Monica Förster

Biography

Northern Swedish Sami handicraft. Asian gourmet food. The elegance of high fashion. And even nature itself. Monica Förster's designs are composed of many feelings and contradictions – creating something new, powerful, useful and poetic.

Like, for instance, her Swedese table Breeze, inspired by a soft summer breeze that creates small waves in the tablecloth, forever conveying memories of a lazy summer day. Monica Förster's work is also characterised by the interplay of pure form, in strong colours or no colours, with her curiosity for new materials and new technology.

Born in 1966, Monica Förster grew up close to the Arctic Circle in the very north of Sweden. She trained at Beckmans School of Design and Konstfack, (the University of Arts Crafts and Design) in Stockholm, Sweden, where she also has her Monica Förster Design Studio. Her clients come from England, Italy, Germany, Japan and Sweden. Monica Förster is represented in the International Design Yearbook and some of her pieces are among the most internationally renowned in contemporary Swedish design.