Bio
Charlotte von der Lancken is an industrial designer with a Master’s degree from Konstfack in Stockholm. Her career is marked by a pioneering role in the FRONT design group, where she worked from 2004 to 2015, contributing to innovative and impactful design projects. 2020 – 2021, she served as a Material Scout at RISE Bioeconomy, focusing on bio-material applications.
Currently, Charlotte works on product design and development with a deep emphasis on innovative materials and sustainable design practices. Her approach to design is holistic, integrating multiple factors such as material selection, manufacturing processes, chemical content, and end-of-life considerations. This methodology reflects a commitment to creating products that are not only functional and aesthetically pleasing but also environmentally responsible and sustainable.
Over the years, Charlotte has received numerous prestigious awards, including Torsten & Wanja Söderbergs Pris, A&W Magazine Designer of the Year, Elle Deco International Design Award, Wallpaper Magazine Design Awards, Guldstolen, and Residence Magazine Designer of the Year. Her work is represented in prominent collections at institutions such as MoMA, M+, the National Museum, Röhsska Museum, Vitra Design Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Education
Industrial Design Konstfack Masters Degree (University College of Arts Crafts and Design) 1998-2004
Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering 2003
Work
Industrial Designer CVDLAB 2015 -
Board member Swedish Form Stockholm 2022-
Concept Designer at RISE Bioeconomy Stockholm 2020 -2021
Front Design Founder and designer 2004-2015
Snowcrash 2001
Veryday (Ergonomi Design Gruppen) 1996-1997
Jury panel work
2024 EUIPO Design Awards Jury member
2017 IF Design Award Discipline Product
2015 Core 77 Design Award Discipline Packaging
Selection of Awards
2021 Best of NeoCon Sustainability Award
2021 Best of NeoCon Gold Award
2021 Best of NeoCon Innovation Award
2016 Design S / Svensk Form Front Wallpaper ECO
2015 ELLE Decoration Swedish Design Awards Lamp of the year
2015 Resicence Magazine Lamp of the year
2015 German Design Award – Nominee Horreds Tetris
2014 Interior Innovation Award Hansgrohe/Axor shower
2014 Red Dot Award – Best of the Best Hansgrohe/Axor shower
2014 Focus Open Silver Hansgrohe/Axor shower
2014 German Design Award Hansgrohe/Axor shower
2014 Designer Kitchen and Barthroom Awards Hansgrohe/Axor shower
2014 Wallpaper Design Awards Best domestic design Hansgrohe/Axor shower
2014 Årets RUM Best Piece of Furniture (Mikado, Porro)
2014 Elle Deco International Design Awards Best Piece of Furniture (Mikado skåp Porro)
2013 Elle Deco International Design Awards Best Piece of Furniture (Gentle)
2013 Design Museum London Design of the Year )
2012 Recidence Magazine Designer of the Year
2012 ICON Magazine Product Design of the Year Nomination
2012 Wallpaper Design Awards Best domestic design (Inlay cupboard)
2012 Plaza Magazine Chair of the Year (Collage for Gemla)
2010 Arkitektur&Wohnen Designer of the year
2010 Torsten och Wanja Söderbergs Pris Röhsska Museet
2010 Elle Deco Sweden Designer of the year
2010 Residence Designer of the Year
2007 Guldstolen Best Product (Bin)
2007 Art Basel/Design Miami Designer of the Future
2007 Elle Deco Award, Tokyo Best Newcomer
2006 FX Award, London Designer of the year
2005 Wallpaper magazine Best Young designer
2005 Forum Magazine, Best interior Tensta Konsthall
2004 Future Design Days Award Designer of the Year
Museum acquisitions
Vitra Design Museum, Germany
MoMA, New York
MoMA, San Fransisco
M+ Hong Kong
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Vitra Design Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
National Museum, Stockholm
Röhsska museum, Gothenburg
National museum, Stockholm
FRAC Collections,
MUDAC, Schweiz
Selection of Clients
Klong
Skandiform
Marrakech Design
Hansgrohe / Axor
Rosenthal GmbH
Moooi
Tom Dixon
Moroso
Kartell
Stelton
Haägen Dazs
Ballantine´s
Veuve Cliquot
Gebrueder Thonet Vienna
Porro
Established and Sons
Swarovski
Stockholm Konst
Statens Konstråd
Märta Måås Fjetterström
Örebro Kommun
Höganäs Keramik
Engblad & Co
Tensta Konsthall
Gemla
Zero
Materia
Selection of Solo Exhibitions
2013 Carpet of the year Märta Måås Fjetterström Båstad
2013 Designer of Honour Arena Poznan, Poland
2011 Editions in craft: Siyazama project / Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Milan
2010 Arkitektur & Wohnen Designer of the Year Cologne, Germany
2010 Torsten och Ragnar Söderbergs Fund Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg
2007 Designer of the future award winners Design Miami/Basel
2006 “Sketch Furniture” Performance and Exhibition Tokyo Wonder Site
2005 Front meets Droog Droog Design Gallery, Amsterdam
Selection of Group exhibitions
2018 Vitra Design Museum Miniatures Collection,Schweiz
2016 Shifting Objectives, M+ Hong Kong
2016 Gropius Goes Rosenthal ,KaDeWe Berlin
2016 The State of Thongs Design and the 21st Century, Design Museum Holon
2014 Subjektiviteter,Nationalmuseum; Stockholm
2013 Lightopia, Vitra Design Museum
2013 Drawing as Thinking and Process, Cranbrook Art Museum
2013 Söderbergs priset, De Nordiska ambassadernas Felleshus, Berlin
2012 H+, Oceanpiren, Helsingborg
2009 Märta Måås Fjetterström “Märta flyger igen” ,Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
2009 Elles@Centre Pompidou, Paris
2008 Design and the elastic mind, MOMA, New York
2009 Nature in a Kit, MUDAC, Lausanne
2007 “Chocolate” curated by Issey Miyale and Naoto Fukasawa, 21 21 Design Sight, Tokyo
2007 Design Indaba, Capetown
2006 Design Tide, Tokyo
2006 “Gardens”,Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Japan
2005 Barry Friedman Gallery, Art Basel Miami
2005 Concept design,Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
2004 Open Borders, Droog design, Lille, France