The award was established by Bruno Mathsson to recognize and support the designers who strongly contribute to the development of furniture design and other related areas of design. The pursuit of development is also the starting point for Vandalorum's exhibition, where each laureate is invited to show how this permeates their respective work. By meeting in the exhibition the designers who have been influential in the Nordic region since the 1980s until today, it can be clearly seen that this has been an expansive period in Nordic furniture design, which today, in addition to aesthetic qualities, houses an increasing awareness of technical, craft and material development as well as its environmental consequences.
Participants in the exhibition, in the order in which they have received the Bruno Mathsson Prize:
Fredrik Paulsen, Jenny Nordberg, Finn Ahlgren, Front, Pierre Sindre, Monica Förster, Chris Martin, Folkform, TAF, Shane Schneck, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Jonas Bohlin, Staffan Holm, Mika Tolvanen, Daniel Rybakken, Thomas Bernstrand, Cecilie Manz, Anna Kraitz, Louise Campbell, Ilkka Suppanen, Johannes Norlander, Anderssen & Voll, Andreas Engesvik, Anna von Schewen, Sigurður Gústafsson, Gunilla Allard, Simo Heikkilä, Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen, Mats Theselius, Åke Axelsson, Kari Virtanen.
The exhibition is designed by TAF, which received the Bruno Mathsson Prize in 2017.
Thanks to: Nordisk Kulturfond, Clara Lachmann Foundation, Letterstedtska föreningen, Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation
Photos:
Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) drawing in Frösakull, © Bruno Mathsson International
Spiral table and Road Block chair by Fredrik Paulsen, photo: Sanna Lindström
Mirrors (2014) by Jenny Nordberg, photo: Short legs
Cabinet by Finn Ahlgren, photo: Mathilda Werngren
Clouds portable room (2003) by Monica Förster for Offecct, © Offecct
Famna sofa and stool (2020) by TAF for Svenskt Tenn, photo: Henrik Lundell
Sfera chair (2004) by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Cinderella table (2023) by Anna Kraitz for Design House Stockholm, © Design House Stockholm
Chicago roller table (1999) by Gunilla Allard for Lammhults
CMA Clay porcelain series (2021) by Cecilie Manz for 1616/Arita Japan, photo: Jeppe Sørensen
Hommage à Sigurd Lewerentz armchair (2012) by Mats Theselius for Källemo, photo: Johann Bergenholtz