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Magazine for Architecture and Design

Monica Förster
Stockholm, Sweden

Address:

Monica Förster

Äsögatan 194
SE-116 32 Stockholm
Sweden

T: +46 8 611 22 09

www.monicaforster.se
monica@monicaforster.se

Biography

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 Arctic 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.

Articles about Monica Förster

Pragmatic and upbeat

REVIEW – STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIR 2024

Pragmatic and upbeat

2/16/2024

“A test bed for new ideas” was the overarching theme of the Stockholm Furniture Fair from February 6 to 10, 2024. The presentation was by no means as prosaic as the title, and in fact it quickly became clear: This ongoing experiment is starting to get playful.

On the bright side

STOCKHOLM FURNITURE & LIGHT FAIR 2018

On the bright side

2/20/2018

Scandinavian design is booming worldwide. And the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the showcase of the prospering industry. This year the fair has done a lot to become even more attractive. Our review.

In the comfort zone

In the comfort zone

2/16/2016

At this year’s Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair the Scandinavians show how much we long for homeliness.

Wake-up call with eyes and fringes

Wake-up call with eyes and fringes

6/2/2015

Danish design has a contemporary look to it, despite many of the ideas being over 50 years old. At Copenhagen’s “3daysofdesign” there was much talk of tradition and values, and of updating classics.

Gender-sensitive design

Gender-sensitive design

4/9/2015

In Hamburg, after years of preparation, in 2014 a new platform for presentations and debates relating to design opened in the form of designxport. Currently on show: an exhibition on the gender influence in design and possible alternatives.

Flaunting a new feel for life

Flaunting a new feel for life

2/10/2015

Stockholm Design Week revealed that noise reduction can look good and smartphones are also changing our furniture. But just what is behind “New Nordic”?

Scandinavia x 12

Scandinavia x 12

2/6/2015

News from the North? Yes, indeed! Even though the makers of the Stockholm Furniture Fair have completely revised the hall layout we managed to glimpse the hottest innovations – here are the 12 most exciting ones.

Behind Swedish curtains

Behind Swedish curtains

12/24/2014

In his book “Ett Hem” painter Carl Larsson talks about the way that Swedes used to live about a century back. What has remained of their predilection for adorning their homes? A trip to Stockholm provides some answers.

Female success beyond embroidered cushions

Female success beyond embroidered cushions

3/29/2012

There is a noticeably large number of women in design in Scandinavia. From Nanna Ditzel to Front Design, female designers have always played an important role in Nordic countries. Does this have something to do with design style? Or is it quite simply a question of equality?

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