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December 4, 2023

MDM Talks #9: An interview with Emma Wikner

We talked with the designer Emma Wikner. In 2022 Emma graduated from Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm.

December 3, 2023

Lilly Reich - The woman behind Mies furniture

Discover the life of Lilly Reich, a trailblazing female architect in the modern movement, and read about her influential yet often overlooked impact at the Bauhaus School of Design.

December 2, 2023

The biography of Karl-Erik Ekselius

Karl-Erik Ekselius got his breakthrough as a furniture designer at the H55 Exhibition in Helsingborg in 1955 with pieces made by his family company J.O. Carlsson Möbelindustri (later JOC). Ekselius also designed the interiors for the Columbia University in New York.

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MDM Talks #9: We talked with the designer Emma Wikner. In 2022 Emma graduated from Konstfack. For her graduation project, Vita Sannar, she designed a Cabinet made from CNC-milled MDF boards. The uniquely designed piece was inspired by the swirly patterns in the sand created by waves.

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