Mats Theselius

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"National Geographic"

Mats Theselius (born January 5, 1956 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish interior designer , artist and furniture designer .

life and work

Mats Theselius completed his training at the Stockholm Art School in Konstfack in 1984 , and in 1989 he joined the Källemo furniture company in Värnamo . One of his early works was an upholstered folding wall that appeared to be made of silvery shimmering silk, but the material was aluminum sheet with rivets that made the wall look upholstered. This screen wall is a sought-after auction item today, like many of Theselius' later items.

"Älgskinnsfåtöljen"

In 1985 Theselius caused a stir with his Älgskinnsfåtölj (elk leather armchair ), a cylinder-shaped club chair made of sheet iron and elk skin . Another piece of furniture that attracted a lot of attention was his slender National Geographic bookcase from 1988/1990, which has space for 25 volumes of National Geographic magazine and which is painted in the yellow color of the cover of the magazine. His armchairs Rex (1994), El Rey (1999) and Ambassad (1999) for the Swedish Embassy in Berlin can also be named.

Foyer of the embassy in Berlin with his chair Bruno

Mats Theselius also created the “national armchairs” series, where each armchair is unique and only one copy is produced. In 2005, he presented one of these armchairs with the name Norrsken (Northern Lights) to the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria as a gift. This now adorns the visiting room of the Crown Princess in Stockholm Castle .

Mats Theselius is a versatile designer, he works mainly with furniture, but also with the design of ceramics and jewelry, he creates patterns for carpets and is involved in exhibitions and building projects. In addition to his national and international career, he was professor at the Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk at the University of Gothenburg from 1995 to 1996 .

In 2011 he was appointed to the Royal Academy of Liberal Arts in Stockholm.

Literature and source

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mats Theselius. In: Marcel Wanders: The International Design Yearbook 2005. , Laurence King Publishing, 2005, p. 237.
personal data
SURNAME Theselius, Mats
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish architect and designer
DATE OF BIRTH 5th January 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm , Sweden