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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

May 20 - July 24, 2021

Group Shows

Front - GSTAAD ART 2024
Fair

February 16 - February 18, 2024

Front - PAD London 2023
Fair

October 10 - October 15, 2023

Front - Design Miami/ Basel 2023
Fair

June 12 - June 18, 2023

Front - PAD Paris 2023
Fair

March 29 - April 02, 2023

Front - New beginnings
Group Show

January 10 - March 04, 2023

Front - step by step
Group Show

September 16 - November 05, 2022

Front - PAD Paris 2022
Fair

April 06 - April 10, 2022

Front - fiac! 2021
Fair

October 20 - October 24, 2021

Front - Design Miami / Basel 2021
Fair

September 20 - September 26, 2021

Front - artmonte-carlo 2021
Fair

July 15 - July 17, 2021

Front - One piece a day
Group Show

September 12 - October 22, 2016

Front - Tandem
Group Show

January 12 - March 03, 2012

Front - matières à réflexion
Group Show

February 10 - May 15, 2011

Front - 10 printemps en automne
Group Show

September 12 - October 31, 2009

Front - transition
Group Show

November 29, 2008 - January 24, 2009

Front - 16 new pieces
Group Show

September 13 - November 22, 2008