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Front

Sweden — b. 1972/1974

Biography

Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren are founding members of the Swedish design studio Front. Their work, always undertook in close collaboration, is the result of prolonged discussions, research and experiments.  

Front’s objects often tell the story of a creative process, focusing on the materials used or the conventions of design as a discipline. Fascinated by magic, the two designers strive to create pieces that can come to life, and mutate both literally and metaphorically.Front’s works form part of the permanent collections of the MoMA in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris...

Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren are founding members of the Swedish design studio Front. Their work, always undertook in close collaboration, is the result of prolonged discussions, research and experiments.  

Front’s objects often tell the story of a creative process, focusing on the materials used or the conventions of design as a discipline. Fascinated by magic, the two designers strive to create pieces that can come to life, and mutate both literally and metaphorically.Front’s works form part of the permanent collections of the MoMA in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Photo credits: © Lena Modigh

Solo Shows

Front  - Seven Stories About Mirrors
Solo Show

20 May - 24 July, 2021

Group Shows

Front  - Design Miami / Paris 2024
Fair

15 October - 20 October, 2024

Front  - Design Miami/ Basel 2024
Fair

10 June - 16 June, 2024

Front  - TEFAF New York 2024
Fair

09 May - 14 May, 2024

Front  - PAD Paris 2024
Fair

03 April - 07 April, 2024

Front  - GSTAAD ART 2024
Fair

16 February - 18 February, 2024

Front  - PAD London 2023
Fair

10 October - 15 October, 2023

Front  - Design Miami/ Basel 2023
Fair

12 June - 18 June, 2023

Front  - PAD Paris 2023
Fair

29 March - 02 April, 2023

Front  - New beginnings
Group Show

10 January - 04 March, 2023

Front  - step by step
Group Show

16 September - 05 November, 2022

Front  - PAD Paris 2022
Fair

06 April - 10 April, 2022

Front  - fiac! 2021
Fair

20 October - 24 October, 2021

Front  - Design Miami / Basel 2021
Fair

20 September - 26 September, 2021

Front  - artmonte-carlo 2021
Fair

15 July - 17 July, 2021

Front  - One piece a day
Group Show

12 September - 22 October, 2016

Front  - Tandem
Group Show

12 January - 03 March, 2012

Front  - matières à réflexion
Group Show

10 February - 15 May, 2011

Front  - 10 printemps en automne
Group Show

12 September - 31 October, 2009

Front  - transition
Group Show

29 November, 2008 - 24 January, 2009

Front  - 16 new pieces
Group Show

13 September - 22 November, 2008