The award-winning Danish designer Maria Bruun will participate in the residency from May 15 to June 15, 2025, residing and working in a house from 1955 in Värnamo designed by architect and furniture designer Bruno Mathsson (1907-88), commissioned by Vandalorum’s founder Sven Lundh. The residency offers Bruun the opportunity to explore the extensive furniture and manufacturing industry in the Jönköping region, studying Bruno Mathsson's work and delivering a public lecture at the Vandalorum Museum of Art and Design.

Maria Bruun says about the residency: "Mathsson’s dedication to functionality, Scandinavian design principles, and the organic potential of wood aligns closely with my own vision of creating furniture and objects that are both functional and meaningful. I hope to further my skills and deepen my understanding of design traditions through this residency, integrating traditional craftsmanship into contemporary industrial production—a central challenge in today’s design world."

The Danish furniture designer Maria Bruun (b. 1984, based in Copenhagen) earned her master’s degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2012. In recent years, she has received Denmark's two most prestigious design awards: the Wegner Prize (2022) and the Finn Juhl Prize (2021). She has gained international recognition for her innovative and sculptural designs, showcasing a deep understanding of the natural properties of wood, exemplified by the acclaimed Pioneer stool and the Islets table for Fredericia.

^{Photo: Benita Marcussen, © Fredericia, Pholc/ Kristian Sahlberg, Jacob Friis-Holm Nielsen}