Matti Klenell (b. 1972) graduated 1999 from the department of Interior Architecture & Furniture Design at Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm and founded his studio the following year.
Klenell has since moved with ease between craft-, industrial- and spatial design. His work has a very strong relation to architecture with a developed sense for place, origin and space. The portfolio includes a wide range of commissions from unique art projects, interior- and exhibition designs, as well as product design intended for serial production. Fontana Arte, Offecct, Swedese, Källemo, Marimekko and Iittala are some examples of his clients.
Matti Klenell has received several awards for his work. Many of his designs are represented in museum collections in Sweden and abroad. The studio also take on creative direction assignments such as the A New Layer Project executed in collaboration with the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute.
In 2015 Klenell was given the honourable task to do the art direction on the collective NM& project that was part in shaping the new Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
Education:
1994-99: Konstfack College of Art and Design. MFA in Interior Architecture and Furniture design. Stockholm
1997: The Royal Academy of Architecture. Copenhagen, Denmark.1993-94: KV Art School. Gothenburg.
1992-93: University of Gothenburg, Art history
Shortlist of clients:
Agata
ASKUL Corporation
Ateljé Lyktan
Bals Tokyo
BRIO
Collection Pascale
David Design
Design House Stockholm
FontanaArte
The Glass Factory
Gärsnäs
Iittala
Klässbols Linneväveri
Kosta Boda
Källemo
Lintex
Made By Choice
Marimekko
Miljöexpo
Muuto
Moooi
NakNak
NC
Offecct
Pyra
Sundlings
Svenskt Tenn
Swedese
Örsjö
Solo exhibitions:
2021 Museum of Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden
2019: Iittala & Arabia Designcentre, Helsinki, Finland
2011: Galleri IngerMolin, Stockholm, Sweden
2011: Gallery Pascale, Stockholm, Sweden
2008: Galleri IngerMolin, Stockholm, Sweden
2005: Galleri IngerMolin, Stockholm, Sweden
2003: Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
2002: Galleri IngerMolin, Stockholm, Sweden
2001: Agata, Stockholm, Sweden
Shortlist of group exhibitions:
2023
In:Tangible, Form/Design Center, Malmö (SWE)
2021
“Iittala - Kaleidoscope from Nature to Culture, Designmuseo, Helsinki (FI)
2020
”Design Diplomacy”, Italian Institute of Culture, Stockholm (SWE)
2019
“Inspiration Östasien”, Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg (SWE). “Formosa -A New Layer Meets Yii”, Spazio Nobile Gallery, Brussels (BE),
“Tankar i glas”, Nationalmuseum / Läckö slott (SWE). “NM&-Designprocesser”, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris (FRA).
“Trä Art 2019”, Bodafors (SWE)
2018
"NM& - Designprocesser", Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (SWE)
"Light Blowing", Venice (IT). "Handmade -Scandinavian Glass Starting All Over" Glasmuseet Ebeltoft (DK).
2017
"Handmade-Scandinavian Glass Starting All Over" The Glass Factory, Boda (SWE)
2016
”A New Layer” Songshan Culture and Creative Park, Taipei (TW).
”Svensk Design Från String till IKEA PS”, Medborgarhuset, Säffle. ”New Nordic. Fashion. Food. Design.” Nordische Botschaften, Felleshaus, Berlin (GER)
2015:
"Subjektiviteter", Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
"A New Layer", Form Design Center, Malmö. Centre Culturel De Taiwan, Paris, (F). Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg.
"Glass Is Tomorrow", Nationalmuseum / Kulturhuset, Stockholm.
2014
"The Scale of Things", Milan (I).
"A New Layer", Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm.
2013
"Ränder, Rytm, Riktning", Nordiska museet, Stockholm.
2012
“Örnsbergsauktionen”, Stockholm.
“KH+”, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm.
2011
“Hemma-Swedish deisgn goes London”, Swedish Ambassador’s residence, London (UK). “Réflexion”, Gallery Pascale, Stockholm. Muuto 5 year anniversary, Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen (DK).
2010
“Gränslöst”, Tomarps Kungsgård, Kvidinge.
2009
“Relations”, Hovdala slott. “Nordic Selected”, Bella Center, Köpenhamn (DK).
2008
“Muuto-Business og Design”, Dansk Design Center, Köpenhamn (DK). “Sundborn Goes Extreme Again”, Sundborns Minnesgård, Falun, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg.
2007
“We Are Going Underground”, Hotel Anglais, Stockholm. “Design Tide”, Tokyo (J).
2006
“Saenskt Listglaer”, Husavik (ISL).
”Spotlight Sweden”, Apartment Zero, Washington D.C. (USA).
2005
“Koncentrat”, Nivå 125, Båstad. 100% Design, Tokyo (J).
2004
“Designed In Sweden”, Museum of London, London (UK).
“The Beauty And The Beast”, Craft Council, London (UK).
2003
”Break”, Stockholm, Milan(I). ”Made in Sweden-the (un)importance of nationality”, Svensk Form Center, Stockholm.
2002
“Swedish Spring!”, Milan (I).
”Nya Rum”, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro.
2001
”3D+ – Staging Swedish Design”. Brussels (B), Dublin (EI), Berlin (D).
2000
”Our Establishment”, Stockholm.
”Young Swedish Design 00”. Traveling exhibition. ”Excellent Swedish Design 00”. Traveling Exhibition.
”Young Nordic Design - the generation X”. New York (US), Chicago (US), Toronto (CAN), Mexico City (MEX), Berlin (D), Helsingfors (F), Reykjavik (ISL)
1999
”Young Swedish Design 99”. Malmö, Stockholm, Göteborg, Växjö. ”Designmission 2000”, Agata, Stockholm.
1998
”Young Swedish Design 98”. Malmö, Umeå, Växjö, Göteborg, Stockholm, London (UK).
1997
”Petanque”, Konstfack. Stockholm.
Shortlist of grants and awards:
2023
Red Dot Design Award
Design S Nominee
2022
Sunne Municipality Culture Prize in memory of Göran Tunström.
2019
Editor’s Choice Award -Best Product for the NM& collection at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair.
2018
Residence Magazine award "Designer of the Year"
"Årets formbärare" Svensk Form Värmland
2016
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee work grant
2015
EDIDA Sweden design award.
The Cathrine von Hauswolff Grant
2014
Residence Magazine award. ”Årets konsthantverkare”
2012
Red Dot Design Award
2011
EDIDA Sweden design award
Residence Magazine award “Craft artist of the year”
2010
EDIDA Sweden Design award
The City of Stockholm Cultural Grant.
2007
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee work grant.
2006
The Stockholm County Cultural Grant.
2004
EDIDA Sweden Design award.
2003
Forum Magazine +1 Award
The Ljunggren Design Prize
2002
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee work grant.
2001
Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
2000
Excellent Swedish Award
1999
St. Johannislogens Masonry Award.
1998
The Värmland Museum crafts grant.
1997
Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte foundation.
Collection representation:
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
National Public Art Council of Sweden
The Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Värmlands museum, Karlstad, Sweden
Museum of Design and Applied Arts, Gardabaer, Iceland
Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark