Bio
Charlotte von der Lancken, Industrial designer MA educated at Konstfack (2004) in Stockholm. Member of the design group Front until 2015 and since then has experience within RISE in biomaterial research and substitution. Today, Charlotte works under her own name with product and furniture design, with an emphasis on sustainability and materials. 
During the years, she has been awarded a large number of awards and prizes, for example 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.Charlotte's work is represented at, among others, MoMA, M+, National Museum, Röhsska Museum, Vitra Design Museum and 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
Independent Designer CVDLAB 2015 - currently
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
IF Design Award Disipline Product 2017   
Core 77 Design Award Discipline Packaging 2015

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
Hansgrohe / Axor
Rosenthal GmbH
Moooi
Tom Dixon
Moroso
Kartell
Stelton
Haägen Dazs
Ballantine´s
Veuve Cliquot
Gebrueder Thonet Wienna
Porro
Established and Sons
Swarovski
Stockholm Konst 
Statens Konstråd 
Märta Måås Fjetterström
Örebro Kommun
Höganäs Keramik
Engblad & Co
Tensta Konsthall
Gemla
Zero
Materia
Marrakech Design
Klong

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                                                


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