Monica Förster, creator of some of the most internationally renowned objects in contemporary Swedish design today, is based in Stockholm but grew up close to the artic circle in the very north of Sweden. Her work is categorized by a strong sense of pure form mixed with a never-ending curiosity for new materials and technology. Always trying to work in a cross-disciplinary way, she invents and renews typologies in industrial, furniture, and object design.

She has been awarded with Excellent Swedish Design, Design Plus in Germany, and was awarded FutureDesignDays Award 2002. She has also been represented in the International Design Yearbook. Monica Förster design studio works worldwide with clients such as Poltrona Frau, E&Y Japan, Offect, David Design, Nola, Väveriet and Skruf.

Monica Förster is also a teacher and lecturer in the field of design, invited by universities and institutions in Sweden and abroad.

Awards


2005 Best Product 2005, Time Magazine
2004 Coolest Invention of 2004, Time Magazine
2002 FutureDesignDays Award
2000 Design Plus, Germany
Exhibitions

2005
Close Cousins, solo exhibition, Stockholm Furniture Fair
New Scandinavian Design, New York, Scandinavia House
Four Stories, Swedish Style in Australia, Sydney, Australia

2004
Beyond Blond, Los Angeles, USA
New Swedish Glass, Tokyo, Japan

2003
Swedish Innovations, Museu da Casa Brasileira, Sao Paolo, Brazil

2002
Milan in a Van, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England