Mats Aldén
Interior and furniture designer, crafter and tutor living in Stockholm.
Education
Cabinet making and furniture design, Capellagården
Interior design & furniture design, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark
Professor and artistic leader at the department of Wood Orientated Furniture Design, HDK-Valand Steneby 2006 - 2016
Senior lecturer at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts & Design. Interior design & furniture design 1996 - 2006
Guest teacher at Beckmans Design College 2002 - 2006
Guest teacher at Capellagården 2005 - 2023
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.
Employment
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 the company Aldenfurniture.com year 2000 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”.
Business
In Åkes workshop.
Together with designer Åke Axelsson and upholstery
master Gösta Engström in 1993.
Nola;
High and Low chair and bench, Lowbed, Sunchair, Round bench and table 2012 - 2023
GROW family; seating bench and table. Collaboration with Peter Andersson 2017
Sunset family; chair and table 2012
Smoke place; benches, paper basket and ashtray for Arlanda Airport 2008-2010
Outdoor furniture; Wire, chair and tables 2003-05
Café table Latte 1998
Wooden chair Axel 1998
Wooden chair Saga 1996
Aldenfurniture.com; Aldenfurniture collection; chair L, long chair XL, table series Tempo, set of shelves Zero, 2000-2002
Garden series “The Garden Machine” 2000-2002
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
Furniture design
Söderledskyrkan, Ansgarsrummet, interior design, 2018
NMWunderman and Silver Designbyrå, interior design offices och reception 2007-2008
Photograph Pelle Bergström/Speja fotografer, interior design 1995 and 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
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
Interior Design
Tables and Chairs Exhibition Blå Måne 1990
Design company RÖD Stockholm furniture fair 1992 Design company RÖD Bella center furniture fair Köpenhamn 1992
Olika-Lika designgroup exhibition Röhsska museet 1994
Moment Design – a different design exhibition, Moss Norway 2000
Stockholm Furniture Fair 1996 - 2023 for Nola, Aldenfurniture.com, Galleri Stolen, Eurobib, Maze int
Now or Never, exhibition at Steneby Konsthall 2009
Stockholms stadsmission at Liljeholmens galleria 2011
Silk - Wood - Steel, exhibition at Silk museum in Stockholm 2013
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