Lena Jüngst
About Lena Jüngst
Lena Jüngst serves as the Chief Evangelist and Co-Founder of air up GmbH, where she has contributed to the development of innovative products that blend psychology and design to promote healthier consumption. With a background in industrial and product design, she has played a key role in growing the company and co-inventing a unique drinking system that flavors water through scent.
Work at air up
Lena Jüngst has been serving as Chief Evangelist at air up GmbH since 2020. In this role, she focuses on promoting the innovative drinking system that flavors water through scent alone. She co-founded air up in 2019 and has played a significant role in its growth from a small team of five to a company with over 300 employees operating in more than 11 countries. Jüngst's work emphasizes the integration of design and neuroscience to enhance consumer experiences.
Education and Expertise
Lena Jüngst studied at Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial and Product Design from 2011 to 2016. She also studied at Lund University in 2015, focusing on Industrial and Product Design. Her academic background includes a strong emphasis on the intersection of design and neuroscience, which has informed her approach to product development and innovation.
Background
Before her current role at air up, Lena Jüngst gained experience as a product design intern at Philips from 2016 to 2017 in Amsterdam. She also interned at HYVE, an innovation company, from 2014 to 2015 in Munich. These positions provided her with foundational skills in product design and innovation, which she later applied to her work at air up.
Achievements
Lena Jüngst co-invented the world's first refillable drinking system that flavors water through scent alone, utilizing retronasal olfaction. She developed the first functional prototype of air up as part of a university project, collaborating with Tim Jäger. Jüngst's contributions have been pivotal in establishing air up as a leader in sustainable consumption behaviors through creative design.