FROM THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM IN LON- DON TO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
The endless passion and knowledge of Lena Bergström
For more than a quarter of a century , Lena Bergström has designed glass for Orrefors , which has celebrated triumphs around the world . She is behind , among other things , the bestseller Carat , which has become an appreciated interior design and utility object in many homes .
Her interest in fashion , architecture and the present is evident in her glass products and her other sources of inspiration such as the love of tradition , craftsmanship and not least the Nordic nature of her upbringing .
“ Nature has always been important to me . In Norrland it is very cloudy - gray , white , light blue , with dull light and long graphic shadows . But stumps in the forest can also be buildings in the big city . Traces in the snow can be structures in a silk fabric . Nature and the urban , the organic and the sharp , the timeless and the present , the nerve and the elegance - the contrasts between these poles are fields of tension in my design . ”
Lena Bergström ( born in Umeå in 1961 ) studied design in Japan , Finland , Belgium and England and has a master ’ s degree in textiles from the University of Arts , Crafts & Design ( Konstfack ) in Stockholm . She began working as a designer for Orrefors in 1994 while continuing to develop in her role as a textile designer for Klässbols , Design House and Designer ’ s Eye , among others .
Bergström ’ s work is represented at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm , Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg , the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London . Her work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums worldwide and she has received many awards , including around fifteen in recognition of her glass designs for Orrefors .
For Orrefors , Lena Bergström has designed a number of successful series such as Carat ( awarded the Elle Interiörs Design Prize 2010 ), Squeeze ( Excellent Swedish Form 1997 ) and Puck ( Excellent Swedish Form 1999 ).
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