Avant bench

born 1973 in Malmö. Educated at the Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. He attended Steneby school and studied furniture carpentry and design. Fredrik Mattson is a dynamic, questioning and curious designer who never says No, but often – Yes, that could work, or this, or that... He never closes any doors but constantly opens new, unexpected ones. His interest in new materials and techniques goes hand in hand with a genuine knowledge of tradition and handicrafts which result in products with strong, clear characteristics and no compromises on quality. Fredrik isn’t attracted by a specific style, but rather by the energy and conviction which characterise an object. Through his creativity he strives to achieve clarification and is quite happy to challenge convention. He has a sense of humour and is talkative, but above all he is an amazing designer who has received several prizes and distinctions. Awards & Others Nominated for the “German Design Award” (announced 2006) 2005 Forsnäsprize, Sweden 2005 Pagrotskyrummet, Sweden 2005 Represented at National museum of Sweden, Stockholm 2004 Red Dot, best of the best, Germany 2004 Architectural Review Award, London, England 2004 Product of the year, Sköna Hem, Sweden 2004 Nominated for the FutureDesignDays Award, Sweden 2003 Winner of the Swedish EDIDA award, Sweden 2003 Architectural Review Award, London, England 2003 Golden chair, Swedish architect award, Sweden 2002 Den Nordiska första S:t Johannis_Logens Jubelfond, Sweden 2002 Young Swedish design Award, Sweden Selected exhibitions 2005 40/4 forty years of forty/four, Howe, Stockholm Sweden 2005 Galerie Pascale Cottard-Olsson, Sweden 2005 H55/05 Allrum, Helsingborg, Sweden 2005 Salone Del Mobile, Milan, Italy 2005 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2005 Swedish Style, Tokyo, Japan 2005 Spectrum, London, England 2005 “Made in Malmö” Form Design Center, Malmö, Sweden 2004 "Design in Sweden" Museum of London, Museum of Docklands, England 2004 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2004 Salone Del Mobile, Milan, Italy 2004 Spectrum, London, England 2004 Galerie Pascale Cottard-Olsson, Sweden 2004 Swedish Style, Tokyo, Japan 2003 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2003 Svezia Light, Milan, Italy 2003 Salone Del Mobile, Milan, Italy 2003 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2002 1900-2002 Svensk form, internationell design, Sweden 2002 Form Design Center, Malmö, Sweden 2002 Biennale Design Saint-t Étienne, France 2002 Swedish council, New York, USA 2002 Galleri Moroten Stockholm 2002 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2001 Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden 2001 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2001-2002,Young Swedsh design Malmö, Stockholm, Göteborg, Sweden 2000 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 2000 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden 1999 Rhööska museet Göteborg 1999 Stockholm furniture fair, Sweden Education Konstfack, Master of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture at School of Arts, Craft and Design in Stockholm, MFA Stenebyskolan, Bachelor of Fine Arts (furniture design) Buckinghamshire Chilterns University (exchange student) Grebbestad FHS –Cabinetmaker