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Born in 1969, Stockholm, Sweden

Education

1994-1995
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1991-1994
Beckmans School of Design, Stockholm, Sweden

1988-1989
L'Universite de Sorbonne, Paris, France

1985-1988
Bromma High School, Stockholm, Sweden

Professional Experience

2001-present
Design Director (Newspaper, Collateral, Corporate), Nordstrom, Sales Promotion, Seattle, WA

2000-2001
Brand Design Manager, Nordstrom, Sales Promotion, Seattle, WA

1998-2000
Brand Advocate, Nordstrom, Sales Promotion, Seattle, WA

1996-1998
Senior Lead/Manager Designer for Collateral, Nordstrom, Sales Promotion, Seattle, WA

1995-1996
Senior Designer for Collateral, Nordstrom, Sales Promotion, Seattle, WA

1995
Teaching Assistant to Gunnel Sahlin and Dante Marioni, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1994-1995
Art Director, Lowe Brindfors, Ad and Design Agency, Stockholm, Sweden

Selected Exhibitions

2001
Objects for Use, American Craft Museum, New York, NY

2000
10 Years of Celebration, Gallery Glas 1, Stockholm, Sweden

1999
34º, Gallery Glas 1, Stockholm, Sweden
Glass Movement, Gumps, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlottesville, NC

1998
Another Location Another Show, Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
Group Show, Passion Afire, Seattle, WA
Group Show, Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1997
Four in Glass, FOVA Galleries, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA

Selected Bibliography

2001
"Glass en Masse", I.D. The International Design Magazine, Victoria Milne, Nov.
Objects for Use/Handmade by Design, Paul J. Smith, American Craft Museum, New York.
"Attractive Opposites in Glass", Art Access, Sean Carman, June.

1999
"Glass and Design in Seattle", Headhunter, Marie Hultgren, Sept.
"The Seattleization of Scandinavian Design", The New York Times, Frances Anderton, August.
Neus Glass, New Glass Review.

1998
"New Art", American Craft, Glen Brown, Mar.
Neus Glass, New Glass Review.

1997
"Texas Tech Art Department Now Displaying Exhibit", Lubbock Avalance Journal, Elaine Gibbs, Oct.
"FOVA Art Exhibition Molds Way onto Tech Campus", The University Daily, Jonanthan Biles, Oct.
Four in Glass, Matthew Kangas, FOVA Galleries, Texas Tech University.

1996
Elle Decor (Swedish edition), Lotta Lewenhaupt, Sept.

1994
"The Nicest Exhibition in Beckman's History?", Embryo (Sweden), Camilla Berggren, June.
"Advertising, Graphic Design is the Challenge for the Young Åsa Sandlund", Sköna Hem (Sweden), Lage Stone, June.

Awards

1999
RAC Gold Award. Celebrate Nordstrom Downtown.

1998
Nordstrom All Star Award, Nordstrom Sales Promotion.

1997
CA (Communication Arts) The Design Annual. C20 Color to Order (cosmetic packaging).
Graphic Design USA 18. The Annual of American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). C20 Color to Order (cosmetic packaging).
Graphic Design West Coast. The Annual of American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). C20 Color to Order (cosmetic packaging) and Nordstrom Roosevelt Field, store opening invite packaging.