Mattias Stålbom runs the architecture and design studio TAF in Stockholm with Gabriella Gustafson since 2002. His aim is to make ordinary life less ordinary through subtle but effective changes in how products and architecture appear and function. A recurrent departure point in his projects is that everyday objects by their very commonness can be made uncommon. He has been awarded with EDIDA/Elle Deco International Design Awards 2005, swedish version, the lamp of the year. Mattias Ståhlbom has worked with clients such as NC-möbler, Zero, Asplund, Lydmar Hotel, DesignTorget, etc.

Education

2002 MFA, Konstfack - University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm 2000 BA, Konstfack - University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm 1996 Ethnology, University of Stockholm 1994-95 Art History, University of Stockholm 1993 Art History, University of Umeå 1993 Design 1, University of Linköping

Awards

2005 EDIDA/Elle Deco International Design Awards, swedish version, the lamp of the year IASPIS, Scholarship for International Exchange 2003 Color Competition, Målarmästarna, Älvsjömässan, Stockholm

Exhibitions

2006 Allrum, H 05, Paris Brännbart, Svensk Form, Stockholm 2005 SAFE: Design Takes on Risk, MOMA New York Young Swedish Architecture, The Swedish Museum of Architecture, Stockholm Blickfang, Zurich 2004 Seoul Design Festival, Seoul Swedish Style in Tokyo 2004, Collex Tokyo "without borders" T-shirt Exhibition, Tokyo Style, Stockholm