Designer
Monica Förster
Monica Förster is a Swedish designer who studied at Beckmans School of Design and Konstfack in Stockholm. She has operated Monica Förster Design Studio since 1999.
Biography
Background
Monica Förster is a Swedish designer who studied at Beckmans School of Design and Konstfack in Stockholm. She has operated Monica Förster Design Studio since 1999.
Studio philosophy
Her studio describes its method as joining function with emotion and story through a poetic design philosophy. It works across furniture, objects, spaces, private commissions and creative direction.
Work with Poltrona Frau
Förster designed the Esedra pouf for Poltrona Frau. The manufacturer traces its disk form and radiating surface treatment to circular woven-straw forms associated with Lapp handicrafts.
Recognition
The official studio site lists AW Designer of the Year 2023, a German Design Award for the Dorotea collection, a Red Dot Award for the Reed vase and an Utmärkt Svensk Form award for I Inherited a Forest.
Collections
Products
Savannah Chair
Monica Förster's 2015 Savannah Chair (8801): solid wood frame wrapped in leather, fabric or canvas.
Savannah Sofa
Monica Förster's 2015 Savannah Sofa, 2 seater, 182 cm (8802): solid wood frame, leather or canvas.
Esedra Ottoman
Monica Förster's radial-panel Esedra leather ottoman.
