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Bruno Mathsson Design Residency
Bruno Mathsson Design Residency
The Bruno Mathsson Design Residency offers an international designer time for research, development, networking, and focus in a stimulating architectural environment. The residency is run by Region Jönköpings län and Vandalorum since 2023. This year's resident is the Danish furniture designer Maria Bruun.
During the residency period, the designer is given the opportunity to live and work for one month in a house designed by the influential architect and furniture designer Bruno Mathsson (1907–88). The house, built in 1955, is located in Mathsson's hometown of Värnamo in Småland and was originally commissioned by Sven Lundh (founder of Källemo and initiator of Vandalorum). During their stay, the designer is offered visits to the extensive furniture and manufacturing industry in the Jönköping region, based on their choices and interests. The designer also receives a guided tour of Bruno Mathsson's private home and the Mathsson Center and is invited to give a public lecture at Vandalorum during the residency period.
In 2025, the residency is awarded to Danish furniture designer Maria Bruun, based in Copenhagen. In recent years, she has received Denmark's two most prestigious design awards: the Wegner Prize (2022) and the Finn Juhl Prize (2021). She has gained international recognition for her innovative and sculptural designs, demonstrating a deep understanding of wood’s natural properties—expressed in notable works such as the acclaimed Pioneer stool and the Islets table for Fredericia.
The Bruno Mathsson Design Residency is run by Region Jönköpings län and Vandalorum Museum of Art and Design, with support by IASPIS/The Swedish Arts Grants Committee International Programme for Visual and Applied Art, Region Jönköpings län and Värnamo kommun, in collaboration with the entrepreneur and collector Johan Sjöberg, Bruno Mathsson International, and the Karin and Bruno Mathsson Foundation. The 2024 resident was American designer Stephen Burks.
