Clara von Zweigbergk

Background

Clara von Zweigbergk is a Swedish designer, born in Stockholm. She graduated from Beckmans School of Design in Stockholm and studied further in Pasadena, California, at the Art Center College of Design. After five years as a founder and partner in Rivieran, a multi-disciplinary design studio in Stockholm, and a year in Los Angeles, she worked for four years as a senior graphic designer at Lissoni Associati in Milan. In 2006 she returned to Stockholm and set up her own design studio.

Signature Style

Her studio pursues a great interest in paper, colour, handcraft and form, and her work is characterised by simplicity, balance and colour. Her projects range from visual identities and photo art direction to products and textiles.

Notable Works

The Cirque pendant for Louis Poulsen, introduced in 2016, was her first lamp design. Since 2010 she has had a close collaboration with the Danish company Hay, for which she formed the visual identity and a wide range of products, among them the Kaleido Tray and the Iris collection. Her projects also include the Orion candle holder for Kosta Boda and Raffia Lab for Prada.

Legacy

Her work has won the Bruno Mathsson Award in 2016, the RUM Designer of the Year Award in 2016, and the Wallpaper Design Award and the Swedish Design Award (Design S) in 2012. She has been a guest teacher at schools including Beckmans School of Design, Konstfack, ECAL in Lausanne and the Art Center College of Design.