Mats Aldén
Hemslöjdsvägen 1
S-660 10 Dals Långed
0531 - 710 18
0733 - 801 913
mats.alden@steneby.se
www.aldenfurniture.com
Education
Cabinet making and furniture design, Capellagården
Interior design & furniture design, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark
Employment
Professor and artistic leader at department of Wood Orientated Furniture Design, Steneby 2006-
Senior lecturer at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts & Design dept. of Interior design & furniture design 1996-2006
Guest teacher at Beckmans Design College 2002-2006
Guest teacher at Capellagården 2005
Employed at Åke Axelssons architect studio and workshop 1988-91 and 1992- 95;
Selected works; reconstruction of the restaurant ”Den Gyldene Freden” Stockholm, Reconstruction and interior design for Riksdagsbiblioteket (The Parliament library) building; library and offices Interior design for Malmö Konsthall; exhibition halls. Furniture and product development
Business
Own design studio and workshop in Stockholm since 1995.
Serial produced furniture commissions for a number of furniture manufacturers, for both public and private use. Interior and exhibition design commissions.
Started 2000 the company Aldenfurniture.com producing a furniture collection for home and public environment. The furniture collection can be described as “Furniture made with devotion in ecological and sustainable materials, reflecting everyday life. Modern furniture for real life”.
Furniture design - Alden Design
Nola;
Smoke place; benches, paper basket and ashtray for Arlanda Airport 2008-10 ongoing
Outdoor furniture; Wire, chair and tables 2003-05
Café table Latte 1998
Chair and table system Axel 1998
Chair Saga 1996
Aldenfurniture.com;
Aldenfurniture collection; chair L, long chair XL, table series Tempo, set of shelves Zero, launch chair Z 2000 - 02
Garden series “The Garden Machine” 2000 – 02
Table B.W 2003
Table M.H 2004
Classic Garden;
Outdoor furniture, sketch commission, 2001- 03.
Maze International;
Moosemaster, Hanger system 2006-08
Galleri Stolen;
Shelf and cabinet systems; AL, 1996-98
Eurobib;
Arboga serien, 1996-98, furniture for libraries and public environment
Interior design
NMWunderman och Silver Designbyrå, interior design offices och reception 2007-2008
Photograph Pelle Bergström/Speja fotografer, interior design 1995 och 2005
Ericsson Experience Centre, exhibition 2002-03
Silver Designbyrå, interior design 2001
”33 podier - Svenskt konsthantverk och design”, responsible for exhibition tour in Polen, 1995-96
Arket Officin/Printing Office, interior design 1996
Stockholms Läns Museum, exhibition design 1996
St. Eriks hospital, exhibition design 1996
Arboga library, interior design 1995-96
Awards
Excellent Swedish Design Award for Chair Saga, Nola 1996
Excellent Swedish Design Award for shelf and cabinet systems; AL, Galleri Stolen 1997
“Best outdoor furniture” at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, for “Wire collection”, Nola 2005
Selected exhibitions
Tables and Chairs Exhibition Blå Måne 1990
Design company RÖD Stockholm furniture fair 1992
Design company RÖD Bella center furniture fair Copenhavn 1992
Olika-Lika designgroup exhibition Röhsska museet 1995
Moment Design – a different design exhibition, Moss Norway 2000
Stockholm Furniture Fair 1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2008
for Nola, Aldenfurniture.com, Galleri Stolen, Eurobib, Maze int
Now or Never, exhibition at Steneby Konsthall 2009