The Bruno Mathsson Prize for 2007 is awarded to the young Danish designer Louise Campbell, Copenhagen.
The Mathsson Foundation states in its motivation that Louise Campbell is a designer who experiments with materials and technology while simultaneously developing and refining her design language. She broadens the conversation about tomorrow’s function and beauty.
In a presentation of Louise Campbell, foundation member Hedvig Hedqvist writes: The lightness and weight in her innovative design language is a combination of stretching materials and technology in precise design. Light and shadow belong to the more surprising, but important, parameters, since the spaces in between – the air – exist as challenging components.
Louise Campbell has trained as a designer in both England and Denmark. She also healthily blends her Danish cultural heritage with British spirit. For the design-interested public outside Denmark, Louise Campbell first gained attention for the butterfly-like light chair for Crown Prince Frederik. With a laser-cut pattern, it not only comfortably carries its user but also casts an elegant shadow in the room. She has later developed her work with bent laser technology in the chairs Veryround and Spiderwoman.
In 2004, Louise Campbell received the commission to design the interior for the Danish Minister of Culture’s office. There one finds natural Danish quality but also a sense of personal atmosphere. Colorfully and boldly, she has placed the Danish Ministry of Culture within optimistically cherry-pink walls. Right now, Louise Campbell is exploring the possibilities with glass, porcelain, steel, rubber, textile, plastics, foam, asphalt, wood, wool, and paper in her studio. There is reason to expect interesting solutions from this creative but responsible designer.
The Bruno Mathsson Prize will be presented by Sweden’s Ambassador to Denmark, Lars Grundberg, in connection with a ceremony at the Swedish Embassy in Copenhagen on Tuesday, September 4th.
In connection with the prize ceremony, a certain changing of the guard occurs in the Mathsson Foundation’s board. Museum director Per Berg, who has been a member and secretary of the foundation since its inception, leaves the board together with TV producer Katarina Dunér. Newly elected members are library director Monica Lembke as secretary, newly appointed cultural director in Bruno Mathsson’s hometown Värnamo, and architect Solveig Sörman, Stockholm.
In connection with the prize ceremony, a certain changing of the guard occurs in the Mathsson Foundation’s board. Museum director Per Berg, who has been a member and secretary of the foundation since its inception, leaves the board together with TV producer Katarina Dunér. Newly elected members are library director Monica Lembke as secretary, newly appointed cultural director in Bruno Mathsson’s hometown Värnamo, and architect Solveig Sörman, Stockholm.
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