – something we hope we’ll experience.

Another face for Copenhagen! Tinuke Iyore will be our much needed PR Intern. Tinuke has taken the 2 year entrepreneur-design course at KEA Design & Business, and is now approaching the end of her final year focusing on Communication Design (PR, journalism and visual communication). She’ll be graduating in 2012, then heading into an MA in Digital Design and Communication at the IT University of Copenhagen. Just back from an internship at Classwish in New York City, Tinuke will be bringing enthusiasm, motivation, a big head of curls and a bag of creativity to the team.

Still in Denmark but this time we head back to Aarhus to welcome Dogan Sekercioglu as the new Product Design Intern. Dogan holds a BA in Industrial Product Design from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, during which he took an internship at Jacob Jensen Design. He plans to head on to a MA in Advanced Product Design from Umeå Institute, and is just finishing an internship at Atlas Copco in Sweden. Bringing experience, determination, some Turkish cuisine and post-it notes – we think he’ll fit right in.

Deep breath!

Still in Aarhus, we welcome Melanie Becker as another new Product Design Intern. Melanie began her studies in Industrial Design in 2007 at the FH Joanneum Graz University of Applied Sciences. Last year, she went on exchange and studied two semesters at the Umeå Institute of Design. During her studies Melanie finished a 5 month internship at the Bosch Design Team at Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Munich. She brings the experience and knowledge gained from an in-house design company, as well as heaps of motivation, team spirit, and a love of sports of just about every variety.

A skip and a jump across the waters and we’re in Oslo! Andrea Plesner joins us as a Service and Industrial Designer. Andrea holds an MA in Industrial Design from The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and has had exchange semesters in Zurich, Wuxi and Boston. For the last three years Andrea has been working as an Industrial designer at K8 Industridesign, a design consultancy in Oslo. Before that she had an internship at Tribecraft AG, a Swiss design consultancy and at Froghop lnc, a mobile gaming start-up in Boston. Since March 2011 she has been part of an international research project initiated by Management Center Innsbruck with the objective of using service design thinking as an approach to foster competitiveness and sustainability of European tourism. When she has a moment of free time she can be found writing fiction and opera singing. Maybe together.

Lynn Bui joins the Oslo team as an Interaction Design Intern. Lynn just finished her first year as a MA Interaction Design Student at the Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden, and before that she was in UID’s Industrial Design certificate program. She also holds a BA in Business Administration with special focus on Marketing and Finance. In the past Lynn has worked as a Program Coordinator for a nonprofit, a Marketing Specialist for a consumer bank and a Global Market Analyst Intern for an investment bank, but looks forward to joining Designit to develop her design skills and work on some kick-ass projects. She enjoys oil painting and has recently picked up the Ukulele. Brilliant. She brings energy, laughter,and Vietnamese food (lucky Oslo….).

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Oslo also gains Thomas Larsen Røed as an Industrial Design Intern. Thomas has 1year left of his ID MA at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design. Last year he went on exchange to Beijing for Transportation Design at The Central Academy of Fine Arts, and before this he comlpeted a BA in Digital Media at The University of Oslo. He brings a positive and creative mind, and a love of sports from football to cycling.

Oslo gain another team member in the form of Kaja Bosca, a new Office Manager. She holds a MA in Society, Science and Technology in Europe, an inter-disciplinary and international degree from the University of Oslo and Aarhus University. Kaja wants to look into the design industry and get to know our processes, having had her curiosity sparked while studied innovation, technology and user perspectives during her MA. She brings organisational and analytical skills, as well as an interest in photography, foreign cultures, and knowledge of modern Greek!

Around the corner, down a bit and to the right, we find ourselves in Munich, where Benjamin Brück joins the team as a Senior Industrial Designer. Benjamin studied industrial design at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel, and holds a diploma in industrial Design. Over the past 3 and a half years he’s worked at Pilotfish as Senior Designer and Project Manager, with clients such as BMW, Native Instruments and Moog industries. Before that, he freelanced for IDEO and Pilotfish. He brings rock ‘n’ roll, and a love from good food, nice girls and fast cars. Something tells us he’ll fit right in.

Still with us? Good.

Back to Aarhus again to meet Steffen Høgehav Nielsen, the new Product Designer. Steffen holds an MA in Industrial Design from the Aarhus School of Architecture, and went straight into work in the development department of Danish Pressalit. He was there for 4 years before joining the team in Aarhus. He’s a big family man, and with a love for biking and a need to be challenged creatively, he’s a welcome member of the team.

Last but not least, Aarhus also welcomes Jonas Ørum Hansen as a 3D Design Trainee. Jonas has just started at the 3D College of Denmark, and is fascinated by 3D, CG, VFX and all kinds of graphical effects. He’s into computer games like MMORPG (‘massively multiplayer online role-playing game’ for the rest of us) and Eve, and hopes to have his own little tattoo shop at some point in the future. Let’s hope he doesn’t practice too much on the guys in the office…

And that’s it! Even more people with even more talent and flair. We can’t wait to get to know them.