Monica Förster

Monica Förster, creater of some of the most internationally renowed objects in contemporary Swedish design today, is based in Stockholm but grew up close to the artic circle in the very north of Sweden. Her work is categorized by a strong sense of pure form mixed with a never-
ending curiosity for new materials and technology. Always trying to work in a cross-disciplinary way, she invents and renews typologies in industrial, furniture
and object design.
She has been awarded with Excellent Swedish Design, Design Plus in Germany, and was awarded FutureDesignDays Award 2002. She has also been represented in the International Design Yearbook. Monica Förster design studio works worldwide with clients such as Poltrona Frau,E&Y Japan, Offecct, David Design, Nola, Väveriet and Skruf.

Education
1997 Konstfack, University of Arts Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 Beckmans School of Design, Stockholm, Sweden
Monica Förster is also a teacher and lecturer in the field of design, invited by universities
and institutions in Sweden and abroad