MATTI KLENELL

Matti Klenell is a Swedish designer who was born in 1972 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He graduated from Konstfack, the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. He started his design career in 2000, a year after graduating. Klenell's work is characterised by a deep respect for craft and the materials he works with, combined with a strong sense of functionality and simplicity. His designs are often inspired by the natural world and Scandinavian design traditions, resulting in products that are both timeless and modern. He moves with ease between artisanal and industrial design.

Matti Klenell has won the EDIDA Swedish Design Award four times. Several of his designs are represented in museums in Sweden and abroad. In the Swedish design community he was responsible for the Form program at Beckmans College of Design and for design projects between Sweden and Taiwan. He was also tasked with overseeing aspects of the new interior design for the National Museum in Stockholm.